On November 20th at 2:43AM a taxi driver reported one of his drivers was hit by a female suspect with an unknown item/weapon and is bleeding. Ambulance requested near the 3100 block of Victoria Avenue. A female had gotten into the cab and demanded the driver’s cell phone, upon failing to give her the device she hit him over the head with a blunt object. Caller gave direction suspect went. A secondary caller phoned in and stated an unknown female had rang their doorbell and was now in the residence asking them to call a cab for her. Upon finding out police were called female fled from the home and banged on a neighbor’s door on Hemlock Crescent. Suspect was located by police under a vehicle and taken into custody. A folding knife was on her person. 19-year-old female held in detention cells with a court date in the morning on November 20th, 2024. Injured cab driver attended Brandon Hospital’s Emergency for non-life-threatening injuries.

Brandon School Division buses will not be operating outside the city of Brandon for Wednesday November 20th all day. Alexander, O’Kelly and Spring Valley Schools are closed; buses will be running within the city of Brandon; attendance at schools is at parental discretion where travel is required. Please call your school if you are not going to be attending. Please exercise due caution.

With the first winter storm approaching, the Public Works Department is ready with snow clearing and sanding equipment. Crews will start clearing when enough snow has accumulated.   Ensuring safe travel on Brandon streets is a priority for the City of Brandon. The Public Works Department facilitates this through the Snow Route system by more efficiently clearing major streets and bus routes when parked vehicles are removed.   Snowfall amount, density of snow, humidity, rising or falling temperatures, wind velocity and direction, along with the time of year, all play a part in how the City’s Public Works Department responds to any snow event.   The city is divided into seven zones for snow clearing, starting with a priority route. This route focuses the first 24 hours of all municipal snow-clearing activities on sections of major thoroughfares under the City’s care to establish a plowed “grid” for commuters and emergency vehicles to access all corners of the City as soon as possible. For a comprehensive overview of the City of Brandon’s snow-clearing procedures, visit brandon.ca/snow-removal or contact the Public Works Department at 204-729-2285.   During any snow event, the Public Works Department requests your cooperation and patience as they work to clear your street as soon as possible.   Residents can stay up to date on all regular snow plowing activities conducted by the City of Brandon’s Streets & Roads Section by visiting snowmap.brandon.ca. Residents can also sign up to receive text notifications at textme.brandon.ca for updates on snow clearing events within the city and specific to their zone.   During a snow event, the snow map will be updated daily at approximately 1 p.m. to reflect the latest progress in snow clearing operations, whether on streets, sidewalks, pathways, or back lanes.   After significant snowfall (more than 5 centimetres) or winds causing drifting on snow routes, the City's Public Works Department may declare a parking restriction. Vehicles remaining parked along designated seasonal snow clearing routes during such events risk being ticketed and/or towed at their own expense.   Snow Route parking restrictions are in effect from November 15 to March 31 annually. The following locations are designated Snow Routes in the City of Brandon:   Rosser Avenue from 1st Street to 18th Street (23:00 to 08:00)   Rosser Avenue from 18th Street to 34th Street (23:00 to 08:00)   Rosser Avenue E. from 1st Street to 13th Street E. (23:00 to 08:00)   Princess Avenue from 1st Street to 18th Street (23:00 to 08:00)   Princess Avenue from 18th Street to Whillier Drive (23:00 to 08:00)   Princess Avenue E. from 1st Street to 13th Street E. (23:00 to 08:00)   Ninth Street extending from Pacific Avenue to Princess Avenue (23:00 to 08:00)   Tenth Street extending from Princess Avenue to Pacific Avenue (23:00 to 08:00)   Louise Avenue extending from 13th to 18th Street (23:00 to 08:00)   Residents who wish to receive direct email notifications prior to the implementation of such parking bans can sign up for this service by visiting brandon.ca/snow-routes to subscribe.    

On November 17th, 2024, Brandon Police received reports of a rental vehicle, 2024 black GMC Yukon SLE, with Manitoba license plate LHL700, was stolen sometime between 6:00PM Saturday night and 7:20AM Sunday.  Police continue to investigate and ask the public if you see this vehicle to please call Brandon Police or the nearest police station.  (BPS 204-729-2345)

On 2024-11-13 at 1521 hrs, the Brandon Police Service received a report from a towing compound employee, as a male operator of a vehicle was at the business (2300 block of 49th St E) and believed to be intoxicated.  The employee was able to provide a plate to the vehicle and a police records check revealed that it had been stolen from Erickson on 2024-11-10.  Police attended the location and attempted to conduct a traffic stop, whereby the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed.  The operator was observed by police and known from prior police interactions.  An assessment by officers at the time determined public safety to be a greater concern than law enforcement, and a pursuit was not initiated.  On 2024-11-16 at 2147 hrs, police received a report from a resident on Spruce Drive regarding a suspicious vehicle that was occupied and parked on the street.  Officers were led to believe that the vehicle was the same stolen car which police attempted to stop on 2024-11-13.  As a precaution, additional officers setup nearby with tire deflation sticks prior to engaging the vehicle and operator.  Upon an officer approaching the vehicle, it sped off and drove over the tire deflation sticks.  The vehicle continued out of City limits where it struck the ditch and a 28-year-old male was taken into custody.  The accused was lodged at BPS and will appear for charges stemming from 2024-11-13 and 2024-11-16, for the offences of Flight from Police x2, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime x2 and Failure to Comply with Release Order x2.