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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 – […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

RCMP Media Release | “Grandma: I’m in the hospital, I’m scared, and I’m injured from a bad car accident, please wire money right away.” “Grandpa: I’m in jail and need bail money, please send money right away”. Grandparent scams can take new twists – always with a sense of urgency. Social engineering at it’s best, […]

RCMP Media Release | On January 27, 2021, at approximately 7:10 am, as part of an ongoing drug investigation, the RCMP Manitoba West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST), along with Winnipegosis RCMP and RCMP Police Dog Services, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act warrant on a residence in Pine Creek First Nation, […]

RCMP Media Release | On January 23, 2021, at approximately 11:50 am, Swan River RCMP received a report of a break-in at the Kenville Post Office in Kenville, Manitoba. Several parcels had been ripped open and items were taken. Police would like to speak with individuals who have items missing or whose mail was gone […]

RCMP Media Report | On January 10, 2021, at 12:40 am, Swan River RCMP responded to a report of a structure fire at a residence in the hamlet of Renwer, located approximately 15 kilometres east of Minitonas. Once the fire was brought under control and extinguished, firefighters entered the structure and located unidentified human remains. […]

RCMP Media Release | On December 27, 2020, at 8:12 pm, officers from the Winnipegosis RCMP responded to a report of a vehicle-pedestrian collision that occurred on Pine Creek First Nation. Officers attended the collision and located the victim, a 40-year-old male from Pine Creek First Nation, just off the roadway and unresponsive. The victim […]

RCMP Media Release | On December 1, 2020, at approximately 11:30 pm, Winnipegosis RCMP responded to a report of an armed robbery at the gas bar located on the Pine Creek First Nation. Officers were advised that a male attended the gas bar carrying a rifle and a bag and demanded the employee give them […]

On November 16, 2020, at approximately 3:10 pm, Swan River RCMP received a report of a missing 31-year-old female from Swan River. Initial investigation has determined that Sara Marie Scott was last seen on November 9, 2020, leaving an apartment building on 1st Avenue SW in Dauphin. It is believed that Sara could have been […]

RCMP Media Release | On October 27, 2020, at approximately 11:00 am, Christopher Dufresne, 44, from Swan River was reported missing to Swan River RCMP. Dufresne was last spoken to on October 19, 2020, at 6:00 am, when he was leaving for work, but he never arrived at his place of employment. There was a […]

RCMP Media Update | Man charged with second degree murder in death of man from Pine Creek First Nation The RCMP investigation of the suspicious death on September 24, 2020, determined an ATV collision had not occurred on Provincial Road 489, where a deceased man was located. Dauphin RCMP Investigating Suspicious Death Police concluded the […]

RCMP Media Release | On September 24, 2020, at approximately 10:25 pm, Swan River RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 10, just south of Bowsman, Manitoba. A vehicle going north on Highway 10, collided head-on with a vehicle travelling south on Highway 10. The driver and sole occupant of the northbound vehicle, a […]

RCMP Media Release | On September 24, 2020, at 2:35 pm, Dauphin RCMP received a report of an all-terrain vehicle collision that occurred on Provincial Road 489, near Provincial Road 271 in the RM of Mountain. Officers attended and located a 35-year-old male, from Pine Creek First Nation, deceased on scene. The death is considered […]

RCMP Media Release | The Manitoba RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in gaining more information on the movements of three suspects arrested last month in Norway House. On August 6, 2020, at approximately 8:35 pm, Norway House RCMP responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle that had gone through the COVID-19 checkpoint in […]

Swan River RCMP Public Service Announcement | The Swan River RCMP is warning about another scam making the rounds; this one involving social insurance numbers. The call starts out as an automated message stating that their SIN number has been involved in activity (possibly criminal) across Canada & to press “1” to speak with someone. […]