The RCMP in Manitoba has recovered an RCMP-issued handgun that was stolen from a safe at the home of an RCMP officer in 2019.
The town of Lac du Bonnet is located one hour from Winnipeg.
On March 20 at 11:15 a.m. local time, the RCMP arrested a 35-year-old male who was allegedly found in possession of a semi-automatic handgun.
The RCMP has charged a local man, Cody Tronrud, with possession of weapons contrary to a court order, possession of a prohibited firearm, possession of a weapon obtained by crime, unsafe storage of a firearm, and two counts of failure to comply with a release order.
According to officers, the suspect had an outstanding arrest warrant for aggravated assault, uttering threats, and failing to attend court. He was remanded into custody.
“The firearm was a RCMP-issued firearm that had been stolen from a safe in the officer’s residence. The break and enter is a Winnipeg Police Service investigation,” said the RCMP.
In 2019, the Winnipeg Police said they were investigating the theft of a gun and a taser, stolen during a break-in that occurred in the city in mid-August. An RCMP officer had reported that his X26 Taser, a type of stun gun, and his service gun, a Smith & Wesson 5906 handgun with an RCMP emblem, were stolen from a safe during a break-and-enter at his residence.
According to police, the stolen firearm had a trigger lock on it and was stored unloaded. No ammunition was stolen, but numerous other items were reported stolen.
At the time, police said they had raided a series of residences in and around Winnipeg, targeting alleged drug-trafficking cells with connections to Asian-organized crime. Officers reportedly seized more than $100,00 worth of drugs including cocaine, ecstasy, and morphine, and said the drug network had been moving millions of dollars in illegal drugs around Winnipeg.
Police have not indicated if the man arrested on March 20 is the same Cody Tronrud arrested in 2009 on other criminal charges.
