Police were in the 5th Avenue NE area of Portage while searching for suspects involved in a robbery nearby. Last Friday, March 3, two suspects were spotted at 2:30 p.m. and were told to stop. They refused and continued into a building. 

Officers called for backup and waited when one of the suspects, a woman, left the building, was apprehended, and held for investigation. Dana Dueck, 26-years-old, of Portage la Prairie, was in possession of stolen items and arrested.

Dueck faces the following charges:

  • two counts of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking 
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime.

31-year-old Kiefer Beaulieu then also left the building and was detained. Beaulieu was seen entering the building with a bag but did not have it when he exited. Police located the bag and found a firearm. Beaulieu has been repeatedly over the years in Portage la Prairie with weapons charges and break-and-enter (see related stories below).

Beaulieu faces the following charges:

  • two counts of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, 
  • Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose, 
  • Unsafe Storage of Firearm, 
  • Carry Concealed Weapon, 
  • Possession of Weapon when Knowing Possession is Unauthorized, 
  • Possession of Prohibited Weapon without a Licence, 
  • four counts of Weapons Possession Contrary to an Order. 

Beaulieu was remanded into custody. 

Dueck was released on a Release Order. 

It was learned that Dueck and Beaulieu were not involved in the robbery that had occurred earlier in the area.

See related stories below for offences involving Beaulieu:

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