WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government promised new money Wednesday to fight a spike in violence and retail theft that has seen workers in some cases assaulted and injured.
The province will fund overtime pay for four police units with the Winnipeg Police Service to target"hot spots" such as retail stores and restaurants, Justice Minister Matt Wiebe said.
Wiebe was unable to provide a dollar amount or specify how many hours of overtime the province will fund. Details will be worked out with the police force, he said, but the funding will flow very soon. The grocery store has been the scene of a few confrontations since last month, when a suspected shoplifter was allegedly punched. Last week, two vehicles, including one belonging to the store's co-owner, were set on fire.
"Right now, we have too many violent incidents. We have too much retail crime going on," Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham said Wednesday.
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