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Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Yahoo
Woman arrested after Osborne Village bear spray spree
A 20-year-old woman is under arrest after Winnipeg police say she went on a bear spray spree in the Osborne Village area on Wednesday morning. Six people were randomly assaulted by a woman using bear spray in attacks that began around 7:30 a.m., police said in a Thursday news release. The woman first sprayed a driver through the window of their vehicle when it was stopped at the intersection of Stradbrook Avenue and Donald Street, according to police. A short time later, a woman riding her bicycle in the area of Donald Street and Bell Avenue was approached by the woman and also assaulted with bear spray. Soon after, another woman who was waiting for a bus at the corner of River Avenue and Donald Street was approached by the woman and bear sprayed, police say. Later, a fourth person walking to a bus stop at River Avenue and Donald Street encountered the woman sitting on the ground and was also bear sprayed, the police news release said. Soon after that, two women walking in the area of River Avenue and Mayfair Place saw a woman chasing someone. The woman chasing the other person stopped, and assaulted the two other women with bear spray. The person being chased has not been identified, and it's not known if they were also sprayed, police said. West District general patrol officers were contacted and the 20-year-old woman was arrested in the 200 block of River Avenue, near Donald Street, police said. She has been charged with six counts of assault with a weapon, one count of possession of a weapon and mischief under $5,000. The 20-year-old was detained in custody. Police say their investigation is ongoing, and they believe more people who were affected may not yet have been identified. They encouraged anyone who wants to speak to an investigator to call Winnipeg police at 204-986-2842.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Yahoo
Woman arrested after Osborne Village bear spray spree
A 20-year-old woman is under arrest after Winnipeg police say she went on a bear spray spree in the Osborne Village area on Wednesday morning. Six people were randomly assaulted by a woman using bear spray in attacks that began around 7:30 a.m., police said in a Thursday news release. The woman first sprayed a driver through the window of their vehicle when it was stopped at the intersection of Stradbrook Avenue and Donald Street, according to police. A short time later, a woman riding her bicycle in the area of Donald Street and Bell Avenue was approached by the woman and also assaulted with bear spray. Soon after, another woman who was waiting for a bus at the corner of River Avenue and Donald Street was approached by the woman and bear sprayed, police say. Later, a fourth person walking to a bus stop at River Avenue and Donald Street encountered the woman sitting on the ground and was also bear sprayed, the police news release said. Soon after that, two women walking in the area of River Avenue and Mayfair Place saw a woman chasing someone. The woman chasing the other person stopped, and assaulted the two other women with bear spray. The person being chased has not been identified, and it's not known if they were also sprayed, police said. West District general patrol officers were contacted and the 20-year-old woman was arrested in the 200 block of River Avenue, near Donald Street, police said. She has been charged with six counts of assault with a weapon, one count of possession of a weapon and mischief under $5,000. The 20-year-old was detained in custody. Police say their investigation is ongoing, and they believe more people who were affected may not yet have been identified. They encouraged anyone who wants to speak to an investigator to call Winnipeg police at 204-986-2842.
CBC
10-07-2025
- CBC
Woman arrested after Osborne Village bear spray spree
A 20-year-old woman is under arrest after Winnipeg police say she went on a bear spray spree in the Osborne Village area on Wednesday morning. Six people were randomly assaulted by a woman using bear spray in attacks that began around 7:30 a.m., police said in a Thursday news release. The woman first sprayed a driver through the window of their vehicle when it was stopped at the intersection of Stradbrook Avenue and Donald Street, according to police. A short time later, a woman riding her bicycle in the area of Donald Street and Bell Avenue was approached by the woman and also assaulted with bear spray. Soon after, another woman who was waiting for a bus at the corner of River Avenue and Donald Street was approached by the woman and bear sprayed, police say. Later, a fourth person walking to a bus stop at River Avenue and Donald Street encountered the woman sitting on the ground and was also bear sprayed, the police news release said. Soon after that, two women walking in the area of River Avenue and Mayfair Place saw a woman chasing someone. The woman chasing the other person stopped, and assaulted the two other women with bear spray. The person being chased has not been identified, and it's not known if they were also sprayed, police said. West District general patrol officers were contacted and the 20-year-old woman was arrested in the 200 block of River Avenue, near Donald Street, police said. She has been charged with six counts of assault with a weapon, one count of possession of a weapon and mischief under $5,000. The 20-year-old was detained in custody. Police say their investigation is ongoing, and they believe more people who were affected may not yet have been identified. They encouraged anyone who wants to speak to an investigator to call Winnipeg police at 204-986-2842.
