Independent Investigation Unit

• Manitoba police watchdog investigating after detained man left with skull fracture

  Manitoba's police watchdog is investigating after WPS officers wrestled a man to the ground. He was later taken to a hospital with a cracked skull.

  Crime

  Jul 7
  
• Owner of stolen F-150 jumps into box, calls directions to Winnipeg police as thieves drive off

  Manitoba's Independent Investigation Unit is probing the theft of a truck Saturday in which the owner jumped into the box and relayed info on the stolen vehicle to police.

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2024
  
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• Manitoba’s police watchdog launches probe after man breaks 2 vertebrae in crash

  Early Saturday morning, RCMP said officers were driving a man on Provincial Trunk Highway 208 when the cruiser wound up in a ditch about 21 kilometres outside of Thompson, Man.

  Crime

  Jun 4, 2024
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• Man breaks arm, pelvis during Winnipeg police arrest, IIU investigating

  Officers went up to the second floor, where they report to have seen the man "dive headfirst through a bedroom window." He was found on Riverton Avenue.

  Investigations

  Jan 12, 2024
• Manitoba RCMP constable charged with unsafe driving in Portage la Prairie

  A Manitoba RCMP officer is facing an unsafe driving charge after months of an investigation into a collision in Portage la Prairie.

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2023
• IIU investigating altercation after man claims assault by off-duty Winnipeg officers

  The man reported the incident to the Winnipeg Police Service, alleging he was assaulted and injured by two off-duty officers on Dec. 14.

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2023
• Off-duty Winnipeg police officer charged with impaired driving offences

  An off-duty police officer is facing impaired driving-related charges after Winnipeg police were called to a residence regarding a suspected impaired driver.

  Crime

  Dec 14, 2023
• Provincial inquest into deaths of men in Winnipeg police custody begins

  Patrick Gagnon, then 41, died in police custody in October 2018. His case is the first to be examined as part of the group inquest.

  Crime

  Nov 7, 2023
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• Winnipeg cop charged in connection with April collision

  The two-car crash happened at the intersection of Donald Street and Notre Dame Avenue around 6 p.m. in April resulting in injuries.

  Crime

  Oct 25, 2023
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• Manitoba watchdog investigates after wanted man jumps out of window during arrest

  Winnipeg police say a wanted man jumped from a room’s second-floor window during his arrest. He was taken to hospital in unstable condition and later upgraded to stable.

  Crime

  Oct 21, 2023