Winnipeg police arrest man accused of pushing cop down stairs, splashing with hot coffee
Winnipeg police have arrested a suspect who got away after a fight in which an officer was allegedly pushed down a set of stairs and splashed with hot coffee.
Police arrested a 33-year-old Winnipeg man in the 1700 block of Henderson Highway on Friday with the help of its K9 and tactical units.
Police said they saw the man, who was a suspect, in a taxi around 9:30 a.m. on July 10, so they followed the cab to a home on Redwood Avenue before trying to stop him.
The suspect tried to run into a nearby residence while an officer chased him, police said adding that's when the officer was splashed with hot coffee and pushed down a set of stairs.
During the altercation, a loaded firearm and set of handcuffs fell out of a bag that had been around the suspect's neck. The suspect tried to pass the bag to a woman who ran out of the home, who officers apprehended while the man ran away, police said.
Inside the purse, officers found around $11,500 worth of crack cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and a substance believed to be fentanyl.
Arrested this week
The woman, a 25-year-old from Selkirk, Man., was charged with a number of firearm and drug-related offences and obstructing a peace officer.
The man faces a number of charges including possession of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a firearm.
