On January 13, 2024, at approximately 4:20 pm, Swan River RCMP received a report of a female injured in her home on 6th Avenue in Swan River, Manitoba. When police arrived on scene, Emergency Medical Services were providing treatment to a 39-year-old female for non-life threatening injuries.
Investigation determined that the female had been home alone with her infant. The two were sleeping when the back door to the residence was breached and a male known to the female entered the home. He proceeded to assault the female and threaten her with a firearm. The male then took money, possessions, and keys to a vehicle, and he fled the residence.
Police believe there may have been another male present and waiting outside the residence while the crime occurred. The infant was not injured.
Police issued a warrant for Alex Ames, 22, of Swan River. On January 19, 2024, at approximately 1:45 pm, Ames was arrested at a residence in Swan River. He is charged with Assault with a Weapon, Break and Enter with Intent, Robbery with a Firearm, Unauthorized Possession of a Restricted Firearm, Possession of Weapon Contrary to Court Order, Mischief Under $5000, Fail to Comply with Undertaking x2. Ames remains in custody. The investigation continues.
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On January 19, 2024, at approximately 7:30 pm, Dauphin RCMP conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Main Street South, in Dauphin.
The investigation led to a search of the vehicle. Officers seized 18 grams of cocaine, 80 oxycodone pills, cash, other prescription medication, a knife and drug paraphernalia.
Lorne McKinnon, 56, has been charged with:
-Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking x3
-Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
-Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
-Resisting Arrest
-Fail to Comply x3
-Unlawful Transportation of Cannabis in a Vehicle (Highway Traffic Act)
-Operate Vehicle with Licence Plate Obstructed (Highway Traffic Act)
He was remanded into custody.
