Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On March 18th, 2019 at 9:14 am police responded to a complaint at a restaurant in the South end of Brandon where a male had left the restaurant without paying for his meal. The 33 year old Brandon man was located a short distance away and was also found to be wanted for a Breach of Probation. At the time of his arrest the man had property on him that was the subject of an investigation by Souris RCMP. The man was lodged at BCC and will appear in Brandon Court on March 19th, 2019.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release A 30 year old Brandon woman was arrested on Saturday and is charged with two counts of Using a Forged Document.  The woman is alleged to have cashed two forged cheques by depositing them electronically.  She will appear in court in May.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At 1220 hours on Friday afternoon, a 911 caller reported that a female had just been the victim of a purse snatching at the Town Centre Food Court.  The police investigation led to the recovery of the victim’s purse, less the cash that was inside and the tentative identification of the suspect through the interview of several witnesses.  The victim was not injured during the event.  The investigation is continuing.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On Friday morning, a business on Victoria Avenue reported that a female had just stolen approximately $250.00 - $300.00 worth of cosmetics and fled in a vehicle with an uninvolved male.  The couple were located at a local motel where the female was arrested without incident.  The 39-year-old Brandon female will appear in court in May.

The Kiwanis Club of Brandon will be holding their annual bike auction at the Keystone Centre (curling club) on the 27th of April. The Brandon Kiwanis Club has a contractual arrangement with the Brandon Police Service to sell bicycles that they collect through theft, and other means. Each year approximately 100-125 bikes are expected to be up for auction. Proceeds from the sale are used to support community projects. The auction starts at 10:00 AM. People interested in making a bid for a bike at the auction will have a chance to survey the bikes before the event starting at 9:00 AM. All sales are final and no reserve bids will be accepted. Professional auctioneers are used for the sale. There will be a second auction Saturday, July 27th.