Man, 20, wanted in rural Manitoba break-ins may be in Sandy Bay First Nation or Winnipeg: police

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· Posted: Apr 11, 2025 4:50 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

One antheral is wanted and 3 radical successful their teens person present been charged after a drawstring of equipped break-ins successful rural Manitoba past weekend, RCMP say.

On Thursday, constabulary arrested a 16-year-old lad and an 18-year-old antheral during a hunt of a location connected Sandy Bay First Nation, RCMP said successful a Friday quality release.

The 2 look charges of possession of spot obtained by crime, breaking and entering with intent, possessing a limb for unsafe purposes, possession for the intent of trafficking and unauthorized possession of a firearm.

Police said Thursday they had antecedently arrested a 17-year-old miss from Sandy Bay First Nation. She faces aggregate weapons charges aft she was recovered connected Sunday successful a truck stolen during the drawstring of thefts successful southwestern Manitoba.

Three break-ins were reported successful the agrarian municipality of North Norfolk, westbound of Portage la Prairie, betwixt 3:30 and 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Police antecedently said they judge the aforesaid radical was liable for each of the break-ins.

The burglars, who residents reported had astatine slightest 1 firearm, took items including off-road vehicles, powerfulness tools and a pickup truck, Mounties said Monday.

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Officers seized a fig of stolen vehicles and items recovered successful their Thursday search, including a Dodge Ram pickup truck, an all-terrain vehicle, a "significant amount" of meth, an aerial compressor and a artillery charger, arsenic good arsenic implicit $4,000 successful Canadian currency, according to police.

RCMP are present looking for different idiosyncratic suspected of being progressive successful the brazen thefts.

An apprehension warrant has been issued for James Roulette, 20, of Sandy Bay First Nation, constabulary say.

He's described arsenic six feet, 2 inches tall, with a mean build, achromatic hairsbreadth and brownish eyes.

Roulette could beryllium successful Sandy Bay or Winnipeg, constabulary say. He may be equipped and should not beryllium approached.

The constabulary probe into the agrarian thefts has progressive dozens of officers, and volition proceed "until the last fishy is safely arrested," Sgt. Marcus Paddock said successful the quality release.

RCMP are asking anyone with accusation connected Roulette's whereabouts to telephone police at 204-857-4445, oregon marque an anonymous extremity to Crime Stoppers astatine 1-800-222-8477 oregon connected their website.