Suspect arrested in Brandon after stolen vehicle left running, abandoned

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release

At 6:05am police were called to the 1000’ block of 2^nd Street for a male who was damaging property and checking car doors. Police located the suspect, a 43 year old Brandon man, and he provided a false name. While dealing with the male, police received a complaint of a motor vehicle that had been abandoned and left running a few blocks away. The vehicle was found to be stolen and police were able to link the suspect to the vehicle through video surveillance. He was arrested and lodged at BCC to be released later in the day for court on August 12^th, 2019.