Category: Winnipeg Police

Winnipeg Man Convicted in Slaying of Sleeping Toddler Loses Appeal

A Winnipeg man found guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a sleeping toddler has lost his bid to have the conviction overturned. Daniel Jensen was sentenced to life in prison in 2021 after a jury found him guilty of killing three-year-old Hunter Smith-Straight, his former girlfriend’s son. Jensen appealed the conviction, arguing…


Winnipeg Police Charge Man in Expansive Sexual Extortion Case

Winnipeg police have charged a man accused of extorting people who sent him sexual images of themselves. Police say Tongun Justin Tongun faces 10 counts of extortion and that the alleged crimes may have international ties. Officers began their investigation in January, when a man in his 20s said he had sent intimate images of…


Boy, 9, Suffers Multiple Injuries After Mauling by Coyote in Winnipeg

A young boy in Winnipeg suffered multiple injuries when police say he was mauled by a coyote on Saturday evening. The Winnipeg Police Service says it responded to Sunny Morning Road in the city’s northeast at around 6:50 p.m. for a call about a child being bitten by a coyote. They learned a 15-year-old girl…


Police Identify Partial Remains Found in Winnipeg as Belonging to 40-Year-Old Mother

A woman whose partial remains were found last month is being remembered as a devoted mother and someone who deeply loved her children. Police said the remains found April 15 along the Red River north of Winnipeg’s downtown belong to June Johnson. They are investigating the death of the 40-year-old as a homicide. During a…