City of Brandon Spring Pothole Program Now Underway
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Brandon, MB – After cleaning up from Brandon’s recent March snowstorm, staff in the City of Brandon’s Streets & Roads Section have turned their attention to patching the growing number of spring potholes popping up on City streets. Potholes are prevalent in the spring due to the season’s freeze-thaw cycles. Crews are currently using a…
Discharging a Firearm with Intent
Brandon Police Service Media Release On Sunday morning, Police received a call from a resident in the 1200 Block of 10th Street reporting what looked like a bullet hole through the window. Police attended and confirmed that a small caliber rifle was likely used to cause the damage. Investigation into this incident led to the…
Province Introduces Amendments That Would Propose Stricter Penalties to Further Discourage Distracted Driving
The government of Manitoba introduced proposed changes to provincial laws that would provide stricter penalties to confront the dangerous and deadly issue of distracted driving, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler announced today. “Many drivers fail to understand the danger associated with distracted driving,” said Schuler. “In Manitoba, using a hand-operated electronic device, such as a cellphone,…
Early morning accident in Brandon leads to impaired driving charge
On March 18, 2018 at approximately 05:30 hrs, police were dispatched to the 6300 block of Richmond Avenue East regarding a single vehicle accident. Police located an adult female who was determined to be the driver of the vehicle. The female was believed to be under the influence of alcohol and arrested. The female was…
Early morning police chase leads to arrest
Brandon Police Service Media Release Just before 3:00 AM Friday morning, a member on patrol observed a vehicle blow through the stop sign at 15th Street & Pacific Avenue, nearly losing control while sliding sideways, and almost colliding with the police vehicle. An attempt was made to stop the suspected impaired driver, who refused to…
