Two Winnipeg men are facing a long list of charges after allegedly using a stolen vehicle to slam into parked cars in Winnipeg neighbourhoods.
The Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) says they received a call around 2:30 a.m. Friday for a report of a vehicle being operated erratically and colliding with several parked vehicles in southeast Winnipeg.
A release from the WPS says that East District General Patrol officers located the involved vehicle which was determined to be stolen at the intersection of De La Seigneurie Boulevard and Bishop Grandin Boulevard. However, officers learned the two suspects had abandoned the running vehicle and fled in a taxi cab.
At approximately 3:00 a.m., officers observed a taxi cab occupied by the two suspects returning to the intersection mentioned above and executed a traffic stop. Officers seized keys to the involved vehicle and a canister of bear spray repellent as evidence. Both suspects were placed under arrest without incident.
The Major Crimes Unit assumed the investigation. Investigators learned the vehicle was stolen from a business in the 2400 block of Pembina.
Tyson Louis ROMANIC, 20, of Winnipeg, is charged with the following offences:
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 x 2
- Disobey Order of Court x 3
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order
He remains in custody.
A 20-year-old male of Winnipeg is facing the following charges:
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 x 2
- Possession of a Weapon
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order x 2
He was released on an Undertaking as mandated by the Criminal Code.