Brandon Police Service Media Release Theft from Vehicles On Saturday morning, a resident of the 4000 block of McTavish Ave observed a male entering a vehicle nearby.  Police were called and a description was provided of the suspect.  Officers attended and located a male youth in the 600 block of 34th St who matched the physical description.  He was in possession of multiple identification, change purses, a flashlight and other items that appeared to be taken from vehicles in the area.   It is believed that 3 vehicles were entered.    The 15 year old youth from Brandon was lodged at Brandon Correctional Center and was later released to appear in court in May. The youth was also identified as a suspect responsible for a theft from a Manitoba Liquor store in April and was also arrested for that offence. Damage to Vehicles Three vehicles in the cities east end were damaged and entry gained overnight from Friday to Saturday.  Vehicles parked in the 100 block of 10th St East, the 300 block of 11th St East and the 100 block of 12th St East had windows smashed.  The vehicles were entered and various items stolen. There are no suspects at this time. Assault On Saturday afternoon, officers attended to a foster home on Cornwallis Crescent where a resident had assaulted two staff members.  The 17 year old female youth was arrested and charged with two counts of assault.  The youth threatened to continue to assault staff and was lodged at Brandon Correctional.  She was later released on a Promise to Appear with court set for June. Theft Under $5000, Possession of a Weapon, Resist Arrest On Saturday afternoon, shortly after  5:00 pm, security at a grocery store in the 1500 block of 18th St reported a shoplifter had left the store and security staff were following him northbound across the parking lot.  Officers attended and located the male suspect in a parking lot in the 1900 block of Richmond Ave.  The male was ordered to stop but he ran away with the officer in pursuit on foot.  The suspect was apprehended after a short foot pursuit.  He appeared to be under the influence of a drug and was found in possession of a machete and two knives.  His backpack was searced and numerous items believed to be stolen were recovered included a hatchet, 4 folding knives and numerous clothing and food items.  The accused, a 28 year old man with no fixed address,  was lodged at Brandon Correctional center to appear in court on Sunday. Assault On Saturday evening, a man reported he was assaulted by two other males earlier in the day when he exited a local shopping mall accompanied by his girlfriend. The two suspects, an 18 year old man and a 17 year old  male youth, both from Brandon are related and are known to the suspect.  The victim sustained a cut below his eye during the assault.   The two suspects were located, arrested and released to appear in court in June. Assault On Saturday night, an employee at a foster home on Louise Ave was assaulted by a female resident.  Officers attended and located the suspect, a 15 year old female youth, who was arrested and released to appear in court in May. Other arrests….. One man was arrested on an unendorsed arrest warrant and lodged at Brandon Correctional to appear in court on Sunday. A 20 year old man from Moosomin Sask was arrested and lodged at Brandon Correctional after he refused to leave a bar on Victoria Ave. He will be charged under the LGCA with failing to leave a licensed premises when asked to do so.

Brandon Police Service Press Release Early Saturday morning, police conducted a traffic stop on 1st Street North, and entered into a drug investigation.  A 31 year old female passenger from Brandon was found to be in possession of approximately 10 ounces of methamphetamine and 3 ounces of cocaine, as well as scales and packaging material. The total street value of the drugs is estimated at over 63,000 dollars.  She is charged with Possession for the Purpose of trafficking Meth and Cocaine, and was lodged at the Brandon Correctional Center for a bail hearing.

Brandon Police Service Media Release At approximately 10:30 p.m., Police and Fire members attended a residence in the 500 Block of 14th Street after receiving a report of a person throwing a Molotov cocktail in the backyard. The small fire was extinguished by BFES and Police investigators learned that two suspects, with their faces covered threw the incendiary bottle into the yard. There are no suspects at this time and Police investigation into this matter continues.

RCMP Manitoba Twitter #MBHwy1 was CLOSED earlier this morning in both directions from Brandon to Virden due to a multi-vehicle collision.  The road was re-opened approximately four hours later.

The Manitoba government is improving wages for working Manitobans and increasing the minimum wage on Oct. 1, 2018, Growth, Enterprise and Trade Minister Blaine Pedersen announced today. “Our commitment is to provide sustainable and predictable increases to Manitoba’s minimum wage,” said Pedersen.  “Last year we passed legislation to index minimum wage with the rate of inflation through a fully transparent formula.  We are improving wages for working Manitobans and providing predictability for businesses that create jobs and generate growth in our economy.” Pedersen noted the increase of 20 cents per hour will raise the current minimum wage to $11.35 from $11.15 and ensure that Manitoba remains competitive with other provinces.  This adjustment is based on Manitoba’s 2017 inflation rate of 1.6 per cent, and rounding up to the nearest five cents. Amendments were made to the Employment Standards Code in 2017 that provide a consistent and predictable way of indexing Manitoba’s minimum wage based on the change in the previous calendar year’s Consumer Price Index, Pedersen noted. Information on the minimum wage and other employment standards is available at www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards.