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Winnipeg Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a dangerous offender who is alleged to have assaulted two officers in their cruiser last week.
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Police were in a surface parking lot in the 300 block of Sherbrook Street last Thursday at just before 6 p.m., when an adult male suspect approached the marked police vehicle and threw a large metal object through the open passenger window, striking both officers in the upper body. The officers sustained minor injuries and received medical attention at a hospital.
Police have now identified the suspect as 44-year-old Waylon Joseph Paul of Winnipeg. A warrant has been issued for Paul on two counts each of assaulting a police office with a weapon and failing to comply with condition of a release order. Investigators are requesting public assistance in locating Paul.
Paul is described as an Indigenous male, five-foot-11, approximately 211 lbs, with a larger build and shorter dark-coloured hair. He is a high-risk offender and considered dangerous. The public is advised not to approach him if encountered.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts or video surveillance, including dashcam footage, related to this incident is asked to contact investigators at 204-986-6219, Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477), or online at winnipegcrimestoppers.org.
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