RCMP Media Release | On May 30, 2013 at about 4:30 am Swan River RCMP received a dispatch to an alarm at a business on Main street in Swan River, Manitoba. Swan River’s 83 North Computers had a rock thrown through their front window by an unknown person. Entry into the business was not gained. […]

Swan River RCMP received the following calls regarding Minitonas vandalism: 1) That sometime overnight, unknown person(s) cracked the Minitonas Community Store’s window with an unknown object. 2) The Minitonas Post Office had the their south window broken over the weekend. 3) Mischief/vandalism occurred to a work truck (2006 white Hino (Weston Bakeries truck). It appears […]

Swan River RCMP Report | The Swan River RCMP Detachment set up checkstops and increased traffic enforcement activities during Canada Road Safety Week: May 13th – 20th, 2013 Swan Valley stats/charges: Impaired (Operation of a Motor Vehicle) by Drugs – 1 Speed/Aggressive Driving – 8 Intersections – 1 Drive Prohibited/Suspended – 1 Other Highway Traffic […]

Swan River RCMP Monthly Report | April 2013 Swan River Valley: In the month of April, 2013 Police investigated 258 incidents. Town of Swan River:  Criminal Code offenses and property offenses were back to normal levels this month. Persons crimes were also at normal average levels for this month. Persons crimes had eight Assaults, one […]

Swan River RCMP Update | Reported at about 7 am on May 13, 2013. Location: 200 block of 3rd ave north, Swan River, Mb (Cox’s Greenhouse) Swan River RCMP received a dispatch to a single motor vehicle collision. A white 2010 Chrysler Sebring had been driven through a chain linked fence at the Cox’s Greenhouse. […]

Swan River RCMP Update: Fire Prevention Act (property damage) Occurred at about 5:30 pm on May 11, 2013. Location: RM of Mountain 911 transfer call – structure fire started as a grass fire and spread to outbuildings. Property owner called 911, Swan River RCMP & Birch River fire dept attended scene. The fire started in […]

RCMP Medial Release | Canada Road Safety Week will take place this year from May 13-20, 2013. It is an enforcement-driven initiative, corresponding to the May Long Weekend, designed to increase public awareness and compliance with safe driving measures, and to ultimately save lives. Swan River RCMP Detachment will be setting up checkstops and will […]

RCMP Media Release | On May 12, 2013, at about 1:00 am, Swan River RCMP responded to a 911 dispatch regarding a robbery that had just occurred at the 100 block on 5th avenue north in Swan River, Manitoba. The assailants quickly departed, heading behind the Swan Sports Lounge. Robbed was: a 53 year old […]

RCMP Media Release | On May 8, 2013, at about 8:30 pm, Swan River RCMP responded to a 911 dispatch regarding an assault in progress at the 500 block along Main Street in Swan River, Manitoba. The assailants quickly departed, leaving three (3) persons at the scene who had been assaulted. In at least one […]

RCMP Local Media Release | On Saturday May 4th, 2013 at approximately 12:30pm Swan River RCMP received a report of two quads that were on a black utility trailer that were stolen. The trailer and quads were left in the parking lot of the abandoned Gateway Valley Inn, approximately 2km South of Benito, MB on […]

RCMP Media Release | On May 2nd, 2013 , Swan River RCMP, with the assistance of the Manitoba RCMP Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) and the Manitoba RCMP Integrated Technological Crime Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in Swan River, Manitoba. A 30-year-old male resident of Swan River was arrested and has been […]

RCMP Media Release | Matthew Robert Moosetail turned himself in to the Winnipegosis RCMP April 24, 2013 without incident. RCMP investigators would like to that the public and media partners for their assistance in locating this wanted person. _ _ _ _ _ The Winnipegosis RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Matthew Robert […]

Swan River RCMP Monthly Report | March 2013 Swan River Valley: In the month of March, 2013 Police investigated 186 incidents. Town of Swan River:  Criminal Code offenses and property offenses were well below normal levels this month. Persons crimes were below the normal average for this month. Persons crimes had five Assaults and two […]

RCMP Local Media Release | UPDATE: Indecent Act Investigation A 24-year-old local resident has been arrested and is currently in custody. He will appear in Swan River court on April 17, 2013. UPDATE: Information (charge) laid. April 17, 2013. Disorderly Conduct – Indecent Acts / Exposure Section 173(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada: Police […]

RCMP Local Media Release | On April 16, 2013, at about 4:15 am, Swan River RCMP responded to a 911 dispatch regarding a break & enter in progress. Two suspects were seen fleeing from the scene, one male and one female. They wore dark clothing and had their faces covered. They were carrying two single […]

RCMP Local Media Release | On April 15, 2013, shortly after 9 pm, Swan River RCMP were called and advised that about 20 minutes prior, a male had approached several students (early teens in age) and exposed himself while on the École Swan River playground. Immediate police patrols were made. The suspect was gone. The […]

