Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba Significant announcement from Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy regarding the search for the BC suspects in the Gillam area : Over the last two weeks, our officers have worked tirelessly to find the suspects wanted in connection to the homicides in British Columbia. While there were no confirmed sightings since July 22nd, our officers never gave up in their search efforts – following-up on every lead, considering all options, and using every available resource. Our officers knew that we just needed to find that one piece of evidence that could move this search forward. On Friday, August 2nd, that one critical piece of evidence was found – items directly linked to the suspects were located on the shoreline of the Nelson River. Following this discovery, we were, at last, able to narrow down the search. We immediately sent in specialized RCMP teams to begin searching nearby high-probability areas. This morning, at approximately 10:00 am, RCMP officers located two male bodies, in the dense brush, within 1 kilometre from where the items were found. This is approximately 8 km from where the burnt vehicle was located. At this time, we are confident that these are the bodies of the two suspects wanted in connection with the homicides in British Columbia. An autopsy is being scheduled in Winnipeg to confirm their identities and to determine their cause of death. To the families of everyone affected by the series of events over the last few weeks, I know it has been so very difficult and I hope today’s announcement can begin to bring some closure. I want to thank the communities and the leadership of Gillam, Fox Lake Cree Nation, Ilford War Lake First Nation and York Landing. Your lives have been disrupted, many of you lived with uncertainty and fear, but throughout, you were resilient, you came together as communities and you helped our officers get the job done. To the officers involved in the search efforts; I commend you for your determination, for your innovation, for never giving up, and for working night and day to bring this search to a conclusion. This was a search that could not have been successfully achieved without the help from our partners at the Canadian Armed Forces, from RCMP employees who came in from across the country and from multiple private partners. Above all however, it was a search that could only be successful if we had strong public engagement and support. Thank you to all Canadians for remaining vigilant, for calling us with information and most importantly, for being our partners.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On July 28, 2019, Brandon Police Service received a report of a missing 16-year-old female. Katrianne IRONSTAND was last seen in Brandon on July 26, 2019 at 7:00 pm near Tim Horton’s in the 2800 block of Victoria Ave. Katrianne IRONSTAND is 5’04”, approximately 90 lbs, long brown hair and brown eyes. Last seen wearing a blue jacket, a yellow and red dress, pink shoes, and carrying a black purse. It is possible that Katrianne is in either the Winnipeg area or the Cross Lake area. Police are concerned for her wellbeing. Brandon Police Service are asking anyone with information to call (204)729-2345.  

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At approx. 11:00 AM police were called to the Shopper’s Mall for an assault.  A cab driver in the parking lot reported that a male approached him in his cab and began an argument.  The suspect then pushed and punched the victim and spit on his car before leaving.  An independent witness who happened to be in the parking lot at the time corroborated the complaint to police. Officers attended to the residence of the suspect and arrested the 19-year-old male for assault.  The suspect told the arresting officer that the cab driver cut him off a week or two earlier and he “hates bad drivers”.  The accused will appear in court on October 3rd, charged with common assault.  

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At noon yesterday a citizen stopped to offer assistance to a female in the downtown area who was experiencing difficulty with her bicycle, and offered to transport the female and her disabled bicycle to her residence. As the citizen was loading the bicycle into the trunk the female jumped into the driver’s seat, locked the doors, and stole the vehicle. At 3 PM, the stolen vehicle was involved in a hit and run accident in the 1200 block of Lorne Avenue East, when an unknown male struck a townhouse building at that location. The male then left the scene. At around 6 PM last night, police checked on a highly intoxicated male in the downtown area. He had in his possession two bottles of liquor stolen from a Brandon retailer about two hours earlier, and he matched the description of the male committing that theft as observed in surveillance video. Police arrested the male for the theft of the liquor, and a search subsequent to arrest resulted in police finding two credit cards in the name of the vehicle theft victim. The credit cards came from the victim’s wallet, left inside the vehicle while the bicycle was loaded into the trunk. A 40 year old male from Brandon was lodged at the Brandon Correctional Centre, and will be remanded today facing charges of theft under $5,000, and possession of stolen property. The stolen vehicle was located at 6:50 a.m. today, abandoned in a downtown parking lot. The investigation into who is responsible for the original theft and subsequent possession of the stolen vehicle continues.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At approximately 11:45 pm, police received a report of a robbery at a business in the 3500 block of Victoria Ave. Two males entered the business and stole two cases of beer, and then fled. Two employees of the business attempted to chase the males down, but were sprayed with bear mace once the suspects were caught. They were able to hold one of the male suspects until a third staff arrived to assist. The second male suspect managed to flee. Once police arrived and were able to arrest and search the male in custody, he was also found to be in possession of a machete and a slingshot. The 16-year-old male youth was lodged at Brandon Correctional Centre. He will appear this morning on charges of Robbery with Violence, Assault with a Weapon X 2, Possess Weapon Dangerous, and Possess Prohibited Weapon. The investigation into the identity of the second male continues.