Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 11, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Winnipeg free press Friday August 11, 2006 a9 two men wounded in shooting police looking for 3 males who fled scene by Jen Skerritt t women were taken to Hospital Early yesterday evening after a drive by shooting in the City a North end. Winnipeg police duty Insp. Steve Pilote said that in front of a Home on Boyd Avenue a gunman got out of a vehicle and fired several shots at the two men. Both were taken to Hospital with lower body wounds and were in stable condition last night. Police searched yesterday evening for three males suspected to have fled the scene in a Blue Sun and a Maroon Van. Pilote said no one has been arrested and the investigation continues. He would not say whether the Vic Tims were known to police or if the shooting was gang related. Neighbourhood resident Arin Smith said gang members Are common in the Ter Day when she and her Boyfriend paced up and Down the Boulevard. Plagued by crime and violence. Area and its possible the shooting could heard gunfire outside her Home. Other Neighbours said they be seen in january two people were arrest be gang related. Smith want fazed by my mom just pushed All of us Down suspicious activity on the Corner of de in the 600 Block of Boyd Avenue the half a dozen police cars lining the stairs she said noting there were Sev Aikins Street and Boyd Avenue where during a police raid of a Rooming residential Street and said most Resi eral Young children in the House at the sirants Blue Home sits with broken House. One gun was seized. Last dents Are used to crime. Time of the shooting. Front windows a rickety swing set and november a single shot was fired into you hear gunshots almost every Sirant said one of the injured men kiddie sized basketball hoop on the a bedroom window in the 200 Block of night he said. This is where All the ran inside their Home with blood run Lawn. Boyd Avenue. No one was injured. Gang members Ning from his leg and her mom Quick i think that House got shot at fifty eight year old Ernest Anderson police cordoned off the Block nearly bound the wound to Stop the before said a female Neighbour who was murdered in his Boyd Avenue Aikins Street and Boyd Avenue with bleeding. Wished to remain Anonymous. You get Home in april 2004, when Waylon yellow tape As Neighbours gathered at she said the two victims were old used to Joseph Paul 25, and Kevin Clayto the scene. Officers spoke to witnesses friends of her brother a but have been the woman said she was stirring Campbell 22, broke into a main floor and looked for Bullet casings near the absent for the neighbourhood for some Gravy on the stove top when she heard suite and viciously attacked an intersection where the vehicles May time. Four gunshots. Since she moved into robbed him. Have parked before the gunfire began. As police investigated the shooting the area in april she said she hears Jasmine Sirant was inside her Blue yesterday sirants brother sat in the gunfire at least once every two weeks. two Storey Home at 349 Boyd ave. Yes Back of a police Cruiser As her Mother in recent years the area has been police name men held in seizure of weapons City police released the names today of two Komano area men arrested tues Day after police raided two Interlake properties. Elwyn David Evans 61, is charged with four counts of Possession of a weapon dangerous to the Public peace and three counts of Possession of stolen property. The weapons include a 16? Machete a Hunting knife a filleting knife and Small a police said in court documents. The alleged stolen property include a White Springdale camper trailer a 2003 Viper red Jet ski seadog and a 1998 gtd Fri seadog according to the documents. Police said Evans is also charged with forgery in connection to a firearms pos session acquisition licence Alvin James Lup Rypa 52, is charged with 12 counts of careless storage of a firearm and three counts of careless storage of a prohibited firearm. Court documents said police seized several Hunting rifles and shotguns including a Savage 300 Hunting Rifle a Browning bar Rifle and a Knight muzzle loading Rifle. Police said Lup Rypa is also charged with three counts of Possession of a prohibited weapon ? three pen guns sin Gle shot firearms shaped like pens and Possession of a Small amount of cocaine. A 38-year-old woman taken into Cus Tody during the raids was released with out charge. The arrests were made in connection to the seizure of 27 Sten machine guns outside Winnipeg last january. Two men from British Columbia were arrested. Police were still searching the prop erties yesterday and More charges Are expected. I Brief Security Deposit refunds if you Ever rented an apartment or House in Manitoba and did to get your Security Deposit Back the provincial government could have Money for you. After a tenant moves out monies such As rent overpayment or Security deposits May be owed to them finance minister Greg Selinger said yesterday. Landlords have a Legal obligation to return these funds to the tenant or if that is not possible to Forward them to the province to according to the residential Tenan cies act landlords Are required to Send overpayment and unclaimed Security deposits to the provincial government if they can to track Down the former tenant directly. Tenants can then apply to the province to get their Money Back. For More information Selinger said to visit or Call 204 945-2476. Arlington Bridge closure the aging Arlington Bridge will be closed to traffic next week for repairs. A Section of pavement must be removed so Crews can Access a corroded portion of the corrugated steel deck. Then the area must be repaved. Work begins first thing monday morning and the Bridge should be open to traffic by Friday afternoon. The Bridges sidewalk will still be open to pedestrians. The Bridge underwent major Struc Tural and deck repairs in 1992 at a Cost of $4.7 million. The Cost of next weeks fix is $25,000. New oly West meeting after a Brief summer hiatus a second Public meeting is Likely to reignite the controversy Over the planned oly West hog processing Plant in St. Boniface. Oly West announced yesterday it was making Good on a Promise to Host another open House to seek Public input into its $200-million facility. The open House is slated for wednesday. Controversy has dogged the project since november when City Council approved a $3.4-million incentive package in nine Days a move Many Transcona and St. Boniface residents called a Rush Job that failed to consider the plants Impact on its Neighbours. Next weeks open House will Lay out the results of an environmental assess ment done by Earth tech the consult ing firm hired to determine How the Plant should manage odour soil contamination waste water and traffic. Earth tech will Host next weeks meeting at the Oxford Heights Community club in Transcona. It runs from noon until 9 . ?2006 Samsung electronics Canada inc. Samsung is a registered trademark of Samsung electronics co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Screen images Are simulated. Check with your local Carrier for availability and pricing ;