Tag Archives: RCMP Releases

Youth Charged in Minitonas Arena Break-In

RCMP Media Release | On March 12, 2024, Swan River responded to a break-in that occurred at the arena in Minitonas. Sometime overnight a break-in had occurred and power tools and other items were stolen. Later that day officers attended a residence in Minitonas, attempting to arrest a suspect responsible for other property crime offences. […]

2024/03/15Local Interest

UPDATED: RCMP Investigating Suspicious Vehicle

RCMP Media Release | UPDATE: Jan 25, 2024 The investigation has been completed and was found to be non-criminal. ______________________________ On January 23, 2024, at 5:00 pm, Swan River RCMP received a report of an incident, from the day before, from the Benito School of a suspicious vehicle having driven past two female students, ages […]

2024/01/24Local Interest

RCMP Make Arrests in Swan River Homicide

RCMP Media Release | UPDATE: On January 16, 2024, Dean Bell, 29, and Tyrone Guiboche, 40, both from Swan River, were arrested and charged with Manslaughter in relation to the homicide of the 33-year-old male that occurred on January 13, 2024, in Swan River. They were remanded into custody. _________________________________ On January 13, 2024, at […]

2024/01/16Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Make Arrest in Firearm Discharge

RCMP Media Release | On November 25, 2023, at 9:30 pm, Swan River RCMP responded to a report of shots fired at a residence, located on 1st Street South, in Swan River. Officers attended to the home and observed that the front door, a front window and wall had been damaged by gunfire. The suspect […]

2023/11/29Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Respond to Fatal Single-vehicle Rollover

RCMP Media Release | On November 3, 2023, at 6:20 pm, officers from Swan River RCMP responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover on Provincial Road 483, located approximately eight kilometres west of Sapotaweyak Cree Nation. Officers arrived on scene and located a mini-van, with four occupants, which had entered the ditch and rolled. […]

2023/11/06Local Interest

5 Fatalities in Single-vehicle Rollover South of Swan River

RCMP Media Release | On September 30, 2023, at 5:00 pm, Swan River RCMP, along with the local fire department and EMS, responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 83, located approximately 19 kilometres south of Swan River. Officers attended the scene and discovered that an SUV, with five occupants, was travelling […]

2023/10/01Local Interest

Swan River Man Faces Assault, Theft and other Charges

RCMP Media Release | On September 24, 2023, at approximately 11:50 pm, RCMP responded to an assault and break-in at a residence on 7 Avenue North, in Swan River. A male known to the resident, broke into his home, assaulted and threatened him, and stole a cellphone and bicycle. The victim, a 45-year-old male, sustained […]

2023/09/29Local Interest

Winnipegosis RCMP Respond to Fatal Collision

RCMP Media Release | On August 18, 2023, at approximately 4:15 pm, Winnipegosis RCMP responded to a single-vehicle rollover that occurred on Provincial Road 272, south of Duck Bay. Officers arrived on scene and observed that a pickup truck, with one female occupant, had left the roadway, entered the ditch and rolled. The 31-year-old driver, […]

2023/08/20Local Interest

Weapons and Drugs Seized During Robbery Investigation

RCMP Media Release | On August 3, 2023, Swan River RCMP became aware of an armed robbery that had occurred in the evening of August 2, 2023. Police found that a male had been held against his will by five people in a garage at a residence on 2nd Avenue in Minitonas and robbed with […]

2023/08/10Local Interest

RCMP Seize Large Amount of Cocaine and Make Arrests

RCMP Media Release | On July 21, 2023, as part of an ongoing investigation, Manitoba RCMP West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST), along with Swan River RCMP, executed a search warrant at a residence in the RM of Mountain. Officers seized just over 1 kilogram of cocaine, drug paraphernalia and a firearm. Officers […]

2023/07/27Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Arrest Female for Multiple Offences

RCMP Media Release | On July 17, 2023, at approximately 12:00 am, RCMP responded to a possible impaired driver at a business on Main Street, in Swan River. It was reported a female in a new dark coloured truck appeared impaired and left the business travelling south. Officers made patrols and located the vehicle on […]

2023/07/19Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Investigate Fatal Collision

RCMP Media Release On July 6, 2023, at approximately 8:25 pm, Swan River RCMP responded to a single vehicle rollover, on Highway 10, south of Cowan. The investigation has determined the vehicle was travelling south on Highway 10, when it went off the roadway and rolled. The two occupants, both from Briggs Spur, were thrown […]

