58 Year Old Male Arrested For Sexual Offences, Included In Winkler Police Report

The following is the Winkler Police Service weekly report for the period of September 26 to October 2, 2016, as submitted by the department.

Our police service opened 100 files this past week. The following are some of those files.

September 26^th: A vehicle owner reported her vehicle had been deeply scratched along both sides while parked on a shopping centre parking lot. She advised as well that there were other vehicles nearby that sustained the same type of damage.

September 27^th: After being issued a verbal police warning for mischief in June of this year, a 16 year old youth became re-involved with us following an incident inside the Canadian Tire Store where he tested numerous spray paints on store shelving. The youth is cooperating with us and is therefore being dealt with by way of the Community Justice Committee. The total monetary loss to the store is just under $500.00.

September 27^th: A resident of Prairieview Drive reported damage to their trampoline after finding a substantial cut in the jumping surface. No suspects have been identified at this point.

September 27^th: At approximately 12:44 a.m., officers received an anonymous call from a 1^st Street apartment complex reporting tenants from one of the suites arguing loudly both inside and outside of that suite. Officers attended and were greeted by the female tenant who advised that her boyfriend and another male had been fighting inside. It was clear that all had been drinking to varying degrees. The boyfriend was highly intoxicated and no longer welcome. He was lodged in custody until sober and released without charges.

Then at 5:19 a.m. officers were called to the same apartment by the female tenant requesting assistance removing the second intoxicated male from her suite. The male, found by officers to be highly intoxicated and disoriented, was removed from the building and lodged until sober. He was also released without charges.

September 28^th: Two complaints were received on this day of unlocked vehicles ransacked overnight, with a “winter kit” stolen from one vehicle, and quantities of change stolen from both.

September 28^th: A 58 year old male was arrested for sexual offences following a complaint taken from a vulnerable person in her twenties. The male has been released on a Promise to Appear, and an Undertaking with conditions to protect the victim. He faces charges of sexual assault, and as a person in authority of a person with a mental disability, touch her for a sexual purposes.

September 30^th: Another ransacked vehicle was reported by the owner. A quantity of change, a wallet case containing an iPhone, and two credit cards were stolen from within. The owner reported finding the wallet case and credit cards in her bay. The iPhone is still missing.

September 30^th: At approximately 8:14 p.m., officers received a call from Orion Lane with the caller reporting hearing a female “freaking out and screaming and yelling”. Officers located the source and upon attendance were met at the door by a familiar female who had a strong odour of beverage alcohol on her breath and appeared to be quite intoxicated. She denied drinking and explained the yelling by saying she kicked her boyfriend out “a while ago”. The woman, who was released on a recognizance four days ago on conditions not to possess or consume alcohol, was arrested for breaching the recognizance. She was lodged in custody to sober up at the police station, and then released on a single charge of Breaching a Recognizance.

September 30^th: A 15 year old student, who did not appreciate the opportunity to be dealt with by school authorities after committing an assault, has been formally arrested and charged for the incident. The incident occurred when he and a group of supporting students cornered another student in school and punched him in the face. The supporting students and their parents all met with school authorities who successfully mediated the situation. The student responsible did not cooperate, became a threat and bluntly stated he would do it again before storming out. The accused has been released on a Promise to Appear accompanied by an Undertaking, bearing conditions not to attend within 100 meters of the residence, school, place of employment or place of worship of those named on the Undertaking.

As well this week officers investigated five suspicious person complaints, several other thefts (shoplifting, bicycles, and fuel), and as well dealt with two incidents under the Mental Health Act.

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