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The Central Plains RCMP has released the weekly report for the period between March 25 until March 31. The report covers Portage la Prairie, Treherne, Amaranth and the surrounding Rural Municipalities.

On March 30, at approximately 11:15 p.m., a Portage la Prairie RCMP officer was making patrols in the MacGregor area and conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Highway 350. 

A 37-year-old man from MacGregor indicated he had consumed some alcohol earlier and was asked to provide a breath sample on a Roadside Screening Device. 

Manitoba First Nations Police Service (MFNPS) responded to a motor vehicle versus pedestrian collision on Long Plain First Nation on Sunday, March 31, at around 1:00 a.m.

A 21-year-old man was struck by a vehicle and pinned underneath. First responders were able to get him out and into an ambulance, however, he succumbed to his injuries while en route to hospital.

The investigation led officers to determine that the death was a result of homicide and Manitoba RCMP Major Crime Services has taken over the investigation.

Manitobans took to the Saskatchewan border to protest the increase in the carbon tax on Monday.

At the provincial border, along the Trans-Canada Highway, you could find Randall from Brandon, who says the jump of $15 per tonne on April 1 frustrated many.

"It looks like the people of Canada, in this particular area of the country, are kind of fed up with the carbon tax that has been implemented on us for the last few years."

A collision on Saskatchewan Avenue West in Portage la Prairie has traffic partially blocked westbound.

Emergency vehicles are on the scene.

Updates will be shared as they are provided.

After asking the public for assistance locating a man wanted on Warrants of Arrest held by the Portage la Prairie RCMP and the Winnipeg Police Service, John Allen Aymont was arrested last Friday.

Authorities did not note where Aymont was found. However, they did thank the public and the media for helping locate him.

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In a Facebook post made on Wednesday, Manitoba RCMP asked the public for help locating a man wanted on warrants of arrest in the province.

The RCMP has released the weekly report for the period between March 18 until March 24. The report covers Portage la Prairie, Treherne, Amaranth and the surrounding Rural Municipalities.

Just before 12:00 p.m. on March 18, an Amaranth RCMP officer was making patrols, when they recognized a vehicle from previous traffic stops. The officer initiated a traffic stop with the vehicle, which pulled into a driveway. The driver was known to the officer and knew the driver to be prohibited from driving a motor vehicle Canada-wide. 

On March 20, at 9:30 p.m., Portage RCMP received a call of a shoplifter at an address in the 2100 block of Saskatchewan Avenue West.

The suspect had since left the scene, but information provided to the officers allowed them to locate him, hiding near a building close by.

The officer placed 31-year-old Austin Roulette under arrest for theft. Roulette was found to also have an outstanding Warrant of Arrest for Failing to Appear for a previous theft charge.

During the search of Roulette, a prohibited weapon was located. 

A recent traffic stop led to the seizure of illegal drugs in Portage la Prairie.

On March 24, shortly after 3:00 p.m., a Portage RCMP officer was making patrols and conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Cedar Bay.

The officer discovered items inside the vehicle indicative of drug trafficking. The 30-year-old driver, Joshua Catchaway of Skownan, Manitoba, was placed under arrest.

A search of Catcheway and his vehicle located over 28 grams of Cocaine and over 2 grams of Fentanyl.

On March 18, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Portage RCMP were called to a business in the 2100 block of Saskatchewan Avenue West in regards to a shoplifting.

When officers arrived, the two suspects had already fled the scene. With a good description from the business of the suspects, officers were able to locate them a short distance away and place them under arrest.

A 41-year-old man from Long Plain First Nation and a 34-year-old woman from Portage face charges of Theft Under $5,000 and were released to appear in court at a later date.

As spring arrives, The Manitoba Wildfire Service (MWS) advises widespread dry conditions may lead to a higher wildfire danger across the province and a risk of grass and brush fires in open areas as snow melts. 

MWS says the forecast for the next few weeks is primarily dry. Continued dry conditions can cause deeper burning fires that require more suppression to extinguish. 

Conditions will be watched over the next few weeks by the MWS, and fire danger levels will be calculated when forested areas are snow-free.