Friday, November 3, 2017
Arson – Arrests: C15-222704
As previously released on October 22, 2015, and March 23, 2015:
On October 21, 2015, at approximately 2:30 a.m., emergency personnel responded to a fire at a condominium complex located in the area of the 2400 block of Waverley Street.
Upon arrival, a large apartment complex under construction was fully engulfed in flames. Nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution while emergency crews extinguished the blaze. No one was injured as a result of the incident.
Damage has been estimated at 3.5 million dollars and the cause is considered suspicious in nature.
The investigation has since revealed that another nearby construction site located at 100 Southview Crescent was broken into during the same time frame as the fire. Evidence of drinking alcohol at this site, including an accelerant was located and seized by investigators. As a result, it is believed that the individuals who broke into the construction site on Southview Crescent may be associated with the fire on Waverley Street.
Damage to the building has since been determined to be approximately $5 million dollars.
A lengthy and extensive investigation continued by members of the Arson/Major Crimes Unit and the Southview Crescent fire was definitively linked to the Waverley Street fire.
Officers used a number of investigative efforts to make arrests, including examining DNA evidence with the assistance of the Forensic Identification Section.
On November 8, 2017, three suspects were located and placed under arrest.
Jordan Charles Dooley, a 24-year-old male of Amaranth, has been charged with:
- Break Enter & Commit - Place (x2)
- Arson Causing Damage to Property (x2)
- Possession of Incendiary Material
Jesse James McLeod, a 23-year-old male of Morris, has been charged with:
- Break Enter & Commit - Place (x2)
- Arson Causing Damage to Property (x2)
- Possession of Incendiary Material
Nolan Scott Wozny, a 22-year-old male of Winnipeg, has been charged with:
- Break Enter & Commit - Place (x2)
- Arson Causing Damage to Property (x2)
- Possession of Incendiary Material
They were detained in custody.
Firearms – Arrest: C17-252672
On November 8, 2017, at approximately 1:50 a.m., District 3 General Patrol members were patrolling the area of Parr Street and Pritchard Avenue when they observed a rental vehicle driving southbound.
As officers attempted to catch up to the vehicle, it came to a stop in the 700 block of Pritchard Avenue and the four occupants fled. A male suspect was located nearby wearing a ballistic-style vest and was placed under arrest.
A search of the vehicle revealed two loaded firearms:
- A sawed-off Remington .243 calibre pump-action rifle.
- A sawed-off Remington 12-gauge pump-action shotgun.
The Remington .243 calibre rifle was identified as having been stolen from a residence in the Waverley Heights area in September 2017. The ballistic vest was found to be missing the Kevlar panels.
Eric Matthew Moar, a 22-year-old male of Winnipeg, has been charged with:
- Possession of a Weapon (x2)
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized (x2)
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm in Motor Vehicle (x2)
- Possession of a Loaded Prohibited Firearm (x2)
- Possession of Firearm Contrary to Prohibition Order (x2)
- Carrying Concealed Weapon Prohibited Device or Ammunition (x2)
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under $5000
He was detained in custody.
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