Gimli RCMP have arrested two women in connection with a violent home invasion north of Gimli earlier this month.
Police were called at 8:40 a.m. on Jan. 10 after a male reported a home invasion at his residence, located approximately three kilometres north of Gimli. Officers learned the incident had occurred about three hours earlier.
RCMP said the 50-year-old homeowner was in Winnipeg when he noticed unusual activity on his surveillance cameras. When he returned home, he found his 51-year-old wife on the floor, tied up with extension cords.
An investigation determined that two female suspects, who had been staying in a guest house on the property and were known to the homeowners, broke into the main residence early that morning. Police allege the suspects assaulted the female resident, threatened her with a knife, tied her up and robbed the home.
After the robbery, the suspects fled the scene in a vehicle stolen from the property. The vehicle was later located abandoned in the Gimli Industrial Park that afternoon.
On Jan. 14, Shaylynne Crackle, 27, turned herself in at the Gimli RCMP detachment and was arrested. Later that day, officers located and arrested Rachel Disbrowe, 47, at a residence in Gimli.
Both accused remain in custody and face multiple charges, including breaking and entering, robbery, forcible confinement, assault with a weapon and theft of a motor vehicle.
Gimli RCMP said the investigation is ongoing.
