The following is the Morden Police Service Report for the period of March 27th, 2017 to April 3rd, 2017, as submitted by the department.

March 27th, 2017

Morden Police Service has received a Warrant of Arrest for 23-year-old Joshua Turner for Breaching the conditions of his Probation Order.  Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call the Morden Police Service at 822-4900, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com or text “TIPMAN” plus your message to CRIMES (274637).

March 27th, 2017

Police received a report of damage to a fence located near Buhler Drive entering the Wiebe Funeral Home property.  Police attended to the area and located vehicle tire marks driving through and damaging the fence.  Police noted it appeared a northbound vehicle lost control, went through the fence and entered the ditch on the south side of Thornhill Street.  The vehicle marks showed the vehicle had difficulty exiting the ditch and continued eastbound into Morden.  Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Morden Police Service at 822-4900, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com or text “TIPMAN” plus your message to CRIMES (274637).  Police are continuing to investigate this matter.  

March 27th, 2017

Members of the Morden Police Service were on general patrol near Mountain Street and Parkhill Street and conducted a licence plate check on a vehicle.  Police noted that the vehicle registration was inactive and conducted a traffic stop.  Upon further investigation, police discovered that the vehicle was unregistered and the owner was a Suspended Driver.  As a result, a 30-year-old Morden resident was charged with Driving an Unregistered Vehicle and Driving While Disqualified.  The vehicle was impounded for a mandatory 30 days.

March 28th, 2017

Police were following up on a complaint that young children were being left unattended by their parents at an address in Morden.  Police attended to this residence and located four young children ages 3 through 8 home alone.  While speaking with the children they told police that their parent had just ran out for an errand.  While police were at the residence, the parent returned and confirmed they had just left the house for a short period.  Police have passed on all information to Child and Family Services and the investigation is ongoing.  

March 30th, 2017

Police were conducting traffic enforcement on Thornhill Street and observed a vehicle known to police to be operated by a Suspended Driver.  Police conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and confirmed that the driver was in fact suspended.   As a result, a 46-year-old resident of Morden has been charged with Driving While Disqualified.  The vehicle was impounded for the mandatory 30 days and has now been extended to 90 days of impoundment.  

March 31st, 2017

During the early morning hours, Police were on general patrol and observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed.  Police conducted a traffic stop and spoke with the occupants of the vehicle.  A subsequent investigation revealed that the passenger was in possession of controlled substances, including 1.7 grams of Marihuana and other paraphernalia related items.   As a result, an 18-year-old resident of Morden was given a caution for Possession of a Controlled substance and all items were relinquished to police for destruction.

March 31st, 2017

On this date, members of the Morden Police Service responded to a 911 call of a Motor Vehicle Accident at the intersection of Thornhill Street and 3rd street in Morden.   Police arrived on scene with Fire and Ambulance to assist the motorists.  Police discovered that an eastbound vehicle attempted to make a northbound turn off Thornhill Street in front of an oncoming vehicle.  As a result, a 17-year-old driver of the vehicle issued a Provincial Offence Notice for: Proceeding before safe to do so.

April 2nd, 2017
Police are currently investigating a complaint of a Historical Sexual Assault that occurred years ago.  The victim and the accused are known to each other and police are investigating the matter.