WINNIPEG The Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) will be taking over policing duties from the RCMP in Opaskwayak Cree Nation. In a release on Thursday, the MFNPS said will be taking over police investigations and responding to calls for service as of 8 a.m. on Monday, April 12, 2021. These are exciting times for Manitoba First Nations Police Services, with the police service moving forward to expanding policing service to Opaskwayak Cree Nation, MFNPS said in a news release. MFNPS would like to thank Opaskwayak Cree Nation for selecting our police service, as your police service of choice. In emergencies, Opaskwayak residents can call the MFNPS at 911 or 204-623-8200.
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The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba found no wrongdoing after two men were left seriously injured by a police dog in August 2020.
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The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba found no wrongdoing after two men were left seriously injured by a police dog in August 2020.
On Aug. 13, 2020, both the RCMP and Manitoba First Nations Police Service were executing a search warrant at a residence in Sandy Bay.
The police agencies were responding to a tip a man was trafficking methamphetamine out of a camper in the First Nation, according to the IIU.
A man attempted to remove an officer’s gun and also spit in their face during an arrest on Sandy Bay First Nation, according to the Manitoba First Nations Police Service.
WINNIPEG The Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) is asking for the public’s help to find a woman who was last seen in November. Tammi Timara Isabelle Spence, 28, was last seen at the beginning of November in Sandy Bay First Nation, but her current whereabouts are unknown. MFNPS said they received the report Spence was missing on Monday. Spence is approximately five-foot-four and weighs 132 lbs with a slender build. She has short black hair and brown eyes. MFNPS said what clothing she is wearing is unknown. She is known to travel between Sandy Bay First Nation, Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg.