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A Winnipeg man faces numerous charges after police said they found him asleep at the wheel of a stolen vehicle Friday morning.
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Police were called to a report of an unknown man sleeping in a parked vehicle in the rear lane of Stradbrook Avenue at around 7 a.m.
When they arrived, police found a man asleep in a 2011 Chevrolet Express van. They woke him and arrested him without incident. During the arrest, officers found a sheathed hunting knife on him. When police searched a duffle bag he had and found a sawed-off shotgun, 12-gauge ammunition, and multiple break-in tools, all of which were seized as evidence.
Police determined that the suspect had broken into the vehicle and caused extensive damage to the steering column before falling asleep at the wheel.
A 33-year-old faces charges related to firearms, theft of a motor vehicle, possession of break-in instruments, and multiple breaches of probation orders. He was also found to have two warrants of arrest in his name.
He was detained in custody.
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