2023/07/07Local Interest

15 Year Old Male Charged in Swan River Homicide

RCMP Media Release | On June 7, 2023, a 15-year-old male was arrested in Winnipeg by RCMP Major Crime Services investigators and charged with Manslaughter in the death of a 29-year-old woman in Swan River. The male is from Swan River and was known to the deceased. He was remanded in custody. Swan River RCMP […]

2023/06/08Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Investigate Homicide

RCMP Media Release| On May 29, 2023, at approximately 3:00 am, Swan River RCMP received a report of a deceased female inside a residence in Swan River, Manitoba. Officers attended the scene and located a 29-year-old woman deceased. There was nobody else present inside the home. This matter is being investigated as a homicide. RCMP […]

2023/05/29Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Arrest Male for Armed Robbery

RCMP Media Release | On April 30, 2023, at approximately 11:10 am, Swan River RCMP were dispatched to an armed robbery at a business in the 1200 block of Main Street in Swan River, Manitoba. Officers arrived on scene immediately, but the suspect had fled. Investigation determined that a male had entered the business attempting […]

2023/05/02Local Interest

Winnipegosis RCMP Respond to Fatal Collision

RCMP Media Release | On April 28, 2023, at approximately 4:25 pm, Winnipegosis RCMP responded to a single-vehicle rollover that occurred on Provincial Road 272, located six kilometres south of Duck Bay. Officers arrived on scene and observed that a pickup truck, with three male occupants, had been traveling northbound when it left the roadway […]

2023/05/01Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Respond to Fatal Snowmobile Collision

RCMP Media Release | On April 7, 2023, at approximately 3:40 pm, Swan River RCMP responded to a report of a snowmobile collision on a groomed trail in Porcupine Provincial Forest, located approximately 35 kilometres from Birch River. An 80-year-old male, from Minitonas, was travelling behind another snowmobile when he veered off the groomed trail […]

2023/04/11Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Investigate Robbery

RCMP Media Release | On February 14, 2023, at approximately 3:20 pm, Swan River RCMP responded to a robbery outside a business on Main Street, in Swan River. It was reported that two victims, a 15-year-old female, and a 14-year-old male, were walking on Main Street when they were approached by a male and female. […]

2023/02/15Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Make Arrests After Armed Standoff

RCMP Media Release | On February 10, 2023, at 10:25 am, Swan River RCMP received a report of a 29-year-old male having been assaulted on Sapotaweyak Cree Nation and was being transported to the Swan Valley health Center with non-life threatening injuries. Shortly thereafter, at 11:00 am, officers were advised that two additional males, ages […]

2023/02/14Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Search for Missing Male

RCMP Media Report | On December 29, 2022, Swan River RCMP received a report of a missing person, 28-year-old Thunder Gott from Swan River. Thunder Gott was last seen in the early hours of December 26, 2022, on Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation. He was wearing a light green Columbia jacket, grey hoodie, black pants and […]

2023/01/04Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Investigate Robbery

RCMP Media Release | On December 6, 2022, at approximately 1:35 pm, RCMP responded to a disturbance on Main Street, in Swan River. When officers arrived it was determined that a robbery had occurred at a nearby business. A male suspect entered the business, threw items at the employee, and then assaulted him. The employee […]

2022/12/12Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Seize Drugs, Firearms and Cash

RCMP Media Release | On December 2, 2022, as part of an ongoing investigation, the West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST), along with Swan River RCMP, executed a search warrant at a residence on Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation. Officers seized approximately one kilogram of cocaine, a quantity of prescription pills, over $10,000.00 in […]

2022/12/05Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Investigate Homicide

RCMP Media Release | On October 17, 2022, at 4:40 pm, Swan River RCMP responded to a report of a structure fire at a residence located on Lorne Avenue in the community of Birch River. Once the fire was brought under control and extinguished, firefighters entered the home and located unidentified human remains. UPDATE: RCMP […]

2022/10/20Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Respond to Fatal Structure Fire

RCMP Media Release | On October 17, 2022, at 4:40 pm, Swan River RCMP responded to a report of a structure fire at a residence located on Lorne Avenue in the community of Birch River. Once the fire was brought under control and extinguished, firefighters entered the home and located unidentified human remains. The cause […]

2022/10/19Local Interest

RCMP Investigate Structure Fire on Pine Creek First Nation

RCMP Media Release | On August 15, 2022, at approximately 12:35 am, Winnipegosis RCMP responded to a structure fire, at the BlueSky family wellness centre on McKay’s Point Road, on Pine Creek First Nation. When officers arrived the centre was fully engulfed in flames and the Fire Department was on scene. There was no one […]

