Manitoba RCMP Charge a 24-Year-Old Man From Opaskwayak Cree Nation With Robbery With Other Offensive Weapon After the Force Says a Store Employee Who Followed Him Out of a Crossley Avenue Business in The Pas Was Confronted With a Knife (October 29, 2026)

The Manitoba RCMP says The Pas RCMP received a report at 9:48 a.m. on October 28, 2026 of a theft that had just occurred at a business on Crossley Avenue in The Pas. According to the force, a male suspect entered the store and left with several items without paying, and when a store employee followed him outside and confronted him, the suspect pulled out a knife. The employee returned to the store uninjured. Officers began patrols and arrested the suspect a short time later on 4th Street, and the force says a search found him carrying three different knives. A 24-year-old man from Opaskwayak Cree Nation is charged with Robbery with other offensive weapon and Theft under or equal to $5,000, and was released on an undertaking.

Legal status: Charged. The allegations have not been tested in court and the accused is presumed innocent.

What the Force Says Happened at the Store

The RCMP says the report came in as a theft that had just occurred. A male suspect is alleged to have entered the business on Crossley Avenue and walked out with several items without paying for them.

A store employee followed the man outside and confronted him, the force says, and the suspect then pulled out a knife. The force says the employee returned to the store uninjured.

The Arrest on 4th Street

Officers began patrols in the area and arrested the suspect a short time later on 4th Street, according to the force. The RCMP says a search found him carrying three different knives.

The accused is presumed innocent and neither charge has been tested in court. The allegations are those of the Manitoba RCMP, as published in its release.