A Manitoba judge has awarded a Winnipeg woman $3,000 after police unlawfully entered her home and confined her in a cruiser more than five years ago. 'Abusive' complainant detained in cruiserRoughly five minutes later, two police officers arrived at the building and found the 911 caller just outside. According to the police account, which Martin accepted, Ironstand "immediately started yelling and was belligerent," and officers pushed past her to enter the unit. The judge concluded the officers acted "reasonably or proportionally" in forcibly detaining Ironstand in the police cruiser during the incident. A spokesperson for the Winnipeg police told CBC News in an email the service has reviewed the decision.

Source: CBC News November 26, 2017 10:52 UTC