On October 7, 2023, at approximately 1:22pm, police were dispatched to a break and enter that had occurred to a motel in the 1700 block of Middleton Avenue.  Police located and arrested 3 male individuals aged 28, 29, and 47 years, within a room.  The three males had forcibly entered a motel room via a window.  The males were found to be in possession of stolen property as well as a small amount of cocaine and methamphetamine.  The 29 and 47 year old were later released with a future court date.  The 28 year old was also found to be breaching condition of a court order and was lodged at the Brandon Police Service to appear before a Justice regarding the matter.

On October 7, 2023, at 4:03pm, police were dispatched to a residence in the 700 block of 10th Street regarding a robbery that had transpired.  The female victim reported that 2 females and male had entered the residence and proceeded to assault her and steal her property, which included her pet kitten.  The investigation led police to a residence in the 600 block of 10th Street, where a 29 and 46 year old female, along with a 29 year old male were located and arrested.  A search warrant was obtained, which led to the recovery of some of the stolen items, including the kitten.  The male and females were released with several conditions and a future court date.

Prior to 2:00am on the morning of October 7th, police responded to BRHC with regards to a patient who was harassing other patients and had just asaulted a nurse.  As a result a result a 35 year old male was found to be intoxicated. He was charged with Assault and lodged at BPS cells to be released with an Undertaking when sober.  He is scheduled to appear in court on December 11th

On 2023-10-05, police conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle in the 500 block of 10th Street.  Prior investigation identified the operator of the vehicle as being responsible for thefts of clothing on two separate occasions from a corral centre business.  A 50-year-old male was subsequently released with conditions to appear in court 2023-10-11 for the charges of Theft Under $5000 X2.

The board of directors for the Westman and Area Traditional Christmas Dinner are excited to announce a meaningful partnership for the betterment of our community. Since 1985 The Traditional Christmas Dinner has been offering fellowship and a meal on Christmas Day to those who may otherwise go without. As we approach the 2023 edition of the Traditional Dinner, there are a few events where the WTCD will join forces with the Helping Hands Centre of Brandon. The first major event to help raise awareness and support for both organizations will be the Halloween Howl in Harvest Hall. The event will run on Saturday, October 28th from 2pm – 4pm in the Brandon University’s cafeteria aka Harvest Hall. People of all ages are welcome to don their Halloween costume and stop by to enjoy a hot dog, drink, and bag of chips for a $5.00 donation. Proceeds will go toward the Traditional Christmas Dinner. There will be prizes for best costumes in three different age categories as well as a prize for best carved pumpkin. There will be FREE candy available for all contestants in the pumpkin carving contest as well as for those who show up in costume. There will be an opportunity for pumpkin carvers to take a picture of their creations and post them online. Watch the Helping Hands and Westman and Area Traditional Christmas Dinner Facebook pages for more details. The two organizations share the same purpose albeit on a different level however there’s a synergy that works so well together as they both serve the community. Upon releasing the announcement Helping Hands Chairperson Andrea Epp said, “We’ve always had a symbiotic relationship with the Traditional Christmas Dinner, so it only makes sense that we become official partners in providing a warm atmosphere and a good meal to the people of Brandon and Westman on Christmas Day.  We are very excited about the new partnership and look forward to what our groups can accomplish together.” Though Helping Hands and the Traditional Christmas Dinner have intermixed on a volunteer level, this is the first year the two organizations have officially joined forces for this great cause. Gladden Smith a community advocate who has spearheaded the Traditional Christmas Dinner for the past 35 years said, “This going to be such a great relationship not only for both organizations but also for the community as well.” The next event these two organizations will team up for is the toy drive collection booth that will be set up at Brandon’s Wal Mart location in the Corral Centre. The two organizations will be set up November 17 – 19th and November 24 – 26 as well as, December 2,3, 9; 10th inside of the main entrance of Wal Mart where they’ll be accepting donations of new unwrapped toys as well as food and cash donations for Helping Hands as well as The Traditional Christmas Dinner.