Stolen Truck and Homemade Firearm Located

On August 22, 2025, shortly before 10:30 am Manitoba First Nations Police Service officers received a report of a truck stuck in the ditch on Lagoon Road in Sandy Bay First Nation.

MFNPS officers responded to the area and located a white Dodge Ram truck stuck in the ditch with an unknown male near the vehicle. The male began walking away upon police arrival. He was instructed to stop which he complied with and dropped his backpack.

As officers approached the male a homemade firearm was observed next to the male’s backpack. The male was taken into custody and searched. During the search, ammunition and additional gun parts were located. The truck located in the ditch was determined to have been stolen from the RM of North Norfolk 2 days prior.

31-year-old Edmond Raymond Spence was charged with the following offences:

- Unauthorized possession of a firearm (x2) 
- Carrying a concealed weapon (x2) 
- Possession of a firearm knowing possession is unauthorized 
- Weapons possession contrary to an order (x3) 
- Possession of property obtained by crime

Spence was held into custody to appear in court at a later date.

If you have any information that could assist investigators, don't hesitate to contact MFNPS Sandy Bay First Nation Detachment at 204-843-7705 or the MFNPS TIPS line anonymously at 1-833-978-0048 or email TIPS@mfnp.ca. The MFNP TIPS line is accessible 24/7, 365 days a year, and monitored regularly