Manitoba’s police watchdog has terminated its investigation into an allegation of stolen property by an on-duty RCMP officer in Ile des Chênes.

On June 1, 2021, RCMP reported an incident to the Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) that occurred on April 2.

According to the report, on April 14 RCMP received a formal complaint from a male alleging that RCMP officers arrested him and seized personal items worth $15,000 during a traffic incident that took place north of Ile des Chênes on April 2.

IIU investigators opened an investigation into this matter. Then, on June 16, the male alleging the theft contacted an IIU senior investigator to advise that he had located the jewelry initially reported to have been stolen by the RCMP.

Accordingly, the civilian director has directed that the IIU investigation be terminated and the file closed.