RCMP officer failed to find gun during search of youth being placed in Thompson, Man. detachment cell | Page 6 | Unpublished
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RCMP officer failed to find gun during search of youth being placed in Thompson, Man. detachment cell

April 17, 2026

Police say something "went wrong" when a youth managed to get a gun into a cell at the Thompson RCMP detachment after a search failed to find it on him. The incident happened in 2024. Cleaning staff found the gun behind a toilet two days later, and ammunition was later found in the toilet bowl.



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