ManitobaA rural community in western Manitoba was hit by a string of armed break-ins over several hours early Sunday morning, police say.17-year-old girl arrested after being found in stolen pickup truckCBC News · Posted: Apr 07, 2025 5:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoRCMP have released images of multiple people who were linked to three reported break-ins in the rural municipality of North Norfolk early Sunday morning, including this image of what appears to be a man holding a rifle. (Manitoba RCMP)A rural community in western Manitoba was hit by a string of armed break-ins over several hours early Sunday morning, police say.There were three break-ins reported in the rural municipality of North Norfolk, west of Portage la Prairie, between 3:30 and 8:30 a.m. Sunday, RCMP said in a news release.Police believe the same group was responsible for all of the break-ins.Numerous people believed to have a firearm or firearms were described entering properties with a vehicle and stealing items, police said.The burglars got into shops on the properties and taking items including off-road vehicles, power tools and, in one instance, a brown-and-cream-coloured pickup truck, RCMP said.Community in shockShawn Klippenstein says his son’s farm in MacGregor, Man., was robbed early Sunday morning, adding his son had just awoken when he saw intruders on his farm through surveillance footage.”He locked the doors and flipped the lights on, and then they took off,” Klippenstein told CBC News.”Stealing’s one thing, but when you’ve got high-powered rifles and guns — it’s a different animal.”WATCH | Security video shows intruders arriving on farm:Armed break-in at Manitoba farm shown in security videoSecurity video footage provided by Shawn Klippenstein shows a pickup truck driving onto his son’s farm in MacGregor, Man., early Sunday morning. A group of people, some carrying firearms, are seen coming out of the truck. Klippenstein told CBC News the group left as soon as his son locked the doors and turned the lights on.Klippenstein said his son didn’t know who the perpetrators were.He called the situation shocking for the community, but said theft has become common for residents in the last few years.”It’s very unsettling now.”RCMP gave the pickup truck’s description and licence plate number to the Manitoba First Nations Police Service.A 17-year-old girl from Sandy Bay First Nation was arrested in Sandy Bay around 6 a.m. Sunday, after she was found alone in the truck.The suspected burglars are pictured. (Manitoba RCMP)No one was injured in the break-ins, police said.The three incidents continue to be investigated, but police say they have limited details about everything that was stolen.Anyone with information about the break-ins is asked to contact RCMP at 204-857-4445 or send an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or on their website.With files from Chelsea Kemp
Thieves wanted after ‘very unsettling’ armed break-ins reported in rural Manitoba community
