Hatchback stolen; school break-in; Good Samaritan stabbed

STOLEN VEHICLE

The Brandon Police Service is asking the public to keep an eye out for a vehicle that was stolen this week.

Police said a suspect entered a garage on Hemlock Crescent and stole a white 2012 Hyundai Veloster hatchback and an electric scooter sometime between Monday at 2 p.m. and Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.

The vehicle has a Manitoba license plate number of GYV 772, police said in a news release on Wednesday.

Officers are encouraging anyone who sees the stolen vehicle to contact police.

SCHOOL BREAK-IN

Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School was broken into over the weekend, Brandon police say.

Police said the suspects entered the school through a window on Saturday at 12:45 a.m.

Investigators are continuing to review security video to identify the inviduals involved in the crime and determine whether anything in the school was stolen or damaged.

GOOD SAMARITAN STABBED

WINNIPEG — A Good Samaritan who was trying to help a woman who appeared to be suffering from a drug overdose on Tuesday night was instead stabbed by her companion, police say.

The victim, a 51-year-old man, came across the woman near Jubilee Avenue and Osborne Street at about 9:15 p.m. and tried to assist her, before a suspect came up and stabbed him in the upper body. Police say the suspect knows the woman.

The 51-year-old was rushed to hospital in unstable condition, where he was given medical treatment. The woman, too, was taken to hospital for medical attention. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service personnel alerted police to the incident.

Patrol officers, along with a police dog unit, found the suspect on the 400 block of Brandon Avenue just before 11 p.m. He tried to run, but officers made the arrest and seized two knives, police said.

Dwayne Jeffery McDonald, 31, is charged with assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon. He was held in custody.

McDonald has a lengthy criminal record in Manitoba, dating back to 2013, including several convictions for violent offences, possessing weapons and disobeying court orders, records show.

PROLIFIC THIEF CHARGED

WINNIPEG — A man accused of committing a string of robberies and thefts targeting retailers this spring is now facing additional charges, with Winnipeg police saying they have linked him to more incidents.

The 44-year-old man was arrested and charged with multiple counts of robbery and theft on June 15, following a weeks-long investigation. Police allege he entered eight different retail businesses in various areas of the city between May 1 and June 4. In some instances, the man allegedly threatened staff with a knife, police said previously.

Following his arrest, investigators identified him as a suspect in additional thefts. In one case, police allege he entered a retail store on the 800 block of Leila Avenue five times between May 11 and May 15 and fraudulently purchased $2,400 worth of goods using a former employer’s company account.

Officers attended the Headingley Correctional Centre Tuesday and rearrested the man on warrants related to robbery, fraud and theft, police said.

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