CTV News
10-07-2025
- CTV News
Eight people bear sprayed in two separate incidents, Winnipeg police arrest two people
Aerosol trigger of a can of bear spray in an outdoor setting. September 14, 2022. (Steven White/iStockPhoto) Two people have been arrested after eight people were randomly bear-sprayed in separate incidents Wednesday. It started with six people being sprayed in the Osborne Village area around 7:30 a.m. A driver was sprayed at Stradbrook Avenue and Donald Street, followed by a woman riding her bike at Donald and Bell Avenue. Two people walking to and at the bus stop at River Avenue and Donald were sprayed next, followed by two more women walking on River at Mayfair Place. During the last incident, police said another person was being chased by the suspect but got away when the two women were sprayed. Police don't know who that person is and if they were sprayed. Officers were able to find the suspect in the 200 block of River and arrested them. A 20-year-old woman has been charged with six counts of assault with a weapon, possessing a weapon and mischief under $5,000. She remains in custody. The charges against her have not been tested in court. Police believe other people may have been sprayed during this time. Anyone who was involved is asked to call police. Then at around 8 a.m., police said a separate woman was in distress in the area of Bannatyne Avenue and Rorie Street. The woman noticed two other women looking at her. Police said she confronted them and used bear spray. The victims didn't require medical attention, and police found the suspect in the 500 block of Main Street. The 16-year-old was arrested and charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, possessing a weapon and failing to comply with a sentence order. She was also detained in custody. The charges against her haven't been tested in court.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Yahoo
Woman wants to return to India after vicious attack by strangers in Osborne Village
A Winnipeg woman is recovering in hospital after being brutally attacked by strangers on her way home from an evening shift. CBC is only identifying the 23-year-old by her first name as she fears for her safety. The attack happened on June 22 around midnight. Tanpreet had gotten off of her bus and was walking to her apartment in Osborne Village, just like she has done for the past two years. "I was almost in front of my apartment across the street, and then I just heard, like, running footsteps.… When I looked … back, they just pushed me and I was on the ground." She says the two attackers beat her and stabbed her multiple times, in her back, stomach, legs, and left eye. They then took her phone, credit cards and IDs. Tanpreet said she was knocked unconscious and does not know how long the attack lasted, but when she woke up in the ambulance, she didn't think she would make it. "I was just thinking, like, I will die. I can't live anymore," she said. Since then, she's had multiple surgeries, including one to repair the damage to her left eye. She said the attack has left her traumatized, and she no longer feels safe in Winnipeg. She would like to go back home to India, where most of her family, including her mother and father, live. A 17-year-old girl has been arrested in connection with the attack, police said in a news release on Wednesday. She's been charged with robbery, aggravated assault and seven counts of failing to comply with a release order. Bystanders intervened in the assault before the attackers fled, and 911 was called, police said. Anyone with information or surveillance footage is asked to contact investigators at 204-986-6219 or to send an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS or online. "She doesn't deserve this," Tanpreet's sister-in-law Ramandeep said. "She came here for a better future and not for this." With Tanpreet's brother visiting family in India, Ramandeep, whom CBC is identifying by only her first name to protect Tanpreet's identity, has become a source of support. While she is trying to remain strong for Tanpreet, she says the attack has left her shaken. "I can't sleep like from two days.… When I close my eyes, I can see … how badly she got stabbed," Ramandeep said. She wants justice for her sister-in-law, and more done to make sure the streets of Winnipeg are safe. "We need accountability and we need action so no one else has to live through such a horrible situation," she said. For now, she's doing all she can to help Tanpreet recover, hoping to see her back to her normal self soon, but she expects it will be a long road.
