At 2:21 am, Police received a call of a disturbance in the 1000 block of 10th St. It was disclosed that a 22 year old male had gotten into an altercation with the resident and bit them in the finger and broke a window. The male was arrested and held until sober and will be released with a later court date.

On December 1, 2022, police stopped a vehicle at 18th street N and HWY #1 at approximately 3:00 am.  The 40-year-old male driver displayed signs of intoxication and was arrested; however, he refused to provide a sample of his breath.  He was lodged at Brandon Police Service and will be released once sober to appear in court on December 12, 2022 on charges of Driving While Ability Impaired and Refuse to Provide Sample with Demand.

City of Brandon Planning & Buildings Department has launched "Our City Photo Contest” as part of the Brandon City Plan Project. Local photographers have submitted up to three (3) photos of Brandon. All members of the public are encouraged to vote on their favourite photo(s) submitted on the City’s Facebook account. Photos can also be viewed at brandon.ca/cityplan. Interested participants who do not have a Facebook account can email cityplan@brandon.ca with a subject of “Our City Photo Contest – Vote" and include the photo(s) they want to vote for. Voting period will run until December 16th, 2022 at 12:00 p.m., with the grand winner announced on Monday, December 19th, 2022. Questions on the “Our City Photo Contest” can be submitted to cityplan@brandon.ca.

The Manitoba government is reintroducing a bill that would amend the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Act to streamline the framework for liquor service licences to provide Manitoba’s hospitality industry with more flexibility to address consumer preference, Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced today. “These amendments would reduce the number of licence categories, allowing for new business models and providing hotels, restaurants and other hospitality-based businesses more opportunities to innovate,” said Goertzen. “The current regulatory framework is overly complex and limits the type of new service models that entrepreneurs want to offer Manitobans while still ensuring the safe service of alcohol.” The bill, first introduced in the spring, would modernize the liquor licensing process and reduce red tape and regulatory burdens through regulation, helping the hospitality industry rebound from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and current inflationary challenges. The bill would extend the ability to sell liquor with takeout and delivery food orders and make it easier for service models such as wine bars, seasonal and pop-up businesses to obtain licences, the minister noted. “We heard from the hospitality industry that the current model created barriers to entry and inequalities between industry participants. They asked for more flexibility with the regulatory framework to allow for new and evolving business and service models,” said Goertzen. “These changes would allow more seasonal or temporary businesses, while still ensuring the responsible service of liquor.” “We’re happy the provincial government is once again taking action to level the playing field to create opportunities for the foodservice industry to recover and grow,” said Scot McTaggart, owner, Fusion Grill and director, Restaurants Canada Manitoba. “Restaurants Canada applauds the government for modernizing the licensing framework focusing on the safe service of alcohol and creating a market where the entrepreneurial spirit can thrive.” In 2021, the Manitoba government passed amendments to allow for the delivery of liquor with takeout and delivery of food orders by dining rooms and lounges. These changes, supported by industry and driven by changing consumer demand, became especially significant as the COVID-19 pandemic changed how Manitoba’s hospitality industry operated. The bill would build on that legislative reform, expanding the program to give all liquor service licensees, not just dining rooms and lounges, the option to sell liquor with takeout and delivery.

Source: BPS News Release In September of 2021, the Brandon Police Service Organized Crime Section (OCS) commenced and investigation into a high level, interprovincial cocaine trafficking cell dubbed “Project Banish”.  OCS was assisted by the Crime Suppression Unit, Major Crime Unit, Police Service Dog Unit, Winnipeg Police Service, MCIC – Manitoba Criminal Intelligence Centre, and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada. Through the investigation, police learned of multiple members of a local group of drug-traffickers.  This drug network was observed to import multi-kilogram level quantities of cocaine into Brandon, and then distribute the cocaine through a sophisticated operation network of high/mid-level traffickers and local couriers.  The drug network’s primary criminal activities involved transporting cocaine into Brandon from Ontario and British Columbia. During the week of November 21, 2022 members of Brandon Police Service Crime Division, with the assistance of members from the Patrol Division and Support Services executed the following Search Warrants: -Six residential search warrants in Brandon -One residential search warrant in Campbell’s Trailer Court -a search warrant on a Brandon Business -three vehicle search warrants Ten individuals have since been arrested in connection with these investigations and they now face a variety of charges related to drug trafficking while more arrests are anticipated in the near future. The following individuals have each appeared in court on charges: Logan BICKERTON (male age 27) Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking, Trafficking Cocaine, Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime, Conspiracy to Traffic a Schedule I Substance and to Possess Proceeds of Crime over $5000, Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized X2, Possession of Restricted Firearm Obtained by Crime Scott BICKERTON (male age 29) Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime, and Conspiracy to Traffic a Schedule I Substance and to Possess Proceeds of Crime over $5000. Troy BICKERTON (male age 32) Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime Exceeding $5000. Barry BICKERTON (male age 58) Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000 Angela BICKERTON (female age 54) Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000, Conspiracy to Possess Proceeds of Crime Over $5000. James REID (male age 30) Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime, Conspiracy to Traffic a Schedule I Substance and to Possess Proceeds of Crime over $5000. Calvin VERMETTE (FLEURY Male age 52) Conspiracy to Possess Proceeds of Crime Over $5000, Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking, Conspiracy to Traffic a Schedule I Substance. Mitchell BROWNLEE (Male age 34) Conspiracy to Possess Proceeds of Crime Over $5000, Conspiracy to Traffic a Schedule I Substance. Tyler HENDERSON (Male age 40) Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime, Conspiracy to Traffic a Schedule I Substance and to Possess Proceeds of Crime over $5000.   Craig CROFTON (Male age 55) Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking and Conspiracy to Traffic a Schedule I Substance. Exhibits Seized: In excess of 9 kilograms of cocaine –Street value over $900,000 Over $450,000 cash 2 stolen handguns and a .30-06 rifle A ballistic vest and multiple other prohibited weapons A 2011 Lincoln MKS A 2003 Harley Davison motorcycle and a 2003 Victory motorcycle. The combined value of drugs, cash, and proceeds of crime is over $950,000 This complex investigation demonstrates the ability of Brandon Police Service Organized Crime Division to collaborate with other law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to detect, disrupt and dismantle sophisticated drug trafficking operations. Brandon Police Service would like to thank and acknowledge the support of the Winnipeg Police Service along with Manitoba Justice and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada for their assistance in bringing this investigation to a successful conclusion. The impact of this investigation will ensure the reduction of acts of violence, property Crime and most importantly, the reduction of overdose deaths in the community we serve.