Update - Carrie Bearbull has been arrested
On July 25, 2024, at 10:40 am, Portage la Prairie RCMP received information via social media that a 28-year-old female had been dragged out of her residence by two females, known to the victim, and placed into an SUV. It was believed that the victim was being held against her will at another location and was being assaulted.
Officers attended to Dakota Tipi First Nation and, in speaking with members of the community, were able to identify the suspect vehicle.
Officers attended to a home, located in Portage la Prairie and observed the suspect vehicle parked outside. In speaking with one of the residents inside the home, the victim was located and transported to the Portage la Prairie RCMP Detachment where she disclosed that two female suspects had entered her home, assaulted her, and dragged her out to the SUV where she was taken to the address where she was located and had been assaulted by the two female suspects.
RCMP have issued Warrants of Arrest out for 45-year-old Carrie Bearbull, from Portage la Prairie, and 35-year-old Kelsey Meeches, from Long Plain First Nation, both of whom have been charged with Kidnapping without Firearm, Forcible Confinement and Assault.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of these two suspects, you are asked to contact the Portage la Prairie RCMP at 204-857-4445, call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
Portage la Prairie RCMP continue to investigate.
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