Stolen Vehicle / Weapon – Arrests: C22-213102

Released: September 17, 2022 at 8 a.m.

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On September 16, at approximately 2:30 a.m., the Winnipeg Police Service responded to the report of a vehicle being operated erratically and colliding with several parked vehicles in southeast Winnipeg.

East District General Patrol officers located the involved vehicle (determined to be stolen) at the intersection of De La Seigneurie Boulevard and Bishop Grandin Boulevard. 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.

Constable Jay Murray, Public Information Officer
Constable Dani McKinnon, Public Information Officer
Constable Claude Chancy, Public Information Officer
Kelly Dehn, Manager of Public Affairs

Office: 204-986-3061
E-mail: WPS-PIO@winnipeg.ca

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