Local Roundup — Jan. 13, 2023
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This article was published 12/01/2023 (613 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Man faces trafficking charges
A 20-year-old man from Edmonton is facing drug trafficking charges after the Brandon Police Service allegedly caught him with more than 700 grams of cocaine and crack cocaine in his possession Wednesday.
The bust took place following a traffic stop on the Trans-Canada Highway, during which BPS officers deployed the K9 unit to search the vehicle and discovered a cache of narcotics consisting of several vacuum-sealed packages (with a street value of more than $70,000).
Brandon police seized more than 700 grams of cocaine and crack cocaine following a Wednesday traffic stop on the Trans-Canada Highway. (Submitted)
As a result, the man was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of crack cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
He was scheduled to appear in a Brandon courtroom Thursday.
Assault with a weapon
Brandon police are looking for the person or people responsible for stabbing a 46-year-old man several times in the 800 block of Fifth Street on Thursday morning.
Police were alerted to the assault after the victim began banging on random doors in the neighbourhood, saying he had been stabbed.
When officers arrived on scene, they discovered the man had suffered multiple puncture wounds and sustained an arm injury.
He was transported by ambulance to the Brandon Regional Health Centre with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police followed the man’s blood trail to a nearby residence, but they didn’t find the assailant(s) or any other stabbing victims.
Surveillance footage of one of the five individuals who are wanted for stealing multiple items from Brandon's Home Depot store on Jan. 3. (Submitted)
Anyone with information regarding this assault with a weapon is encouraged to contact Brandon Police Service by calling 204-729-2345 or visiting brandon.ca/police-contact/police-contact.
Home Depot thieves sought
The Brandon Police Service is asking for the public’s help in locating two men and three women who are accused of stealing a number of tools from Home Depot on Jan. 3.
Around 8:50 p.m., the five suspects entered the store and later fled the property without paying for several items, including a Husky air compressor and a Dewalt tool set.
At least three of the suspects were captured on video surveillance during the theft.
Anyone with information on this incident is being asked to contact Brandon Crime Stoppers by calling 204-727-TIPS (8477), visiting brandoncrimestoppers.com or texting BCSTIP and your message to CRIMES (274637).
Crime Stoppers pays up to $2,000 cash for information that leads to the solution of a crime.
Club 77 dance set for Saturday
Surveillance footage of one of the five individuals who are wanted for stealing multiple items from Brandon's Home Depot store on Jan. 3. (Submitted)
It’s time to put on your dancing shoes.
Club 77 will host its first dance of 2023 on Saturday night at the Brandon Shrine Club hall (1110 McTavish Ave. East, Brandon) from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Music by Prairie Fire. Admission is $15 and lunch will be served. Everyone is welcome.
For more information, call 204-729-9301.
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