RCMP Media Release | On April 9, 2013 at about 8:30 pm the Swan River RCMP, Swan River Fire Department, and Parkland EMS responded to a motor vehicle rollover on the outskirts of Swan River, Manitoba. A call came in via a 911 dispatch of a single vehicle roll over on the ‘Garbage Dump Road’. […]

RCMP Report | Swan River RCMP are investigating an assault causing bodily harm that occurred on Thursday, April 4, 2013 on Indian Birch Reserve (Wuskwi Sipihk Cree Nation), Manitoba. Reported: April 4, 2013 at about 11:45 pm Occurred (location): Indian Birch Reserve (Wuskwi Sipihk Cree Nation), Manitoba. Swan River RCMP and the Parkland EMS were […]

RCMP Report | Swan River RCMP is investigating an assault with a weapon complaint on Sapotaweyak Cree Nation / Shoal River I.R. – 2013/March/23 6:30 pm – victim was transported via Swan Valley EMS, treated & released at/from the Swan River Health Centre – no further information is available at this time – police investigation […]

RCMP Report | On Friday, March 22, 2013 Swan River RCMP responded a firearms complaint at about 11:15 pm in the Antler Corner area. – firearm was reported. None found, nor any evidence of one being present – alcohol related disturbance at a residence – 4 subjects brought into custody – no further information available […]

Swan River RCMP Monthly Report | February 2013 Swan River Valley: In the month of February, 2013 Police investigated 179 incidents. Town of Swan River:  Criminal Code offenses and property offenses were well below normal levels this month. Persons crimes were slightly below the normal average for this month. Persons crimes had eight Assaults and […]

Swan River RCMP are currently investigating a number of Break, Enter & Thefts, that occurred on 8th Avenue South in Swan River between March 1, 2013 and March 3, 2013 . In one instance, a garage was broken into and an autographed framed Nashville Predators Jersey as well as an antique lamp were stolen. In […]

Swan River RCMP Monthly Report | January 2013 Swan River Valley: In the month of January, 2013 Police investigated 193 incidents. Town of Swan River:  Criminal Code offenses and property offenses were well below normal levels this month.  Persons crimes were slightly below the normal average for this month.  Persons crimes had seven Assaults and three Utter […]

RCMP Media Release | On March 2, 2013 at about 3:30 am the Swan River RCMP, and Parkland EMS were dispatched to an assault with a weapon complaint in Shoal River, Manitoba (Sapotaweyak Cree Nation). A disagreement amongst three adult males outside of a residence led to an assault with an edged weapon. Two adult […]

On March 1, 2013 just before 7:00 p.m, Winnipegosis RCMP were dispatched to a call of shots fired at a residence on the Pine Creek First Nation. On arrival police located a 28-year-old male suffering from gunshot wounds and a second injured male, also 28-years-old, who had been assaulted with a weapon. Both men were […]

Swan River RCMP Weekend Summary | Feb 22, 2013 at 4 pm to Feb 25, 2013 at 2 am Snow mobile collision: Reported – Feb 23, 2013 at about 7 pm Location – near Cowan, MB Dispatched – Swan River RCMP & Swan River Fire Dept – 42 year old male from Bowsman, MB was […]

RCMP Media Release: On Friday, February 22, 2013 at about 10:00 p.m, Parkland Area RCMP were called through 911 to a residence in Pine River to a complaint of a distraught male. Police attended and located a 16-year-old male at his residence. The youth told police he had stabbed a 37-year-old male who had since […]

RCMP Media Release | On February 13, 2013 just after 11:00 pm the Swan River RCMP, the Swan River Fire Dept, and soon the Minitonas Fire Dept were dispatched to a fire inside of Chen’s Restaurant in Swan River, Manitoba. A passerby had heard what sounded like a fire alarm, approached the building and saw […]

On January 21, 2013, the Winnipegosis RCMP received a complaint of a sexual assault that occurred on the Pine Creek First Nation. Investigation indicates that a 15-year-old boy had been sexually assaulted by an unknown male during the late afternoon of January 21, 2013. The boy advised police that while he was walking home, an […]

On the 19th of January 2013 the Swan River RCMP received a complaint of a theft from Rough Country Sports in Swan River Manitoba. The complainant advised that their compound was broken into overnight and 4 snowmobiles were stolen. Three (3) of them were 2013 Polaris Switchback Assault 800’s, and one (1) was a Polaris […]

RCMP Media Release | On January 17, 2013 at about 10:45 pm the Swan River RCMP, Parkland EMS and the Swan River Fire Dept were dispatched to a 2 vehicle motor vehicle collision on Hwy # 83 near Kenville, Manitoba. A semi truck was traveling northbound on Highway 83 just north of Kenville when a […]

Swan River RCMP received a call advising that a vehicle had driven into the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) office. Swan River RCMP, the Swan River Fire Department and Parkland EMS attended. Investigation reveals that a 2006 Buick Lucerne was leaving a parking space in front of Whites Drug store making a left hand turn […]

Swan River RCMP Monthly Report | December 2012 Swan River RCMP investigated 244 incidents in the Swan River Valley during the month of December 2012. Persons, property and criminal code offences in the Town of Swan River were at normal levels. Town of Swan River Detailed Statistics: Assaults 12 B&E Business 0 B&E Res & […]

