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Car Hits Retention Pond; Person Critical

CJOB News Team reporting — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:59:00 GMT

Winnipeg police say one person has been taken to hospital in critical condition after a car drove in to a retention pond this morning.

Dive crews were called to the scene at Dalhousie Drive and Pembina Highway around 7 am.

The hood of the car could be seen just peeking up from the middle of the pond.

CJOB's Keith McCullough was on scene:

(Pictures from CJOB's Keith McCullough)

Oklahoma Tornado Developed Quickly: Storm Chaser

CJOB News Team reporting — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:26:00 GMT

The death toll is expected to rise today after that massive tornado in Oklahoma.

Stormchaser Dave Carlsen saw the storm first hand from Ada, Oklahoma. He tells CJOB the scariest thing was how quickly it developed.

"Usually the storms in Oklahoma, especially, take a while to develop. But this one, the cloud went up and maybe ten minutes later, there was a tornado on the ground."

The storm was nearly 800 miles wide and turned entire neighbourhoods to rubble.

51 people - including 20 children - are confirmed dead but officials say the death toll could rise to nearly 100.

LISTEN: Hal Anderson's full interview with Dave Carlesen:

Youth Addictions Facility to Open This Month

CJOB's Kim Lawson reporting — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:20:00 GMT

The province will open a new unit for youth battling addictions this month.

Instead of going to jail overnight, youth who are picked up drunk or high by police... and whose parents can't be found... will be taken to the Youth Addictions Stabilization Unit.

Ian Hughes, the President and CEO of Marmound, who will operate the facility, says the hope - that they will make use of addictions treatment resources available there.

"Our hope is that for those kids that we see regularly, can we then, more readily and easily, steer them towards addictions treatment."

Healthy Living Minister Jim Rondeau says the facility will fill a need in Manitoba.

"This was a hole, and so we've moved from a detention facility to a support facility that will assist the individual on their journey to wellness," Rondeau says.

The province will contribute 2.7 million dollars a year to the facility.

CJOB's Kim Lawson had a tour of the facility.

(Photos by CJOB's Kim Lawson)

Winnipeg Police Dealing With Gunshot Mystery

CJOB News Team reporting — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:22:00 GMT

Winnipeg Police are looking for clues to a single bullet hole found in the 900 block of Burrows Avenue. Police were called to the area yesterday where they discovered the small gunshot hole. They don't know who shot the bullet and why it was fired in the first place. No one was injured in the incident. If you have any information about this case, you can call CrimeStoppers at 204-786-TIPS.

Rain Drowns Campground Attendance

CJOB News Team reporting — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:35:00 GMT

A few campers are towelling off after this long weekend.

But most people stayed away from Manitoba's campgrounds all together.

Occupancy at the provincial parks was down 20 percent compared to last year.

Bob Bomberak, regional park operations supervisor in Manitoba says park officers had a light workload.

"Overall, it was a quiet weekend. There were 15 charges total, throughout the whole province, and 12 people were evicted."

Eight of the 15 charges were liquor or park-related.

Former Manitoba Sheriffs Face Charges

CJOB News Team reporting — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:36:00 GMT

Two former Manitoba sheriffs face sexual assault charges. Police say one woman reported being sexually assaulted multiple times and forced to take drugs last year. A separate incident dates back to 2010. Forty six year old Charles Gordon and 35-year-old Jackie Burgoyne have been taken into custody and face several charges.

UPDATE: One Arrested After Shots Fired In The Exhange

CJOB News Team reporting — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:15:00 GMT

Winnipeg Police have arrested one man after shots were fired in the Exchange District.

Police say the shots were fired just before 12:30 Monday morning, with a car crash following at Princess Street and Bannatyne.

One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Charges are pending.

No Power for 1,100 Customers Overnight

CJOB News Team reporting — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:27:00 GMT

Hydro crews are hoping to have power restored to about 1,100 customers in Linden Woods.

The problem started at about 5:30 Sunday afternoon and crews thought they had the problem fixed.

However problems underground have affected power in that area, leaving many in the dark.

Rainfall Warnings For Southeastern Manitoba

CJOB News Team reporting — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:25:00 GMT

A rainfall warning remains in effect for parts of southeastern Manitoba, stretching from Killarney east to the Manitoba-Ontario border.

Mark Melsness with Environment Canada tells CJOB those areas received anywhere from 15 to 30 mm. of rain Sunday, and there's more to come.

Another 25 to 50 mm. is possible for those regions.

Melsness says Killarney has been the hardest hit, picking up 57 mm.

Winnipeg by comparison has received about 10 to 15 mm.

The rain is supposed to taper off later Monday night.

Arrest Made in Roblin Double Homicide

CJOB's Kim Lawson reporting — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:24:00 GMT

Winnipeg Police have made an arrest in what they're calling a domestic related double homicide in the 4300 block of Roblin Boulevard.

Yesterday morning, Winnipeg police say a man alerted them to a serious violent incident.

Police arrived and found 37-year-old Natasha Jeffrey and 39-year-old Ronald Dabreo dead in the home.

The man who reported the deaths was arrested.

44-year-old Seymour Lloyd Sharpe has been charged with two counts of second degree murder.

According to Facebook, Sharpe and Jeffrey were previously in a relationship. The connection between Dabreo and the others is not clear.

These are the 7th and 8th homicides in Winnipeg in 2013. Last year, there were 15 by this date.

Anyone with information regarding this matter is asked to contact investigators at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).

(Photo from Facebook)