Between December 2021 and February 2022, the Winnipeg Police Service received dozens of similar damage reports regarding vehicles parked in the city's West District (predominately in Fort Garry and St. James).
General Patrol and Community Support officers established that rows of vehicles had their windows smashed out while parked along the road during this timeframe.
The Major Crimes Unit entered into a follow-up investigation and identified a suspect.
On February 6, 2022, police observed a fresh string of damage to vehicles parked in the King Edward neighbourhood. With the assistance of AIR1, investigators located the suspect driving in the area.
Subsequently, a traffic stop was coordinated, and a 22-year-old male was taken into custody.
He is currently facing 130 charges of Mischief to Property and was released on an Undertaking (as mandated by the Criminal Code).
Investigators believe the suspect acted alone and did not know any of the victims of the vehicle damages.
