Crime-suppression initiative in Winnipeg's William Whyte neighbourhood yields 9 arrests, police say

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 14, 2025 4:12 PM EDT | Last Updated: 38 minutes ago

Police made 9 arrests successful Winnipeg's William Whyte neighbourhood during a crime-suppression blitz last month.

Winnipeg Police Service's gangs and guns portion launched the inaugural for 12 days astatine the extremity of February, aft the neighbourhood experienced higher transgression levels erstwhile compared to past year, constabulary said successful a quality merchandise Friday.

Reports of aggregate firearm-related offences, arsons and assaults successful the country had raised concerns wrong the community, constabulary said.

The neighbourhood besides saw respective superior crimes wrong a short clip framework — a treble shooting connected Feb. 15 connected Alfred Avenue, disconnected Aikins Street, and an battle connected Feb. 27 connected Magnus Avenue, betwixt Andrews and McGregor streets — that near 3 radical dead.

Const. Dani McKinnon said the inaugural was a effect to unit and is what the assemblage was asking for and needed.

"They were reporting, they were asking for help," McKinnon said astatine a quality league connected Friday.

"Community information is our priority."

Many of the radical arrested were linked to known transgression and pack organizations.

Proactive efforts included traffic stops and engagement with individuals by police.

Outstanding apprehension warrants were besides pursued and bail enforcement conditions were monitored and enforced, constabulary said successful the quality release.

In total, constabulary made 9 arrests, 36 idiosyncratic stops, 21 postulation stops, executed a firearms hunt warrant connected Manitoba Avenue eastbound of Arlington Street, and made 25 wanted idiosyncratic and bail enforcement checks.

Police besides arrested a 14-year-old lad connected Feb. 19 for alleged engagement successful a shooting successful the neighbourhood.

It's excessively aboriginal to accidental whether the inaugural volition beryllium expanded, McKinnon said, but police will reappraisal the information collected during the inaugural and spell from there.

Community reporting and transgression investigation helps constabulary to way transgression trends passim the metropolis and deploy resources effectively, the quality merchandise said.

McKinnon also acknowledged a grassroots assemblage extremity enactment successful the neighbourhood, but she suggests radical usage Winnipeg's "tried and true" Crime Stoppers anonymous extremity line, wherever each extremity received is followed up on.

People tin telephone the Winnipeg Crime Stoppers extremity enactment astatine 204-786-TIPS. It offers currency rewards for information that helps lick crimes, retrieve stolen property, prehend drugs oregon firearms, oregon find wanted individuals.