RCMP service dog apprehends suspect after 90-minute chase on Ebb and Flow First Nation

June 16, 2026 - Ebb and Flow First Nation, Manitoba
From: Manitoba RCMP

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On June 14, at approximately 9:55 p.m., Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP officers attempted to locate and arrest a male suspect wanted on four unendorsed warrants of arrest, including flight from police and assaulting a police officer.

Officers went to a shed on the property where the suspect was believed to be, on Highway 278 in the Ebb and Flow First Nation. As they were entering the shed, the suspect was leaving out the back and began running away, ignoring calls from police to stop.

Officers gave chase, then began tracking him aerially with a drone. Approximately 90 minutes later, the suspect was heading southwest from Highway 278 towards the community’s old dump road when RCMP Police Dog Services arrived. Marook, a police service dog, began tracking through often thick brush and swampy areas for approximately 1.2 kilometres before locating and apprehending the suspect.

Members of the Ebb and Flow First Nation Fire Department assisted RCMP, using their off-road vehicle to bring the suspect out of the bush. The suspect was treated for bite wounds at hospital, then transported to the RCMP detachment in Ste. Rose.

In addition to his previous charges, Mark Houle, 45, of Ebb and Flow First Nation is now charged with resisting arrest.

He remains in custody, pending a court appearance.