On January 27, 2025, at 9:40 am, Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report of a theft of a municipal grader in progress from the City of Portage la Prairie Public Works garage.
RCMP say officers responded and observed the grader had crashed through a fence with the suspect still within the fenced compound near the machine. A 29-year-old male, from Portage la Prairie, refused to comply with officer demands and resisted arrest.
Upon arrest of the suspect, he was transported to the Portage la Prairie RCMP Detachment where, as a result of the altercation with officers and EMS personnel, the suspect, who was believed to be under the influence of a drug, was transported to hospital for examination for a non-life-threatening injury.
Broderick Tkachyk, 29, was treated and released from hospital and was remanded into custody on charges including Operation while Impaired by Drug, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Assault on a Police Officer x2 and Mischief Over $5000.
Portage la Prairie RCMP continue to investigate.
