Early morning police chase leads to arrest
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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…
2-vehicle motor vehicle collision in Brandon Thursday evening
A two vehicle collision occurred between a red pickup truck and a small grey car at the intersection of 18th St and Victoria Ave Thursday evening. A light standard on the north side of 18th St was struck and came crashing to the ground. Traffic was very heavy while emergency crews were working on scene, which caused…
Rossburn Collegiate goes into lockdown over gun scare
Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba Facebook Page RCMP Rossburn arrest student found with replica pistol On March, 14, 2018, at approximately 1:00 pm., Rossburn RCMP were made aware of a social media post showing a student at Rossburn Collegiate in possession of a handgun. As a precaution, the school was placed in lock-down. Once the…
Robbery with Firearm
Brandon Police Service Media Release At approximately 5:30 a.m., Officers located a female in distress walking in the 1400 Block of 6th Street. The female advised that she drove to a residence on Cornell Bay and when she arrived, a male armed with a handgun approached her demanding she get out and give him the…
Koch donates $200K of steel to Assiniboine
BRANDON, Man. (March 14, 2018)— Welding students at Assiniboine Community College are benefiting from excellent learning opportunities provided by Koch Fertilizer Canada’s donation of nearly $200,000 worth of steel. “This donation helped students gain experience in welding a variety of different stainless steel products not normally welded in the school environment,” Welding instructor James McGhie…
