Front-end loader intentionally crashed into Main Street 7-Eleven: WPS
Posted November 1, 2022 2:15 pm.
Winnipeg police believe the driver of a front-end loader intentionally drove the vehicle into a convenience store on Main Street Tuesday morning before driving away.
The Winnipeg Police Service says it happened shortly before 4:20 a.m. on Main Street and Bannerman Avenue.
The vehicle crashed into a 7-Eleven and caused a “substantial amount of damage to the front of the store,” according to Const. Jay Murray. The store was closed at the time.
“We do believe this was a break and enter,” Murray said.
Damage done to 7-Eleven on Main Street on Nov 1, 2022. (Credit: CityNews/Steve Anderson)
The front-end loader has not been located.
Though not confirmed, Winnipeg police are presuming the loader may have been stolen.
“Typically in the past we’ve seen this mechanism of a break and enter,” said Murray. “It doesn’t happen too often but we often find stolen vehicles that are used to either ram a business or to force entry. Typically in those cases they’re stolen trucks.
“It’s extremely rare to see heavy equipment like this be used.”
WATCH: Police address convenience store break and enter (skip to 13:05)
Police don’t believe anything was stolen.
They are studying video surveillance.
