Steinbach RCMP have made numerous arrests in connection to a recent complaint involving a firearm at a residence located in the Rural Municipality of Hanover.
On June 5, 2022, at approximately 10:55pm, Steinbach RCMP received a report from an individual who indicated that a firearm had been pointed in their direction from occupants in a suspicious vehicle at a local gravel pit. The suspect vehicle then fled the scene.
Officers were provided a description of the vehicle and patrols were made in the area. The suspect vehicle was later located at a residence located in the RM of Hanover where the vehicle’s engine was still running.
Police say that two occupants were observed inside the residence. Subsequently, officers arrested the male driver and male passenger of the vehicle, both 26-years-of-age, without incident.
Officers were then advised that the firearm, along with additional suspects linked to the vehicle, were inside the residence. Using a loud hailer, police instructed the occupants to exit the residence. A 41-year-old male complied with instructions and exited the home. Other occupants inside the home refused to cooperate with the officer’s demands. RCMP then entered the residence and located a 38-year-old female and a 33-year-old male, both were arrested without incident.
A search warrant was then drafted and executed where officers located and seized several firearms and ammunition.
RCMP report that 41-year-old Trevor Berg, from the RM of Hanover, was remanded into custody on charges including unsafe storage of a firearm and possession of a firearm/prohibited weapon. Also charged in connection to this incident was 33-year-old Daniel Foui, 26-year-old Robert Ingram and 26-year-old Erik Peterson. Police noted that a 38-year-old Winnipeg woman was released without charge.
