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Over the course of two days last week, police seized over 25 grams, or the equivalent of 250 doses, of Crystal Methamphetamine from within Morden. 

The first seizure happened on Friday at around 9:30 a.m. when members of the Morden Police Service were called to a local business regarding an assault. Police attended and located the suspect, subsequently placing him under arrest. During a search, the suspect was found to be in possession of almost three grams of  methamphetamine. 

The Manitoba Hydrologic Forecast Centre has issued an overland flood watch from the evening of June 13th to the morning of June 15th for an area covering Central, Southern, and Southwestern Manitoba ahead of a potentially rainy stretch the next couple of days.

Weather forecasts indicate increased potential for thunderstorms which could bring a significant amount of high intensity rain in a short period of time.

Manitoba's Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) is looking into the circumstances that led to a man sustaining a broken wrist after Winkler police attempted to pull him over Wednesday, June 8th.

According to Winkler Police Service, officers observed a dirt bike being driven on Northlands Parkway around 6 p.m. that evening, and attempted to conduct a traffic stop, however the driver did not stop, fled, and was ejected off the bike when it hit a concrete curb.

We’re starting the week hot and humid, with highs Monday in the upper 20s, and it feeling like 30 or more. 

A 17-year-old driver will need to pay some hefty fines for speeding, and will also face a licence review with Manitoba Public Insurance.
     
While travelling back from Plum Coulee on Wednesday, officers with the Altona Police Service (APS) noticed an oncoming car that appeared to be driving at a remarkably high rate of speed for the roadway. The marked police vehicle’s radar depicted a consistent reading of 193 km/h despite the highway having a posted maximum speed limit of 100 km/h.
    

Not only did much of Southern Manitoba experience yet another deluge of rainfall Monday and Tuesday, many areas experienced severe winds gusts which led to power outages, downed trees and hydro lines, and in some cases, building damage.

A 31 year old Winkler woman is facing several weapons related charges after an incident Monday over the noon hour at a business on Roblin Boulevard East.

According to Winkler Police Service, the call initially came in as a report of a female who had pulled a knife, and was seen waving it around inside the business.

Further investigation revealed a female shopper had encountered the suspect holding the knife, who then grabbed one of the shopper’s young children.

The mother grabbed the suspect’s arm holding the knife, and was able to get it away from her.

An intense Colorado low has once again drenched already soaked and soggy areas of Southern Manitoba, with substantial rainfall totals being reported Tuesday morning in the Pembina and Red River Valleys.

Update Thursday, May 30th at 5:20 p.m. - Environment Canada has expanded the previously in place Wind Warning to the western Red River Valley, now including all of Southwestern Manitoba as well as the Morden, Carman, Winkler, Altona and Morris regions.

Northerly winds will begin to strengthen Monday evening, and reach 60 km/h gusting to 90 km/h late tonight. The strong winds will continue through the overnight hours into Tuesday morning. The gusty conditions will diminish Tuesday afternoon as the low moves into northwestern Ontario.

With a powerful Colorado low impacting the region over the next two days, parts of the province will see significant rainfall, strong wind gusts and potentially severe thunderstorms.

Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for all of Southern Manitoba, with somewhere between 30 and 50mm of rainfall expected by Tuesday night, as well as a Wind Warning for all of Southwestern Manitoba, as far east as the Pilot Mound and Manitou regions.