Brandon Police Service Media release At approximately 2:00 a.m., a female from an apartment in the 300 Block of Louise Avenue called Police reporting that her son pointed a firearm at her. Officers attended and located the suspect as well as well as four other people inside the residence. A search of the residence recovered a sawed off .22 calibre rifle and a loaded magazine along with several machetes and knives. The 26-year-old male suspect was arrested for Possession of a Prohibited Firearm, Pointing a Firearm, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm, Unsafe Storage of a Firearm and Unauthorized Possession of Ammunition. The male was also found to be on a Firearm Prohibition Order. He was lodged at the Brandon Correctional Center and is scheduled to appear in Court on Friday. A 47-year-old female located in the suite was found to be intoxicated and in Breach of an Undertaking. She was arrested and lodged at BCC and is scheduled to appear in Court on Friday. A 21-year-old female located in the suite was found to have an outstanding Warrant of Arrest for Breach of Probation and Fail to Attend Court. This female was released and is scheduled to attend Court in April. A 19-year-old male also located was found to have an outstanding Warrant of Arrest for Breach of Recognizance and Breach of Probation. This male was lodged at BCC and is scheduled to appear in Court on Friday. A 46-year-old intoxicated male was also located in the suite. He was found to be on a Recognizance and in Breach of several conditions of the Order. He was lodged at BCC and scheduled to appear in Court on Friday.

Brandon Police Service Media Release At approximately 2:15 p.m., Police attended a disturbance at an apartment in the 600 Block of Douglas Street. A male and female were located and investigation revealed that the two had bitten each other causing teeth impressions on the other person. The male and female are involved in a domestic relationship. The 24-year-old female and 23-year-old male were both arrested for Domestic Assault and released to attend Court later this month. Neither party required medical attention for the injuries.

Brandon, MB – The City of Brandon’s Planning, Property & Buildings Department is seeking public feedback as it looks to update and improve Brandon’s wide-ranging Zoning By-law for the benefit of its customers and the wider community. While the City of Brandon Zoning By-law received a significant overhaul in 2016, the Department has since discovered some additional changes that, if made, would allow for a smoother process for land use and development approvals. A number of changes are being proposed for the Zoning By-law, including reducing commercial and industrial building setbacks, reducing residential front yards in new neighbourhoods, and expanding off-site parking allowances beyond the Downtown HUB to all areas of the community.  A comprehensive list of changes being proposed for the by-law can be found on the City of Brandon website here. “Through the process of working with customers on development proposals in the past few years, we’ve found a number of areas within the Zoning By-law where we feel we can increase flexibility and reduce processing times,” notes City of Brandon Chief Planner Ryan Nickel. “Our Zoning By-law is a ‘working document’ that should be responsive to both community and development needs and be updated when the need arises. We hope that our public will let us know if we are on the right track with such proposed changes to ensure the by-law remains reflective of the needs and wants of the local community.” Local developers and other interested stakeholders seeking more information about the proposed by-law changes are invited to arrange one-on-one meetings with Planning, Property & Buildings staff between March 5th and March 9th. A public open house will also be held Tuesday, March 13th, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. within the Brandon Design Studio space of the Brandon Cultural Resource Centre at the A.R. McDiarmid Civic Complex (638 Princess Avenue - Entrance B). Planning, Property & Buildings staff will facilitate a group discussion from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Department staff will then consider all feedback received as by-law amendments are drafted later this spring, with the intent to have such amendments given final approval by Brandon City Council this summer.

Brandon Police Service Media Release As part of an ongoing investigation of approximately one week into sexually exploited youth and specifically a 16-year-old female victim, police arrested a 53-year-old Brandon man on Tuesday evening. Investigation determined that the adult male suspect paid the female youth for sexual services and threatened the victim if she reported it to Police. The male suspect was arrested for Obtaining Sexual Services for Consideration from a Person Under 18 Years and Uttering Threats. The male was released and is scheduled to appear in Court in April.

An accident today at noon where two vehicles collided at 6th St. and Rosser Ave. Both vehicles ended up on sidewalks about half a block from each other. Airbags were deployed in one of the vehicles, and that vehicle had significant driver door area damage. No injuries were reported. No other details are available.