Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release' On June 6, 2021, police responded to a report of a Break and Enter to a residence in the 100 block of Victoria Ave at approximately 8:00 am.  The homeowner found an individual sleeping in the basement.  Police arrested the 39-year-old male suspect, who had cut the screen door to gain entry.  He was lodged at Brandon Police Service until sober and later released to appear in court on August 30, 2021 on a charge of Break and Enter with Intent.

Brandon Riverbank Inc. is pleased to announce that construction of the All Nations Sharing Circle is now underway. The area, which is located on the east end of the Riverbank grounds where the trail forks north, south, and west near the Assiniboine River, will be a safe place for all people to share knowledge, experiences, stories and more. It’s expected the Sharing Circle will be completed by mid-June in an effort to have the area ready for National Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The project is made possible thanks to the generous support from Westoba Credit Union and the Westoba Inspire community investment program.(submitted)

Hundreds of orange crosses line Brandon's Victoria Avenue and 18th Street in a show of remembrance and support for the 215 children that were found buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. Photo by Liam Pattison Photography Photo by Liam Pattison Photography Photo by Liam Pattison Photography Photo by Liam Pattison Photography Photo by Liam Pattison Photography

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At approx. 9:50 Saturday morning, officers were called to a home invasion in the 200 block of Princess Ave East. The residents reported that three males broke into the residence while armed with a sawed off shotgun and stole a quantity of money and two purses. During the robbery, one of the suspects used the butt end of the shotgun to strike one of the victims in the face.  Further investigation allowed police to obtain a search warrant for a residence in the 400 block of 2nd St. While awaiting the warrant to be signed officers observed a 27-year-old male exit the target location.  He was checked and found to be in possession of one of the stolen purses.  He was arrested and charged with possession of property obtained by crime.  He has been released from custody with a court date of August 26. Once the warrant was authorized, Police entered the target residence and located the sawed off pump action shotgun used in the robbery.  The 26-year-old male of that address was arrested for armed robbery, and break enter and commit robbery.  He will appear in court later today.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release Three recent residential break and enters to garages occurred in the city, all in the southwest area.  Two of those incidents occurred overnight Thursday, and one overnight on Friday. A bike and attached children’s tow carrier was stolen during one incident, and sets of keys left inside vehicles were stolen in other incidents. These all occurred overnight and in one incident, a grainy surveillance video identified a suspect outside a residence at approximately 5: 10 a.m.  Homeowners are encouraged to remove hand held garage door openers from the interior of vehicles parked outside, lock their car doors in vehicles equipped with programmable garage door openers, and to ensure walk in doors are also secure. In none of these occurrences did the suspect(s) have to force entry into any of the garages that they entered.