“CRIME STOPPERS WANTED” for: April 1st, 2022 The Brandon Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating this person who is: “WANTED BY POLICE” Rafael TOICHOA-FULFORD (26 yrs) FOR Trafficking a Controlled Substance Rafael TOICHOA-FULFORD is wanted by police for numerous drug trafficking related charges. On May 25th, 2021, a warrant of arrest was issued by the courts as his whereabouts is unknown. It is believed he may have fled the country; however, police are seeking any information to lead to his arrest. ***************** If you have any information as to the whereabouts of this person or anyone else “Wanted by Police” you are asked to contact Brandon Crime Stoppers @ 204-727-TIPS (8477), www.brandoncrimestoppers.com or by texting BCSTIP+your message to CRIMES (274637). Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to Call Display. Your call is not recorded and your identity will remain anonymous. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $2000.00 cash for information that leads to the solution of a crime. CRIME OF THE WEEK for April 1st, 2022 The Brandon Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in solving a; Theft from Retailer On March 27th, 2022, at approximately 11am, a female suspect stole approximately $300 worth of jackets from a retailer in the 1500’ block of 18th Street North. She is described as 5’ 6”, 180 – 200lbs. The suspect was captured on video surveillance, a copy of which is being circulated with this bulletin. If you have information about this or any other crime you are asked to contact Brandon Crime Stoppers @ 204-727-TIPS (8477), www.brandoncrimestoppers.com or by texting BCSTIP+your message to CRIMES (274637). Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to Call Display. Your call is not recorded and your identity will remain anonymous. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $2000.00 cash for information that leads to the solution of a crime.

Assiniboine Community College is announcing another rural rotating site for its Practical Nursing diploma, in Otterburne, Manitoba. This program, in partnership with Southern Health-Santé Sud located at Providence University College, will begin in September 2022. An additional rural rotating site will be held in Morden, starting in January 2023. Both sites will have capacity for 25 students. The addition of these rural rotating sites at Providence University College in Otterburne and in Morden follow the February announcement of Arborg, Manitoba as a rural rotating site, and the announced expansion of the college’s Portage la Prairie nursing site to welcome 35 students each year. A significant provincial investment in nursing allowed for three new rotating sites as well as the Portage La Prairie expansion. Applications to both sites are open until May 23, 2022. All qualified applications received by the deadline will be assessed for admission. Initially, only those living within the Southern Health-Santé Sud Region will be considered for admission for the Otterburne site. For the Morden site, priority will be given to applicants who live within 150km of Morden. The Otterburne rural rotating site will use existing Providence University College campus facilities. Morden’s site will make use of a currently vacant facility in the community. “This is a great opportunity to continue to expand our training to this part of the province. Rural rotating nursing sites are essential to ensuring there are enough trained nurses to keep up with demand in all regions of the province. The partnership with Providence offers a great opportunity to bring training to this region and to work with Providence College to meet the needs of the region.” - Mark Frison, President at Assiniboine (ACC Release)

Source: BPS News Release On March 29, 2022, police responded to numerous witness reports of several individuals fighting in the 700 block of Rosser Ave at approximately 3:00 pm.  Witnesses reported the suspects were in possession of weapons.  Several individuals fled the area, but two were located and arrested nearby. A 25-year-old male suspect was found to be in possession of a knife and a machete, contrary to conditions he was to abide by from a previous release order.  He was lodged at Brandon Police Service and will appear in court today on charges of Possession of a Weapon X2 and Fail to Comply with Release Order. A 27-year-old female who was involved was also arrested; she was the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for Fail to Attend Court.  She was later released and will appear in court on May 9, 2022. None of the individuals involved required medical attention.

Reservations for Manitoba’s provincial park campgrounds, yurts, cabins and group-use areas will begin on April 4 with expanded staggered launch dates and technical improvements for easier site bookings, Environment, Climate and Parks Minister Jeff Wharton announced today. “Manitoba is home to 92 provincial parks, where every year Manitobans and visitors come to enjoy the spectacular beauty our province has to offer,” said Wharton. “Our government understands that having easily accessible operations of the parks reservation service is part of the experience and we have implemented short-term changes to help improve this year’s bookings. We want to thank visitors for their patience as we work diligently on implementing a new reservation system for future seasons.” While the province continues to implement a new system with the aim to have it in place by 2023, several technical improvements have been made to the existing parks reservation service to address challenges users have experienced in previous years. Improvements include: additional computing resources added to increase system performance; improvements to increase stability of the queue and reduce the likelihood of users losing their place in line; and immediate confirmations at time of booking provided by web page messaging with a confirmation email sent within 24 hours to help speed up performance of the service. In addition, the province has scheduled two additional launch days to help spread out the user load on the system. Instead of three launch days, initial bookings will be staggered across five days. The Manitoba parks reservation service will accept bookings in five phases: April 4 at 7 a.m. for all cabins, yurts and group-use areas; April 6 at 7 a.m. for campsite reservations at Birds Hill, Falcon Beach, Falcon Lakeshore and West Hawk Lake; April 8 at 7 a.m. for campsite reservations at all western and northern region parks (Asessippi, Bakers Narrows, Clearwater Lake, Duck Mountain, Manipogo, Paint Lake, Rainbow Beach, Rivers, Spruce Woods, Turtle Mountain, William Lake and Wekusko Falls); April 11 at 7 a.m. for campsite reservations at Grand Beach, Nopiming and all remaining Whiteshell campgrounds (Caddy Lake, Big Whiteshell, Brereton Lake, Nutimik Lake, Opapiskaw, Otter Falls, Betula Lake and White Lake); and April 13 at 7 a.m. for all remaining locations (Birch Point, Camp Morton, Hecla, Hnausa Beach, Lundar Beach, Moose Lake, St. Malo, Stephenfield, Watchorn and Winnipeg Beach). Policy changes have also been made to increase opportunities for yurt and cabin stays. A maximum stay in a cabin or yurt has been reduced to seven nights from 14. Cabins, yurts and group-use areas will be limited to two reservations per session on opening day, down from three. The number of campsite reservations remains at three per session on opening days. While short-term changes have been made to help improve this year’s opening day booking experience, users may continue to experience system delays or wait times. To accommodate the expected high demand on April 4, online and call centre services will begin at 7 a.m. at https://prspub.gov.mb.ca/, 204-948-3333 (in Winnipeg) and 1 888-482-2267 (toll free). Customers are advised to check the website for call centre hours on other days and those making online reservations should confirm their user IDs and passwords prior to April 1. While online or call centre reservations are preferred, walk-in reservations and in-person payment arrangements can be made at 200 Saulteaux Cres. in Winnipeg and will be available beginning April 4 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Manitoba government continues to focus on provincial parks as a priority for continued future investment in parks programming, services and infrastructure to modernize and enhance future park experiences for all Manitobans, the minister noted. Manitobans are reminded that 2022 annual park vehicle permits are now available to purchase and print online at www.manitobaelicensing.ca/licensing.page. A list of tips and technical advice is attached and online at www.manitobaparks.com to help improve the user experience on system launch days.

Source: BPS Media Release On Saturday, members of the Patrol section executed a Public Safety warrant at a residence in the 200 block 11st St E.  The warrant resulted from information regarding the unlawful possession of several firearms by the resident.  Inside the home, police seized four rifles that were secured in a locked safe. A fifth firearm with ammunition was located under a bed in the residence.  The 40 year old male resident was arrested later in the day on charges of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x 5, Possess Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized, Unsafe Storage of a Firearm,  Fail to Comply with a  Release Order. He appeared in court on Sunday morning and was remanded into custody.