2022/08/16Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Respond to Home Invasion

RCMP Media Release | On August 7, 2022, at approximately 5:05 am, Swan River RCMP received a report of a home invasion at a residence located on 5th Ave S in Swan River. Officers attended the location and spoke with the two victims, a 21-year-old male and 17-year-old female, who advised that two suspects, a […]

2022/08/10Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Respond to Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision

RCMP Media Release | On July 16, 2022, at approximately 5:50pm, Swan River RCMP responded to a motor vehicle rollover on Highway 83, about 16 kilometres south of Benito, Manitoba. When officers arrived, fire and ambulance were already on the scene. Initial investigation has determined that a vehicle was travelling north on Highway 83, when […]

2022/07/19Local Interest

UPDATED: Swan River RCMP Looking for Missing Man

RCMP Media Release| Charles Gott has been safely located. The RCMP thanks the public and media for their assistance. ______ On July 10, 2022, at approximately 12:15 pm, Swan River RCMP received a report of a missing 32-year-old male from Sapotaweyak Cree Nation, Manitoba. Charles Ray Edward Gott has not been seen since the end […]

2022/07/13Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Investigate Found Human Remains

RCMP Media Release | On June 27, 2022, at approximately 11:55 am, Swan River RCMP responded to a report of found human remains in Sapotaweyak Cree Nation. With the assistance of RCMP Forensic Identification Services and an anthropology team, investigators are currently on site conducting a search of the area. The identity of the remains […]

2022/06/29Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Respond to Shooting

RCMP Media Release | On March 27, 2022, at approximately 3:00 am, Swan River RCMP received a report that a male had been shot at a residence in Benito, Manitoba. Four individuals – two males and two females – were at a residence in Benito when the door was kicked in and three individuals – […]

2022/03/28Local Interest

Winnipegosis RCMP Investigate Armed Robbery

RCMP Media Release | On February 25, 2022, at approximately 5:55 pm, Winnipegosis RCMP responded to an armed robbery at a business on Highway 20, in Camperville. Two male suspects, both wearing high-visibility jackets, entered the business, one armed with a firearm. One of the suspects pointed the gun at the employee and demanded cash. […]

2022/03/26Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Investigate Shooting

RCMP Media Release | On March 6, 2022, at approximately 12:20 am, Swan River RCMP responded to a shooting at a residence on Makaysees Drive on Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation. The initial investigation has determined that two occupants were inside a home when a known male showed up at the door. The suspect entered the […]

2022/03/10Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Respond to Stabbing

RCMP Media Release | On February 22, 2022, at approximately 12:05 am, Swan River RCMP received a report of a stabbing at a residence located in Sapotaweyak Cree Nation. Officers arrived in the area and were advised of four male victims, three having been stabbed and one assaulted – aged 54, 30, 18, and 17 […]

2022/02/24Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Seize Firearms

RCMP Media Release | Between February 5 and February 9, 2022, Swan River RCMP responded to numerous firearm related offences and an arson investigation. These investigations led officers from Swan River RCMP along with West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team, to locate and seize firearms related to these incidents. RCMP seized two shotguns, two […]

2022/02/11Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Investigate Shooting and Arson

RCMP Release | On February 6, 2022, at approximately 11:45 pm, Swan River RCMP received a report of a structure fire in the Starlite Trailer Court in Swan River, Manitoba. When police arrived, most of the flames were concentrated to a side window. Officers were able to confirm there was nobody inside the building. The […]

2022/02/08Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Investigating Suspicious Death

RCMP Media Release | On February 7, 2022, at 9:15 am, Swan River RCMP were contacted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to advise that a 38-year-old male, from Brandon, who had arrived in hospital in Swan River on January 29, and later transferred to Brandon, had died as a result of his […]

2022/02/08Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Respond to Shooting

RCMP Media Release | On February 5, 2022, at approximately 3:05 pm, Swan River RCMP received a report that a male was at the hospital being treated for an injury related to a firearm. Police attended immediately. Initial investigation has determined that a 24-year-old male from Swan River was with another male. The 24-year-old male […]

2022/02/07Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Looking for Information on Brutal Assault

RCMP Media Release | On January 27, 2022, at approximately 2:00 pm, Swan River RCMP received a report of a male suffering from exposure behind a business in Mafeking, Manitoba. Paramedics transported the male to hospital, where he was met by police. The 28-year-old male from Swan River was found to have been tied up, […]

