Local Roundup — Oct. 6, 2022

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City hosting drainage open house

The City of Brandon is holding an open house today for residents to learn more about drainage improvements in the city’s southeast end.

From 3 to 8 p.m., residents can drop by the Riverview Curling Centre at 420 Maryland Ave. to speak with representatives from the city’s development and engineering departments and read storyboards outlining the project.

In April, city council approved the first reading of a borrowing bylaw that will see the city borrow $30 million for the project, which includes new sewers, retention ponds and a small lift station build to augment drainage capacity in southeast Brandon.

Senior struck by vehicle

Brandon police arrested a 67-year-old man Tuesday after he allegedly hit an 80-year-old man with his Ford F-150 pickup truck and fled the scene of the crash.

The incident took place within the 1900 block of Richmond Avenue around 10 a.m., when the motorist was heading westbound in his truck and struck the senior as he was using a crosswalk.

The driver failed to remain at the scene of the collision, but was later located and arrested by police at 4:15 p.m.

The victim was transported to Brandon Regional Health Centre to treat “serious injuries,” according to a Wednesday media release.

BPS Const. Myran Hamm told the Sun that he hadn’t received any update about the 80-year-old’s condition as of Wednesday afternoon.

BPS continues to investigate the incident.

Teens sought after stabbing

Dauphin RCMP are looking to identify three teenage subjects who were involved in a stabbing that took place within the city Monday.

The incident occurred around 5:45 p.m., when the three suspects were observed walking along Oak Street. One of the male teens was hitting a parked vehicle with a long-bladed weapon, which the RCMP describe as a “sword.”

When the owner of the vehicle confronted the subject, a physical altercation ensued that resulted in the owner being stabbed. Then, the victim gained possession of the weapon before the three suspects fled the scene.

The victim arrived at Dauphin Regional Health Centre around 6:05 p.m. and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries before being released.

RCMP are still attempting to locate the three suspects. They are described as:

• A Caucasian male, 17-19 years old, approximately six feet tall with a slim build and dirty-blond, shoulder-length hair.
• An Indigenous male, approximately six feet tall with a slim build and dirty-blond, shoulder-length hair.
• An Indigenous female with light-coloured hair with green streaks, who was wearing a red top at the time of the assault.

Anyone with information regarding the identities of these individuals, or in relation to this assault, is being asked to contact Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5050.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Manitoba Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-8477, visiting manitobacrimestoppers.com or texting “TIPMAN” plus your message to CRIMES (274637).

CREST investigations lead to arrests

The RCMP’s West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST) made a pair of arrests in Westman over the past couple of weeks as a result of two separate investigations.

On Sept. 24, CREST and Blue Hills RCMP conducted a traffic stop in the RM of Elton.

The occupant of the vehicle, a man from Grand Marais, allegedly attempted to flee the scene on foot but was quickly apprehended by officers.

Outside of possessing a quantity of methamphetamine and counterfeit U.S. currency, police discovered he was also wanted on five outstanding warrants.

Darcy Morris, 30, is charged with committing identity fraud, possession of counterfeit money, possession of methamphetamine, resisting arrest and three counts of failing to comply with an undertaking.

Then on Tuesday, officers detained a Crane River First Nation man. This arrest took place six days after CREST members recovered two stolen vehicles and a stolen trailer on Crane River, which were eventually linked to him.

Devin McKay, 29, is charged with three counts of being in possession of property obtained by crime.

RCMP’s CREST unit is designed to conduct intelligence-based investigations into drugs, rural property crime and prolific offenders within northern, eastern and western Manitoba.

» The Brandon Sun

Brandon contractor fined

A Brandon contracting company has been fined $25,000 after not immediately reporting a workplace injury to Workplace Safety and Health.

An Excel-7 Ltd. worker was replacing concrete slabs with a lifting device in a hog barn in the Rural Municipality of Oakview on Dec. 11, 2019, when a cable on the lifting device snapped and a 700-pound slab fell several feet below floor level and swung from one end, crushing the worker’s thumb between the slab and lifting device. The worker was also trapped against by the machine’s other cable, which had to be severed to free him.

According to a release from Manitoba Labour, Consumer Protection and Government Services Wednesday, Excel-7 did not inform their Workplace Safety and Health branch until two days later.

After an investigation by Workplace Safety and Health, charges of failing to immediately notify the branch that a serious incident had occurred were laid against Excel-7, which pleaded guilty on Sept. 27 of this year. The court imposed a fine of $25,000.

» Winnipeg Free Press