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Stolen motorcycle catches fire: Winnipeg man arrested

Gas station seen on Sept. 21, 2024 in the 100 block of Salter Street a day after a stolen motorcycle caught fire there. (Credit: Cliff Simpson, CityNews)

By News Staff

Posted September 21, 2024 1:41 pm.

Last Updated September 21, 2024 1:45 pm.

A 35-year-old man from Winnipeg has been arrested after a stolen motorcycle caught fire.

Friday at around 8:15 p.m., police saw a fire at a gas station in the 100 block of Salter Street.

While the suspect was pumping gas, the motorcycle suddenly caught fire. He moved the motorcycle, still in flames, toward a nearby dumpster.

Police called for back-up and arrested the man after he fled in a nearby taxi.

Multiple items were seized in his possession — pills and a weapon.

The man is charged with multiple offences including possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and carrying a concealed weapon.

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