Cane used as weapon; homes spray painted
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Cane used as weapon
A 67-year-old man, who was allegedly hitting people with his cane inside a Brandon business on Friday, has been charged with assault with a weapon.
Staff from the business in the 1500 block of 18th Street reported the assault to police around 6:30 p.m., police said on Saturday.
The Brandon Police Service station at 10th Street and Victoria Avenue. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Police determined the man had struck another patron in the head and arm with the cane.
The suspect was arrested and charged. He was lodged until sober before being released on an undertaking, police said.
Homes spray painted
A teen was arrested on Sunday after police allege he vandalized multiple homes in Brandon’s east end.
The Brandon Police Service received a report from a homeowner on Garwood Drive who said their residence had been spray painted on Sunday, BPS said in a news release on Monday.
When police went to the scene, they noticed four additional homes had been spray painted. They continued to investigate and located a 16-year-old suspect who was found with spray paint on his hands, police said.
The youth was charged with mischief under $5,000 and admitted he was responsible for vandalizing three of the locations, police said.
He was later released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 4.
Shed fire deemed arson
A 31-year-old man was arrested after a shed was lit on fire in Brandon on the morning of Halloween.
Police responded to the fire shortly after 11 a.m. in the 1100 block of Eighth Street, saying the shed was fully engulfed in flames.
A suspect was located in the area in possession of incendiary instruments, police said in a news releease on Sunday. Video surveillance also showed the suspect starting the structure on fire, police said.
The man was taken into custody and charged with arson causing damage to property. He is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 21.
Assault charge
A 19-year-old man is facing charges after a woman reported he assaulted her, Brandon police say.
Officers were called to an apartment in the 400 block of 11th Street around 6 a.m. on Sunday to remove a highly intoxicated man from a home after he was throwing items around the residence.
He was taken into custody and charged with breach of peace.
Later that day, a woman provided a statement at the police station, alleging that the man had assaulted her before police had removed him from the home. He was then charged with one count of assault.
The man was scheduled to appear in court on the evening on Nov. 1, police said.
Pair of assaults
A man was arrested at a Brandon apartment on Sunday in relation to two incidents involving assault.
Around 11 p.m., police were called to the residence in the 2100 block of Ottawa Avenue for a report of a disturbance.
When police arrived, the victim disclosed they had been assaulted on July 28 and Oct. 25. The victim provided photo evidence to officers and the suspect was charged with assault and assault by choking.
He was later released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 11.
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