News - Arson

On March 26, 2010 at about 3:30am, Oakbank RCMP as well as local Emergency Services and EMS were dispatched to the scene of a residential structure fire on Pleasant Road in the RM of Springfield.

On January 1, 2010 at about 5am, the God’s Lake Narrows RCMP Detachment were dispatched to a house fire on the God’s Lake Narrows First Nation.

Portage la Prairie RCMP are requesting public assistance into three arson incidents which occurred earlier this month.

At approximately 2am on December 7, 2009, Steinbach RCMP received a call of several hundred bales on fire near PTH 302, just south of Highway 12.

RCMP are investigating numerous uncontrolled grass and bale fires that were deliberately started by suspects near the community of Elm Creek, since early this month.

This past weekend, between November 13, 2009, around 6pm and Monday, November 16, 2009, at 8am, unknown vandals broke a window on a silver Dodge Caravan parked near the Steinbach Royal Canadian Legion and started a fire within the vehicle.

RCMP have laid charges in connection with a fire at the Morris Riverview Golf and Country Club earlier this month.

Investigation into a fire at a Steinbach business earlier this month has resulted in a Steinbach youth being charged with arson.

Steinbach RCMP have arrested and charged a Steinbach youth in an arson incident that occurred earlier this year.

On May 15, 2009 around 9:30 PM Portage la Prairie RCMP and Portage Fire Department responded to a complaint of a house on fire on the 200 block of 5th Ave NE.