Winnipeg Police Charge 19-Year-Old With 32 Offences in Gym Locker Thefts

Winnipeg police have arrested and charged a 19-year-old in connection with a series of thefts from fitness facility lockers and homes across the city between November 2025 and October 2026, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a release on November 1, 2026 (file E26-28907).

Ashauni Maurice White, 19, faces a total of 32 charges, police said. Property Crime Unit investigators arrested him without incident on October 30 while executing a search warrant at a residence in the Fairfield Park neighbourhood. He was detained in custody.

Thefts from gym lockers

According to police, the Property Crime Unit linked a number of incidents to the same suspect. Most involved backpacks, bags, wallets or credit cards taken from lockers at fitness facilities, with stolen cards later used to make fraudulent purchases. Police listed incidents at fitness facilities in these locations:

• 400 block of University Crescent (Nov. 21, 2025; Jan. 15 and Feb. 8, 2026)
• 2800 block of Pembina Highway (Jan. 2, 2026)
• 1300 block of Ellice Avenue (Jan. 14 and Feb. 15, 2026)
• 1500 block of Regent Avenue (Jan. 22, 2026)
• Meadowood Drive (April 12, 2026)

In individual incidents, fraudulent purchases ranged from about $210 to about $858, police said. Investigators also determined that the accused had gained access to the fitness facilities using fraudulently obtained memberships.

Homes targeted

Police said that on Aug. 23, 2026, a suspect entered a home in the 2700 block of Pembina Highway without the resident's consent, asked for help under a false pretence and stole the victim's credit card. The card was later used to obtain $59 in merchandise at a nearby store.

On Oct. 18, 2026, a suspect was let into a home in the Roslyn neighbourhood under a false pretence and stole an elderly victim's purse, police said. Stolen credit cards were then used for fraudulent purchases totalling about $404.

Police also linked a Sept. 13, 2026, incident in which flooring was damaged in a common area of an apartment building in the Fairfield Park neighbourhood, leading to a mischief investigation.

Charges

The 32 charges include break and enter, fraud under $5,000, false pretences, mischief under, possession of property, theft under $5,000, unauthorized use of a credit card, and failing to comply with a release order condition to reside in Scarborough, Ontario.

Winnipeg's Crime Severity Index was 113.42 in 2025, down 9.38% from the previous year, according to Statistics Canada. The city's Violent Crime Severity Index was 170.06.