CANADA Canada - Raeanne Thomas, 20, abducted from Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Man., suspect, Joshua Paupanekis,39, 5 Feb., 2026 *suspect arrested*

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-rcmp-abduction-dangerous-person-alert-9.7075799

'Manitoba RCMP have issued a dangerous person alert for Joshua Paupanekis, 39, after the abduction of Raeanne Thomas, 20, in Pimicikamak Cree Nation.

Around 5:40 a.m. on Thursday Cross Lake RCMP responded to a report of an aggravated assault at a residence in the community about 530 kilometres north of Winnipeg.

Paupanekis went into a home and hit a 24-year-old resident with a hammer, police alleged in a news release on Thursday.

Paupanekis, who police say also had a knife, then allegedly abducted Thomas from the residence.'

RCMP are looking for Raeanne Thomas, 20, and say she's in immediate danger after she was abducted in Pimicikamak Cree Nation. (Submitted by Manitoba RCMP)

 

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Mounties fear woman abducted from Manitoba community ‘in immediate danger’

Mounties released an emergency alert Thursday morning, warning of a man who they believe abducted a 20-year-old woman from a northern Manitoba community.

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“Joshua Paupanekis was last seen fleeing on foot with the victim,” RCMP said in a news release.'

Joshua Paupanekis a.k.a. Joshua McKay, is shown in an undated RCMP-supplied photo.
'Mounties issued the dangerous person alert at around 11 a.m. for Pimicikamak Cree Nation and the surrounding area for the 39-year-old suspect.
Police say there is a large-scale search effort with multiple police units underway in the community to find the victim, 20-year-old Raeanne Thomas.
“The RCMP believes she is in immediate danger,” police said.
The suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous.
Anyone who sees him or Thomas should not approach and is asked to contact RCMP at 204-676-2600''.

 

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Tip leads Mounties to arrest suspect in Manitoba woman’s abduction

Police say information lead them to a home in Pimicikamak Cree Nation where they arrested the subject of a Manitoba manhunt.

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''A man at the centre of a dangerous person alert and the 20-year-old woman police say was abducted from a northern Manitoba First Nation have been found safe, RCMP confirm.

Mounties say they received information that led officers to a home in Pimicikamak Cree Nation. At around 11:15 a.m., police say they went to the house and arrested Joshua Paupanekis without incident.

The woman police say was abducted in the community early on Thursday morning, was found in the home with minor injuries.

She was taken for medical care as a precaution, Mounties say.

The RCMP thanked the public for their help finding Paupanekis and the woman.''