Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release A 31-year-old Brandon Male has been charged for PPT Meth.  He was located walking in the 400blk of 23rd street and is known to police to be under various court imposed conditions.  It was found that he had in his possession 5 grams of meth as well as other trafficking related items.  He was released from custody and will appear in court September 12th.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On May 18, 2019, we reported an incident which occurred between roommates at a residence in the 400 block of 18th street. One of the males had been transported to BRHC with a non-life threatening head injury. The roommate who inflicted the injury fled. The victim provided a statement of the assault at a later date. On Thursday evening, the former roommate, a 28-year-old male was located and arrested. He will appear in court in September 5, 2019.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On February 21, 2019, police received a report of a 47-year-old male who was secretly videotaping a female youth within his home. He was originally charged with Voyeurism and Possession of Child Pornography for the videos he took. He appeared in court on April 23, 2019. The youth was unaware that she had been recorded until a family member discovered the images on a computer. Further investigation into the male has since revealed that he had also sexually exploited the female youth within his home, and that he was in possession of additional child pornography images. He will appear in court on September 5, 2019.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At approximately 6:45 pm, police received a report of an assault in progress in the area of seventh and McTavish. A verbal altercation turned physical, and escalated quickly. A male and a female were observed punching another male in the head. The female left briefly and retrieved a 4X4 piece of lumber, then handed it to the male who proceeded to swing it at the other male. The male sustained injuries to his head, for which he was treated and released from BRHC. The male who was committing the assault fled upon police arrival. He was pursued on foot and was apprehended a short distance away. The male swung a fist at one of the officers who was attempting to arrest him, and he continued to struggle as members were attempting to handcuff him. The officer did not require medical attention. The 25-year-old female was arrested and will appear in court on September 3, 2019 on charges of assault. The 31-year-old male was lodged at Brandon Correctional Centre and will appear in court today on charges of Assault with a Weapon, Assault PO and Resist Arrest.

Your City of Brandon Sanitation Section would like to make you aware that due to recent changes in the global recycling marketplace, #1 Plastic food containers are NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED in Brandon’s recycling stream. These are the plastic clamshell (hinged) containers most often used to package grocery store greens/fresh produce or pre-made meal items. As the Saskatchewan-based company that markets Brandon’s recyclables will no longer accept #1 Plastic food containers from its customers and there is no capacity at the City of Brandon’s Materials Recovery Facility to stockpile this plastic product, we are asking all residents to immediately stop placing them in their blue-lidded recycling carts and to place them as garbage in their black-lidded refuse carts ONLY until further notice. (PLEASE NOTE: This change in programming does not apply to #1 Plastic beverage containers – these are still an accepted material within the City of Brandon’s recycling diversion program!) While these clamshell products remain available for purchase in the local economy, we are encouraging consumers to consider the changing recycling landscape before making their purchases, or to find different ways of re-using this purchased plastic to keep it out of the refuse stream. Management and staff with the City of Brandon Sanitation Section thank all residents in advance for their cooperation as it responds to changes in the global recycling marketplace. More information about the City of Brandon’s recycling diversion program can be found at www.brandon.ca. (Submitted:City of Brandon)