2022/01/31Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Respond to Shots Fired in a Residence

RCMP Media Release | On January 18, 2022, at 7:20 pm, Swan River RCMP received a report of two males and a female having entered a residence and discharging a firearm inside. Officers immediately attended to the residence on 7th Avenue South in Swan River and spoke with the property owner who was unharmed. Officers […]

2022/01/19Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Investigate Fatal Fire in Bowsman

RCMP Media Release | On January 11, 2022, at 8:30 am, Swan River RCMP responded to a report of a structure fire at a residence located on 4th Avenue in the community of Bowsman. Officers arrived on scene and observed heavy smoke coming from the residence and were advised by family members that the homeowner […]

2022/01/11Local Interest

Missing Swan River Woman Safely Located

RCMP Media Release | UPDATE: Jeannie Thompson has been safely located. The RCMP thanks the public and the media for their assistance. BACKGROUND: RCMP Media Release: November 1, 2021 On October 31, 2021, at approximately 6:30 pm, Brandon RCMP received a report of a missing 45-year-old female from Swan River, Manitoba. Jeannie Marie Thompson was […]

2021/11/05Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Looking for Missing Woman

RCMP Media Release | On October 31, 2021, at approximately 6:30 pm, Brandon RCMP received a report of a missing 45-year-old female from Swan River, Manitoba. Jeannie Marie Thompson was last known to be in Brandon on 3rd Avenue South on October 28, 2021, at 3:30 am, when she told family that she was travelling […]

2021/11/01Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Investigating Potential Arson

RCMP Media Release | On September 23, 2021, at approximately 1:30 am, Swan River RCMP received a report of a fire at a residence on 3rd Avenue South in Swan River, Manitoba. When officers arrived on scene, the house was fully engulfed. Officers began working to determine if anyone was inside the residence. Nobody was […]

2021/09/24Local Interest

RCMP Officer Injured During Arrest of Male with Weapon

RCMP Media Release | On July 22, 2021, at approximately 8:30 pm, Swan River RCMP received a report of a suspicious male wandering in the back lane behind 12th Avenue South in Swan River, Manitoba. Officers attended and located the male near 11th Avenue South. When the officers approached the male, a large sword could […]

2021/07/23Local Interest

RCMP Investigate Fatal Off-road Vehicle Collision

RCMP Media Release | On July 3, 2021 at 12:30 am, Swan River RCMP received a report of an off-road vehicle collision that occurred on Roy Hamilton Road on the Sapotawayak First Nation. Officers have determined that a 22-year-old male, from the Sapotawayak First Nation, had just dropped off a passenger at a residence and […]

2021/07/05Local Interest

RCMP Investigate Fatal Vehicle/Pedestrian Collision

RCMP Meia Release | On June 5, 2021, at approximately 12:05 am, Swan River RCMP responded to a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Highway 10, approximately 24 km north of Swan River, in the RM of Swan Valley West. A vehicle going north on Highway 10 collided with a pedestrian. The driver, a 52-year-old […]

2021/06/07Local Interest

RCMP Investigate Shots Fired on Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation

RCMP Media Release | On May 27, 2021, at approximately 11:30 pm, Swan River RCMP responded to shots fired at a security checkpoint on Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation. It was reported that shots had been fired at a vehicle being driven by security. Officers immediately responded and while they were en route they were advised […]

2021/06/01Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Investigate Robbery & Assault

RCMP Media Release | On April 15, 2021, at 7:45 am, Swan River RCMP responded to a report of a robbery that had occurred earlier that morning. At approximately 3:00 am, a male and female were driving a white SUV in the area of 1st Street North and 9th Avenue North, in Swan River. They […]

2021/04/16Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Respond to Disturbance at Hospital

RCMP Media Release | On March 8, 2021, at 8:05 pm, Swan River RCMP responded to a call of a male who had entered the hospital and began to pull the fire alarms. Officers attended and located the male in the lobby, where he was immediately placed under arrest for Mischief. He was handcuffed and […]

2021/03/09Local Interest

Swan River RCMP Recover Firearms, Drugs and Cash

RCMP Media Release | On February 18, 2021, as a result of an ongoing investigation, officers from the Swan River RCMP detachment along with assistance from the Manitoba West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST) and Police Dog Services (PDS) executed a search warrant at a residence located off of Main Street in Swan […]

2021/02/25Local Interest