Monday, January 28, 2013

Winnipeg Police Service News Release:

Monday, January 28, 2013
 

MANITOBA INTEGRATED WARRANT APPREHENSION UNIT REACHES MILESTONE – 1000TH ARREST
 

 

With funding support from the Province of Manitoba, the Manitoba Integrated Warrant Apprehension Unit (MIWAU) became operational on September 26, 2011. The MIWAU is comprised of six police officers, three from the RCMP and three from the WPS. This initiative is one more operational component of bringing violent offenders who have snubbed the justice system, back before the judiciary.
 
These offenders have been charged with violent offences and fit into one of the following categories:
 
* Offender has been identified as responsible for a violent crime but not yet arrested due to the fact that he/she is eluding investigators.
 
* Offender has been arrested but has failed to attend subsequent court appearances.
 
* Offender is on bail with court imposed conditions and has breached those conditions.
 
This proactive approach utilizes numerous investigative techniques with a goal of bringing violent offenders back before the courts.  This unified response and joint policing effort has had overwhelming success. 
 
To date:
 
* Over 1000 arrests have been made.
 
* Clearing approximately 1330 warrants from the system.  

 


For further information contact either:
Constable Jason Michalyshen, Public Information Officer
Constable Eric Hofley, Public Information Officer


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