Brandon Firefighter/Paramedics and Brandon Police responded to the intersection of 10th St and Victoria Ave for a two-vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon. The vehicles appeared to have collided in the intersection, causing extensive damage to the silver car. The intersection was closed for a period of time to allow police to investigate, and Accel Towing & Transport to clean up the wrecked vehicles. It appeared that one person may have been transported to hospital.  Photos by: Liam Pattison Photography

Source:  Brandon Police Service Media Release Just after 10:30 PM last night a vehicle entered a police check stop in the 2200 Hundred Block of Brandon Avenue. The occupants, a 25-year old male from Brandon and a 21-year old female from Killarney, were in possession of approximately 7 grams of methamphetamines and quantity of cash. Along with numerous highway traffic act charges they will appear in court on January 10th to be charged with possession of methamphetamines for the purpose of trafficking as well as proceeds of crime.

Source:Brandon Police Service Media Release Just prior to 5:00 AM early Saturday morning police were alerted by citizens of several youth breaking into vehicles in the Balmoral Bay area. The youth ran from the area, however were apprehended by police a short distance away. A 15-year old male and a 17-year old male, both from Brandon, had in their possession property from the vehicles they had entered. One male will appear in court on December 11th and the other on December 4th to be charged with theft and trespassing.

The City of Brandon wishes to advise that Brandon City Hall (410-9th Street), the City of Brandon Civic Services Complex (900 Richmond Avenue East), the A.R. McDiarmid Civic Complex (638 Princess Avenue), and the Parks Complex/Brandon Municipal Cemetery Office will all be closed on Monday, November 12th in observance of Remembrance Day, and will re-open for regular business hours on Tuesday, November 13th. The Eastview Landfill will be CLOSED on Sunday November 11th and Monday, November 12th in observance of Remembrance Day. The Eastview Landfill’s winter hours of operation can be found at http://www.brandon.ca/sanitation/landfill/landfill-overview. All Brandon Transit services will run on statutory holiday hours (9 a.m. to 7 p.m.) on Sunday, November 11th, and will run on regularly-scheduled hours on Monday, November 12th. The Brandon Transit Info Centre will be closed on Sunday, November 11th and Monday, November 12th. All Brandon Transit routes and scheduled can be found at http://www.brandontransit.ca/routes-schedules/regular-routes-schedules. Hours of operation at Brandon’s Community Sportsplex will not be impacted through the long weekend. However, attendees at the Sportsplex on Sunday, November 11th will be asked to pause for a moment of respectful silence. A full facility schedule can be found at https://mycommunity.brandon.ca/.

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release On November 8th, a man stole several items from a store in the 1500 block of 18th St South.  He was confronted by staff but fled prior to police arriving.  He was identified at the time and on November 9th, he was located by police in a vehicle and arrested for the theft.  At the time of his arrest, he was in possession of a vehicle a knife and another weapon.  A 35 year old man from Brandon was charged and released to appear in court in January.