Swan River RCMP reported two accidents in the Swan Valley related to poor weather conditions on January 11, 2013. A vehicle was reported in the ditch near Cowan at about 1:30 am and a semi with 2 trailers ended up in the ditch about 35 miles north of Swan River on Highway #10. Neither accident […]

RCMP Media Release | On December 26, 2012 at about 8:30 a.m., Swan River RCMP, Pine River Fire Department, and the Swan River Ambulance Service were dispatched via a 911 transfer call to a structure fire in the RM of Mountain, near the village of Cowan, Manitoba. The dispatch came in that a garage / […]

RCMP Media Release | On December 19, 2012 police received a report of a single vehicle rollover about 15 miles south of Benito, MB. A 2006 Dodge Ram Truck rolled over near a hill. Through investigation, it appears that the driver, a 60 year old female from the RM of Swan River, lost control of […]

RCMP Media Release | On December 16, 2012 a dispatch came in through a 911 transfer call regarding a vehicle fire at approximately 5 miles south of Swan River on Highway 83. The vehicle was fully engulfed, with no one around the area. Vehicle was parked on the shoulder of the highway. Swan River RCMP […]

RCMP Media Release | On December 19, 2012 police received a report of a single vehicle rollover about 15 miles south of Benito, MB. A 2006 Dodge Ram Truck rolled over near a hill. Through investigation, it appears that the 60 year old female driver lost control of her vehicle as she was ascending a […]

RCMP Checkstop Update | The Holiday Checkstop program continued in the Swan Valley this weekend. RCMP reported the following statistics for the past weekend: Checkstops – 2 Number of vehicles checked – 76 Impaired over .08 – 1 Reading (BAC) – 150 mg % Number of other HTA charges – 1 This high-visibility campaign focuses […]

Swan River RCMP and Parkland EMS responded to a single vehicle (snow mobile) accident in Benito, MB. Investigation indicates that a 23 year old male (& resident of the RM of Swan River) lost control of his snow mobile as he was west bound on the Government Road Allowance, and had pressed on the brakes […]

RCMP Media Release | Mischief/Vandalism – 100 block of Main st. W., Swan River, MB – paint balls. Occurred – overnight of Dec 10/11 Police received a report that a vehicle parked in front of a residence had been shot with a paint ball. There was no damage to the car and the yellow paint […]

RCMP Checkstop Update | The Holiday Checkstop Program begand in the Swan Valley this weekend. RCMP reported the following statistics for the past weekend: 6 checkstops, 69 vehicles checked, 5 tickets ( speeding, open liqour x2 and two others) This high-visibility campaign focuses on the detection of high-risk drivers, which includes drivers who are impaired, […]

RCMP Media Release | On November 30, 2012 at about 9:30 pm, following an investigation, the Swan River RCMP executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence in the Rural Municipality of Minitonas, Manitoba. Investigators found approximately 2.6 lbs of marihuana. The drugs seized has an estimated street value of $23,560. […]

RCMP Media Release | Carl ELLINGSON was last seen leaving Swan River Manitoba yesterday just after 5:00 p.m. and was traveling by vehicle to his home near Benito. At this time it appears that he did not arrive home. The pickup truck was located a short time ago in the vicinity of the residence by […]

RCMP Media Release | RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 79-year-old man from the Benito area. Carl ELLINGSON was last seen leaving Swan River Manitoba yesterday just after 5:00 p.m. and was traveling by vehicle to his home near Benito. At this time it appears that he did not arrive home. […]

On November 3, 2012 just after 7:30 p.m., Swan River RCMP as well as local emergency services were dispatched to a complaint of an injured male in a residence on Shoal River Cree Nation. On arrival, police located a 36-year-old Shoal River Cree Nation resident with serious injuries caused by an edged weapon. The victim […]

RCMP Media Release |On October 25, 2012 at about 8 am the Swan River RCMP and the Parkland EMS were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision with a cyclist at Main street and 5th Avenue, in Swan River, Manitoba. A 2003 Chevrolet Impala was southbound on 5th avenue, when a westbound cyclist cut across the […]

On October 15, 2012 at about 3 pm the Swan River RCMP, Parkland EMS and the Swan River Fire Dept were dispatched to a 2 vehicle motor vehicle collision/rollover at Hwy # 10 & Main street (near the Subway store), in Swan River, Manitoba. A 2005 Ford Escape (sport utility vehicle) was westbound on Hwy […]

RCMP Media Release | Investigation has revealed that two vehicles were street racing at the time of the collision. The second vehicle, a 1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, was not involved in the collision. The driver of the second vehicle, 25-year-old Dallas Joseph GENAILLE of Minitonas, Manitoba has been charged with Dangerous Operation of a Motor […]

On October 16, 2012 just before 7 pm, the Swan River RCMP were dispatched to a break & enter of a business in the town of Swan River, Manitoba. Police attended the H & R Block at 102 – 6th avenue north to find that the main door to the business had been broken. Entry […]