Release Date: December 22, 2023

(M’CHIGEENG FIRST NATION, ON) – On December 21st, 2023, the United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin Anishnaabe Police Services (UCCM APS) along with the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested two parties Wanted in relation to an off-duty Toronto Police Service’s Officer being stabbed during a Robbery at a Best Buy in Scarborough ON.

The UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service and Uniform Members of the Ontario Provincial Police were involved with the investigation.

Charged are:

Starlene MIGWANS of M’Chigeeng FN

  • Robbery With an Offensive Weapon CC 343(d)
  • Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer CC 270.02
  • Assault with a Weapon CC 267(a)
  • Weapons Dangerous CC 88(1)
  • Carry Concealed Weapon CC 90(1)
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over CC 354(1)
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under CC 354(1)
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under CC 354(1)

Dwayne COOMBS of the Greater Toronto Area

  • Robbery With an Offensive Weapon CC 343(d)
  • Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer CC 270.02
  • Assault with a Weapon CC 267(a)
  • Weapons Dangerous CC 88(1) Carry Concealed Weapon CC 90(1)
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over CC 354(1)
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under CC 354(1)
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under CC 354(1)

The accused remain in custody awaiting a Bail Hearing to speak to these charges.

Community safety is a collaborative effort with our communities. UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service would like to remind the public that we need to work together to ensure the safety, protection and overall health and wellness of our communities. We need your help, your information, and your assistance to affect change. Drug trafficking invites residual and lateral violence into your communities, such as home invasions, serious assaults, and homicides, and leads to the erosion of our communities through addiction, homelessness, and overdose deaths. We need to speak directly with the people who have the information that we require to ensure the safety and protection of our communities. Remember information is best protected and utilized when the Police can receive the information firsthand.

The UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service, OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service remains committed to working collaboratively and will continue to focus its efforts on major crime operations that pose a direct and elevated threat to the safety, security, and wellness of our communities. This combined Integrated Street Crime Unit is a Joint Force Operation and aims to identify and disrupt organized crime on Manitoulin Island through innovative technology, collaborative partnerships and traditional Police work resulting in the arrests of those involved, holding them accountable for their criminal activities and the seizure of illegal drugs, prohibited firearms and proceeds of crime.

If anyone has further information regarding drug trafficking and organized crime, please contact UCCM Police at 705-377-7135 or Sudbury Rainbow Crime Stoppers at 705-222- TIPS (8477) or 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit an online tip at www.sudburycrimestoppers.com Together we can make a difference.

Brad Mack – Staff Sergeant – Director of Operations
UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service
5926 Highway 540, Box 332
M’Chigeeng, ON POP 1GO
Tel: 705-377-7135
Fax: 705-377-5583

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