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CTV News
22-07-2025
- CTV News
RCMP searching for suspect who escaped police vehicle
Roberto Easter is pictured in this undated photo. (RCMP) The Manitoba RCMP is searching for a suspect who escaped from a police vehicle. The incident began around 3:30 p.m. on Monday when Mounties arrested Roberto Easter at a home on Airport Road in Chemawawin Cree Nation for breaching the conditions of a release order. Officers said they put him in handcuffs and placed him in the back of a police car. Police allege before they could bring him to the detachment, a 28-year-old woman approached the car and helped Easter to escape. Police note the woman and suspect are known to each other. Easter, 30, was last seen fleeing into a dense brush. RCMP is now searching for the escapee. The 28-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with escape lawful custody, resist/obstruct police officer and uttering threats. The charges against the woman and Easter have not been tested in court. Police said there is no threat to public safety. Anyone with information on Easter's location is asked to call police at 204-329-2004 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Global News
22-07-2025
- Global News
RCMP search for Manitoba man who escaped police custody with accomplice's help
Manitoba RCMP say there's no threat to public safety after a man escaped police custody Monday afternoon and remains at large. Roberto Easter, 30, was arrested at a home in Chemawawin Cree Nation around 3:30 p.m., RCMP said, for breaching conditions of a release order. He was handcuffed and put in the back of a police vehicle, but before he could be taken to the local RCMP detachment, police said a woman helped him escape, and Easter took off into the dense brush. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The woman, 28, knows Easter, police said. She was arrested and charged with uttering threats, escaping lawful custody, and resisting or obstructing a police officer. With the help of police dogs, drones and other resources, RCMP continue to search for the escapee. Anyone with information about Easter is asked to call Chemawawin RCMP at 204-329-2004 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
CBC
22-07-2025
- CBC
RCMP search for man who escaped vehicle during arrest in Chemawawin Cree Nation
Mounties are on the hunt for a man who escaped a police vehicle during his arrest in northern Manitoba on Monday. RCMP say they arrested Roberto Easter, 30, for breaching conditions of a release order at an Airport Road home in Chemawawin Cree Nation around 3:30 p.m. local time Monday. He was put in handcuffs and placed in the back of a police vehicle, police said in a news release on Tuesday. Before Easter was taken to the RCMP detachment, a a 28-year-old woman who knows him went up to the police vehicle, helping him escape, police said. Easter, from Chemawawin, was last seen fleeing into nearby dense brush. A search for Easter is now underway, but police say there is no threat to public safety. Chemawawin Cree Nation is about 400 kilometres north of Winnipeg. The 28-year-old woman, who's also from Chemawawin, was arrested and charged with escaping lawful custody, resisting/obstructing police officers and uttering threats. online.
