Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On June 21, 2021, police responded to a report of a theft of copper wire from a business in the 1500 block of 81st street E. Suspects entered the business property sometime over the weekend and cut copper wire from heavy equipment.  Also stolen were several batteries from the equipment.  The total value of stolen property is estimated to be over $15,000. Anyone with information regarding this theft is encouraged to contact Brandon Police Service at 204-729-2345 or https://www.brandon.ca/police-contact/police-contact.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On June 19, 2021, police responded to a report of an individual entering yards on Elviss Cres.  While searching for the suspect police located an abandoned lime green Trek mountain bike with blue lettering.  Police have not yet received a report of a stolen bicycle matching this description, and the serial number has not been listed as stolen.  We would like to return this bike to its owner with proof of ownership.  If you believe this bike is yours, please contact Brandon Police Service by calling 204-729-2345 and reference file number 2021872848.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At 6:30 p.m. Saturday, police were called to a disturbance in the downtown area. Two people from Brandon met with a 37-year-old male suspect also from the city, who had posted a bike for sale on a social media site using a false name and account. That bike had been stolen from the two people’s yard earlier in the day. The suspect when contacted advised the couple that he had sold the bike, but had a bike carrier for sale and would meet them to sell the carrier. When the victims confronted the suspect about the stolen bike during the meet, he ran and was pursued by both of them. The suspect turned on the two people and produced an expandable baton, which he began swinging in their direction in an attempt to strike them. Police located the suspect nearby and took him into custody. The expandable baton was recovered and the suspect was released for court in Brandon in August. He faces a single charge of assault with a weapon.  

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At 12:20 am police were called to the 1400 block of Victoria Ave for a female that was bleeding from the head. Police arrived and learned that she been struck in the head with her own skateboard as the suspects stole it and a cell phone from her. She received non-life threatening injuries as a result of this incident. Police were able to locate two suspects in the 2200 block of Victoria Ave at a residence where they located the stolen items. A 15 year old female and a 23 year old male were arrested and charged for Robbery with violence. A warrant has been requested for a third suspect in this incident.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At approximately 9:00 pm last night, Members of the Brandon Police Service Operational Support and Crime Suppression Unit and the Police Service Dog Unit conducted a traffic stop in a gas station parking lot on 18th Street North. A quantity of illegal tobacco was observed in plain view within the vehicle and the operator was placed under arrest.  A search of the vehicle incident to the arrest resulted in the seizure of additional illegal tobacco and a large quantity of Canadian Currency.  Police estimate the currency seizure is in excess of 2 Million dollars.  A 29 year old man from Ontario was subsequently charged under Section 121.1(1) of the Criminal Code; Possession of Unstamped Tobacco, Section 80(2)(a) of The Tax Administration and Miscellaneous Taxes Act; Possession of Unmarked Tobacco and Section 354(1) of the Criminal Code; Possess Proceeds of Crime.  The accused will appear before the court later today