Posted on 08/28/2012, 1:07 pm, by mySteinbach

Just after 12am on August 27, 2012, Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report of a robbery at Dakota Tipi Gaming Center in Dakota Tipi First Nation, Manitoba.

D Division Police Dog Service and Amaranth RCMP attended with Portage la Prairie RCMP and assisted in the investigation.

Investigation revealed that a two individuals entered the Gaming Center and proceeded to the cash room. Police say that one of individuals was brandishing a firearm and the other brandishing what is believed to be a bat. Once obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspects fled from the building. No injuries were reported.

RCMP report that the suspects were each wearing a dark hoodie with a balaclava covering their face. Police were unable to locate the suspects.

Portage la Prairie RCMP continue to investigate.

Anyone with information about this incident are asked to contact the Central Plains RCMP at 204-857-4445 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477).