Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At 1:35 pm on Saturday, a 58-year-old Brandon male was stopped by police on Victoria Avenue.  He exhibited signs of impairment and was returned to Brandon Police Service where he provided two samples of his breath, both of which were more than double the legal limit.  He was released from custody and will appear in court later in August.

Source:  Brandon Police Service Media Release At 3:50 pm, a call was received of a disturbance at a residence in the 500 block of 11th St and around the same time a complainant attended to BPS indicating his residence had been broken into and the suspect had assaulted him. Police attended to the residence and arrested the suspect. Investigation showed that the 29 year old Brandon man had gone into the residence and assaulted the male resident and taken the computer out of the home and left. The accused returned a short time later and kicked the door in, and again assault the victim by punching him and chocking him. The accused was charged with Break and Enter, Assault, Mischief to Property and Choking to Overcome Resistance. He was lodged at BCC for court in the morning.

Mid-afternoon on Friday, Brandon Fire and Emergency Services and Brandon Police Service responded to the intersection of 14th St and Princess Ave for a two-vehicle collision, with one vehicle smoking, and both vehicles leaking fluid. Upon arrival, firefighters determined that smoke was coming from the engine compartment of the small silver car.  There was no actual fire to extinguish, but fluid had leaked from both vehicles, which called for firefighters to deploy sand to soak up the spills. The intersection of 14th St and Princess Ave was closed, as well as 14th St going north from Lorne Ave was closed off as well. Nobody was injured in the crash.  Photos: Liam Pattison Photography.

Source:  Brandon Police Service Media Release On August 7th, the owner of a Restaurant located in the 1500 Block of 18th Street called to advise that two females had just walked out without paying for their $70 bill. One subject, a 37-year-old Brandon woman, was located yesterday afternoon and arrested for Fraud Food. She was later released with a Court date in October.

Source:  Brandon Police Service Media Release The Brandon Police Service would like to warn the public of a telephone scam involving persons pretending to be from the Canada Revenue Agency. In the last couple of days Police have received numerous calls in relation to people being contacted by someone representing the Canada Revenue Agency claiming that there is a Warrant for the persons Arrest for having unpaid taxes. In some cases the CRA imposter is able to provide some personal detail to the caller making them believe the call is legitimate. They then request some sort of payment, either through a credit card or in some cases state they will even take an ITunes card by having the caller read the bar code number over the phone. The Canada Revenue Agency will never ask for payment over the phone. Please keep in mind that your personal information is usually found on your social media platforms and will be used during the scam to create the belief that the call is legitimate. As a reminder your personal information can be limited by what details you post or control through your privacy settings. If you receive a phone call like the one described DO NOT provide the caller with any personal information. If you are uncertain if the call is legitimate hang up and contact the CRA by the telephone number provided from their website. A link to their website has been provided.