News release
Portage la Prairie RCMP arrest male after children’s bike stolen
July 21, 2026
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Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
From: Manitoba RCMP
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On July 17, at approximately 2:50 a.m., RCMP responded to a report that a children’s bicycle had been stolen from a front yard on the 600-block of Oak Bay in Portage la Prairie.
RCMP learned a male suspect was seen by residents exiting the yard with a child’s bike. Two residents exited the residence and gave chase, seeing the male coming out of a neighbour’s back yard. They then found the bike behind a residence two blocks over.
Officers located the suspect in a neighbour’s yard and arrested him without incident.
An 18-year-old Portage la Prairie male faces a charge of theft of bicycle under $5,000. He also received two trespassing tickets, which carry a combined fine of $1,344.
He was held in custody overnight, then released on an undertaking.