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RCMP searching for suspect who escaped police vehicle
Roberto Easter is pictured in this undated photo. (RCMP) The Manitoba RCMP is searching for a suspect who escaped from a police vehicle. The incident began around 3:30 p.m. on Monday when Mounties arrested Roberto Easter at a home on Airport Road in Chemawawin Cree Nation for breaching the conditions of a release order. Officers said they put him in handcuffs and placed him in the back of a police car. Police allege before they could bring him to the detachment, a 28-year-old woman approached the car and helped Easter to escape. Police note the woman and suspect are known to each other. Easter, 30, was last seen fleeing into a dense brush. RCMP is now searching for the escapee. The 28-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with escape lawful custody, resist/obstruct police officer and uttering threats. The charges against the woman and Easter have not been tested in court. Police said there is no threat to public safety. Anyone with information on Easter's location is asked to call police at 204-329-2004 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.


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Cyclist found with drugs, bear spray, homemade tasers: Winnipeg police
One of the homemade tasers is pictured in this supplied image. (Winnipeg Police Service) A 41-year-old man has been arrested after he was found to be in possession of drugs and a pair of homemade tasers. The incident took place on July 21 around 9 p.m., when officers in the North Point Douglas area saw a man riding his bike in a way that was 'contrary to Highway Traffic Act (HTA) regulations,' according to the Winnipeg Police Service. Officers stopped the man, identified him and discovered he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The man was then arrested on the strength of this warrant. While searching the suspect's belongings, police seized 0.8 grams of methamphetamine, 2.4 grams of crack cocaine, a can of bear spray and two fully operational homemade tasers. A 41-year-old man is facing several drug, weapons and Highway Traffic Act-related charges. The charges have not been tested in court.


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Homemade Tasers an 'uncommon' discovery for Winnipeg police
Winnipeg police say they found two homemade stun guns during an arrest on Monday night. Officers stopped a 41-year-old man in Winnipeg's North Point Douglas area around 9 p.m., because he was riding his bike contrary to Highway Traffic Act regulations, police said in a news release on Tuesday. Police arrested the man once they realized he was wanted on a warrant, Winnipeg police Const. Pat Saydak said. They then searched him and found two fully operational homemade Tasers, as well as a can of bear spray and a small amount of illicit drugs, he said. "Officers on the front lines come across people that have homemade weapons on them on a regular basis," but "this incident would be uncommon. I haven't seen homemade Tasers before," Saydak said. The man was charged with multiple drug, weapons and Highway Traffic Act-related charges, police said. He was released on two undertakings.