Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Winnipeg Police Service News Release

 

  April 3rd, 2012

 
 
FIRE INVESTIGATION                             C12-59676
On April 3rd, 2012 shortly before 5:15 a.m. Winnipeg Police Service members and emergency services responders attended to a residence within the 700 block of Home Street for the report of a working fire. 
 
Upon arrival, the front of the residence was observed to be engulfed in flames.
 
The occupants were removed from the residence. An adult female was transported to the hospital in critical condition, while an adult male was transported in unstable condition.  Three other individuals were also transported to the hospital in stable condition. 
 
This investigation is continuing by members of the Arson Strike Force Unit.  At this time a cause of the fire has yet to be determined.  
 
The adult female has since been upgraded to unstable condition and the adult male was upgraded to stable condition.
 
 
BREAK AND ENTER- ARREST                              C12-50965
Between March 15th, 2012 and March 21st, 2012 Winnipeg Police Service East District members received reports of thefts from vehicles and the subsequent fraudulent use of stolen credit cards stemming from residential break and enters that had occurred at the following locations: 
 
-       1st 100 block of Harding Cresent
-       700 block of Aldgate Road
-       1st 100 block of Boone Place
 
During these instances, vehicles that were parked outside were entered and the garage door openers located inside these vehicles were utilized to open the attached garages.  Once inside the garages various property including purses, money and identification was stolen. 
 
As a result of the continued investigation by East District Crime Unit detectives a suspect male was identified.  It is believed that the same suspect male is responsible for an additional theft incident that had occurred on March 14th, 2012 from a business within the 300 block St. Mary's Road.
 
On April 2nd, 2012 a suspect male was located and arrested within the 400 block of Elgin Avenue. 
 
Jason Cory IVERSON, 31 years of Winnipeg has been charged with the following offences for his alleged involvement in these incidents: 
 
-       Break and enter x 3
-       Possession of property obtained by crime
-       Possess- use credit card data x 4
 
IVERSON has been detained in custody.
 
 
 
 
The Winnipeg Police Service would like to alert the citizens of Winnipeg that there has been increase in the number of break and enters incidents throughout the City of Winnipeg as a result of garage door openers that have been left within unsecured vehicles. 
 
 

For further information contact either:
Constable Natalie Aitken, Public Information Officer
Constable Jason Michalyshen, Public Information Officer


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