Credit card stolen; cop assaulted
Local Roundup — Aug. 15, 2025
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This article was published 14/08/2025 (225 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
STOLEN CREDIT CARD USED FOR PURCHASES
Brandon Police Service arrested a man on Wednesday who allegedly broke into a company vehicle and made multiple purchases on a stolen credit card.
Police received a report on Monday that somebody broke into a company vehicle in the first block of 10th Street.
A credit card was stolen and used four times on Tuesday totalling $87.31 in fraudulent charges, police said in a news release.
The incident was caught on video surveillance.
On Wednesday, BPS cadets saw a suspect who matched the identity of the suspect on the video surveillance at around 2:30 p.m. and notified police.
Police arrested a 34-year-old man without incident and transported him to BPS for processing. He was later released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court in October.
The man was charged with possession of property obtained by crime and three counts of fraudulent use of a credit card.
WOMAN ACCUSED OF STRIKING OFFICER
A woman who allegedly stole from a business and hit an officer in the head when they tried to detain her was arrested on Wednesday evening.
An employee at a business on the 800 block of 18th Street reported at around 8 p.m. that a woman was shoplifting.
Police found a woman in the area who matched the suspect’s description. When police tried to detain her, she allegedly struck an officer in the head, police said in a news release on Thursday.
The officer did not have any injuries.
Police arrested a 33-year-old woman and held her in a detention cell to appear in court Thursday morning.
The woman faces charges of assaulting an officer, resisting an officer and theft under $5,000.
She was also on warrant status for another theft under $5,000 charge and failing to comply with her probation order.
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