On January 20, 2025, at approximately 8:00 am, Neepawa RCMP received a call that a vehicle stolen out of Winnipeg was tracked to a location in Neepawa.
Officers attended but the vehicle was no longer there. An update received placed the vehicle travelling towards Onanole.
Dauphin, Neepawa and Wasagaming RCMP officers as well as Manitoba RCMP Police Dog Services (PDS) began to make their way to that location.
Police located the suspect vehicle at a business on Wapati Drive in Onanole with two male occupants. The officer was able to place the driver under arrest without incident, but as he was placing the suspect in the police vehicle, the passenger fled on foot.
PDS Marook was able to track and locate the suspect a short distance away and he was placed under arrest.
Christian Morin, 28, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is charged with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000.00.
Brendan Neufeld, 25, of Steinbach is charged with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000.00, Resist Arrest and was found to have an outstanding Warrant of Arrest out of Winnipeg.
Both were released for a later court date.
The investigation continues.
