On Sept. 3 at approximately 2:50 a.m. RCMP officers from Oakbank, Red River North and Selkirk, responded to a report of a break and enter at the Winnipeg Water Treatment Plant, located on Provincial Road 207, in the RM of Springfield. Officers were advised that an unknown male entered the yard, climbed into an excavator and began to damage vehicles and buildings. Upon arrival, officers observed numerous damaged vehicles in the parking lot and witnessed the excavator causing damage to a building. Officers approached the excavator and climbed aboard, ordering the operator to stop the machine. He refused and a demand was made a second time, with which he complied. The suspect resisted arrest and assaulted the officers while being taken into custody. Neither the suspect nor the officers were injured. Aaron Michael Yarema, 39, from Winnipeg, was remanded into custody on charges including Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Breaking and Entering, Resist Arrest (x2), Assault Police Officer, Mischief Over $5000 and Fail to Comply with a Release Order. Oakbank RCMP continue to investigate.
