On the afternoon of 2023-06-04, police attended to an address on Westaway Bay in an attempt to locate a male with an outstanding warrant.  Police were granted entry to the home by a resident, whereby a male and female were located in the basement of the home.  At the initial point of interaction, police discovered a 22 calibre sawed off rifle and ammunition.  A search warrant of the residence was initiated which resulted in the recovery of an additional 30.06 rifle, a 22 calibre rifle and a 22 calibre home made zip gun.  The 28-year-old male is currently on bail and is not to possess firearms due to an incident that occurred on Cornwallis Crescent in the fall of 2022.  The male is to appear court 2023-06-05 for his warrant in addition and numerous new weapons charges. The 20-year-old female has been released with conditions to appear in court 2023-07-31 for Possession of firearm x 2, Possession of Restricted Firearm x2, Careless storage of firearm, and Tamper with Serial Number.

At 2:39 am on Saturday, a vehicle struck a fence in the 1600 block of Sycamore Dr.  Officers attended and located the driver of the vehicle who displayed signs of impairment. He was arrested and provided samples of his breath at the police service with results exceeding the legal limit.  A 19  year old Brandon resident has been charged with Impaired Driving and Driving over 80 mg%. He was released to appear in court later in June.

On June 1, 2023, shortly before 8:00 pm, police responded to a report of a male who attempted to leave without paying for his meal from a restaurant in the 1200 block of 18th street.  The 33-year-old male left out the emergency exit, but was arrested nearby.  He was later released to appear in court on July 27, 2023 on a charge of Fraudulently Obtaining Food.

On May 30, 2023 shortly before midnight, police received a report of an 11-year-old female who had been sexually assaulted by a 20-year-old male at his residence.  The victim and the suspect are known to one another. On May 31, 2023, shortly after 2:00 am, the suspect was arrested and lodged at Brandon Police Service. Members of BPS Major Crime Unit continued to investigate and obtained a warrant to search the suspect’s home at approximately 11:30 am. On May 31, 2023, the suspect appeared in court and was remanded in custody on charges of Invitation to Sexual Touching, Sexual Interference, Sexual Assault, and Fail to Comply with Release Order.

From today's media release: On May 30, 2023, I submitted my retirement notice to the Brandon Police Board.  My last day in office as Chief of Police will be June 23rd, 2023. The decision to retire did not come easy for me as I enjoy every day that I serve our community.  I have been a resident of Brandon for 51 years and have been a police officer in our great city for almost 33 years, the last six as Chief of Police.  It has been an immense honor and a privilege to serve my city and my great fortune to lead the police service in the capacity of Chief. I retire knowing that Brandon is in great hands with an outstanding police service continuing to be committed to community safety with employees who hold strong our values of professionalism, respect and integrity. I would like to thank the Brandon Police Board for the opportunity to lead the Brandon Police Service and to recognize the tremendous support that I have received from the Board, City Council, my Executive Team, and all employees at the Brandon Police Service / City Of Brandon.  Most importantly, thank you to my wife Sharlene our children and all our family for the tremendous support throughout my career.  I have been blessed. To the citizens of Brandon, thank you!  You will never know nor understand just how much your encouragement and support for the women and men of the Brandon Police Service means to us. Stay well and stay safe! Wayne Balcaen Chief of Police Brandon Police Service