Local radio personality Steve Antaya, a presence on Brandon radio for 40 years, announced his retirement today on his Facebook page. Many of you may know Steve as the legendary voice of Swap 'N' Shop on Q Country. Additionally, he has provided listeners with timely local news when major events impacted our city and region. Steve also was an Advisor to ACC's Interactive Media Arts Program. According to his Facebook post he is looking forward to a new chapter in his life including finding something new he loves as much as radio. His last day at Q Country is May 3. Best of luck in your retirement Steve, from everyone here at bdnmb.ca.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On April 14, 2019 at 7:57 pm police were called to a business in the 300 block of 10th Street. A 26 year old Brandon male was located with an upper body injury. He provided a false name to police and was found to have a Winnipeg Police Service Warrant of arrest for Breach of Probation. He was also combative with police upon arrest and found to have methamphetamine in his possession. He will appear in court in the morning.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release Between February 15 and March 16, 2019 Police received several calls of a male stealing liquor from the MLCC located in the 3400 block of Victoria Ave.  On one of these occasions, staff members in the store confronted the suspect in an attempt to stop the thief.  The suspect raised one of the stolen bottles in a threatening manner displaying an intent and willingness to use it as a weapon against the employees.  The suspect has now been identified from in store video and on Saturday the 15 year old male from Winnipeg was charged for the thefts as well as robbery.  He will appear in court on May 14th in Brandon.

Brandon Firefigher/Paramedics responded to the Brandon Landfill on Friday afternoon for a hay fire. Crews were able to extinguish the burning hay, which did no damage to any nearby buildings. With the temperatures warming up, dry material like grass, hay, and brush are prime fuel for fires to feed off of.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On Friday evening at 10:54 p.m. a vehicle was observed travelling west bound on Pacific Avenue at 11thStreet at a high rate of speed. The vehicle proceeded north off of Pacific Avenue onto 18th Street. Due to the excessive speed, officers were only able to get close enough to the vehicle after it had turned off of 18th Street onto the gravel portion of the river dyke along the south bank. The vehicle left the gravel roadway and became stuck in the soggy conditions in the area north of the 600 block of Parker Boulevard. The driver who was the lone occupant fled, and a canine unit was deployed. The police service dog and handler located the driver hiding in the area, and he was taken into custody without the dog having to make an apprehension. He was taken to the Brandon Police Service office where he provided breathalyzer samples. A 41 year old male from Erickson, Manitoba, is charged with Impaired Driving, Driving over the legal blood/alcohol limit, Prohibited Driving, and Take a Motor Vehicle without the Owners Consent. He was lodged at the Brandon Correctional Institute and will be remanded this morning.