Update:
City of Winnipeg and Winnipeg Police Service personnel continue to assess the damage to Winnipeg Police (WPS) Headquarters as a result of flooding that occurred in the tower at 266 Graham Avenue. Assessment of the facility determined that flood damage occurred from the fourth floor of the tower down to the basement and affected the main floor and basement levels of HQ.
Damage remediation work began immediately on all affected areas to ensure a safe work environment.
Electrical systems have been identified as safe and lighting restored to impacted areas. Standing water has been removed from all impacted areas. Testing to air quality and humidity levels across impacted spaces have resulted in acceptable ranges.
All impacted WPS units have returned to Headquarters and continue their operations at normal capacity. No safety incidents have been reported.
We are actively working with the City of Winnipeg to increase preventative measures within the tower building.
Important notes for the citizens of Winnipeg:
- The extent of damage to WPS Headquarters is still being assessed and will take time to be fully evaluated.
- Uniform operations continued to operate and were not compromised by this incident.
- Station Duty (in-person reporting) at 245 Smith Street has reopened for normal operating hours.
As previously released:
On February 14, 2026, at approximately 6:00 p.m., the tower at 266 Graham Avenue experienced a flooding incident that impacted some working spaces in police headquarters. Although the disruption occurred after regular public reporting hours, a social media notification was issued to inform the community.
Preliminary information suggested a possible watermain break or bursting of upper-level pipes. However, further investigation determined that two individuals had opened several emergency water supply valves in the upper stairwells of the adjoining tower building at 266 Graham Avenue.
Within minutes, significant water pressure built up in the pipes and forced water into the stairwells of the tower, which flooded some areas of police headquarters. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service attended and secured the compromised valves. Unfortunately, the release of water caused extensive flooding damage. The extent of the damage is being assessed and will take time to fully evaluate.
Police identified two suspects and quickly disseminated the information to the membership. Officers from General Patrol and the Cadet Unit extensively searched the surrounding area and located the suspects in the 200 block of Graham Avenue just after 11:00 p.m. They were turned over to the Major Crimes Unit.
A 51-year-old man, and a 36-year-old woman are both facing charges of Mischief Over $5,000 x 6 and were released on Undertakings.