Source:  Brandon Police Service Media Release Operation Impact is a national public awareness campaign set to take place over the Thanksgiving weekend, from October 5th – 8th 2018. This year’s theme is Drive to Save Lives and will once again the focus will be on the behaviours drivers, passengers and other road users most at risk: impaired driving, occupant restraint use (seatbelts), aggressive driving and distracted driving; the main causes of death and injury on Canadian highways.

Source:  Brandon Police Service Media Release On Tuesday afternoon at approximately 1:12pm, Police conducted a pedestrian check of a male in the 400 block of College Avenue. The male was checked as a result of an ongoing drug investigation. During the check, he was found to be in possession of approximately 30 grams of methamphetamines, 3 grams of cocaine and approximately $300 of cash on his person. A 46yr old Brandon man was arrested and lodged at BCC to appear in Court on October 03rd.

Source:  Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba Facebook **UPDATED**  Jessica Chartier and her children have been safely located in St. Albert, Alberta. Manitoba RCMP would like to thank the media, St.Albert RCMP and the public for their assistance. Jessica Chartier has been arrested and is facing charges in relation to this matter. On September 28, 2018, Carberry RCMP received a request to assist the Brandon Police Service to check on the well-being of a 29-year-old female and her two children. The two children were not returned to their father following a legal parental visit with their mother. The children were dropped off by their father at school on September 26, 2018, and were to spend the next two days with their mother. When their father attended the school to pick up the children on September 28, he was informed that his children were not there and had not been in school on September 27 or 28. Officers have been actively searching for Melaina Chartier, 8, and Colton Nordstrom, 6, both from Brandon, since that date. Their mother, Jessica Chartier, 29, is wanted on a Canada-Wide Warrant of arrest for Abduction. She is believed to be with the children and driving a grey 2016 Chrysler 200, with Manitoba licence plate: GJX890. Jessica Chartier is described as Caucasian, 5'7", 150 pounds, with black or blonde hair and brown eyes. The Manitoba RCMP is now asking for public assistance in locating the two children. Colton is described as 3-3.5 feet tall, with blonde hair and wearing dark-framed, round glasses. Melaina is described as 3.5-4 feet tall, with dark shoulder-length hair. Jessica and her children were last seen on the evening of October 1, 2018, in Virden, Manitoba. Anyone with information is asked to call 911.

Source:  Brandon Police Service Media Release An ongoing investigation from September 07th , a theft of liquor from an establishment in the 800 block 18th Street North, Police viewed surveillance video and identified the male suspect. On Monday, Police located, arrested and released a 40yr old Brandon man to appear in Court on October 18th

Brandon, MB – Looking ahead to National Fire Prevention Week (October 7th through 13th, 2018) Brandon Fire & Emergency Services is encouraging all community members to carefully consider this year’s theme, “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware.  Fire can happen anywhere.” Home fires today can burn faster than ever.  Occupants may have as little as one to two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds.  Knowing how to use that time wisely takes planning and practice. This year’s campaign works to educate people about three basic, but essential steps to take to reduce the likelihood of having a fire and how to escape safely in the event of one: • LOOK for places fire could start. Take a good look around your home. Identify potential fire hazards and take care of them. • LISTEN for the sound of the smoke alarm. You could have only minutes to escape safely once the smoke alarm sounds. Go to your outside meeting place, which should be a safe distance from the home and where everyone should know to meet. • LEARN two ways out of every room and make sure all doors and windows leading outside open easily and are free of clutter. While this message is particularly important when it comes to home fires, these tips apply to virtually any location.  Situational awareness is a skill people need to use wherever they go.  No matter where you are, look for available exits.  If the alarm system sounds, take it seriously and exit the building immediately. During Fire Prevention Week in Brandon, the public is invited to learn more about the role of Brandon Fire & Emergency Services during public tours of the No. 1 Fire Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 9th from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The community is also invited to stop by BFES’s “Fire Safety Day” public display at Home Depot on Friday, Oct. 12th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A pair of popular events for school-aged children – the Fire Chief for a Day tours and the Firefighter Celebrity Olympics – are also on tap through the week. For more information about Brandon Fire & Emergency Services Public Education programming, visit http://brandonfire.ca/services/public/public-education.