Drugs found in stolen vehicle; break and enter with assault
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Drugs in stolen vehicle
Brandon police arrested three people after finding them in a stolen vehicle on Friday, police say.
Members of the Brandon Police Service stopped a vehicle, which had previously been reported stolen, at around 12:20 p.m. in the 1000 block of Lorne Avenue East.
The Brandon Police Service station at 10th Street and Victoria Avenue. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun files)
Police found two men, ages 23 and 31, and one woman, 26, inside the vehicle and arrested them, BPS said in a news release.
In a subsequent search of the vehicle, police found a large fixed-blade knife, an extendable baton and a bag on which one of the men had been sitting that contained 10 grams of methamphetamine, BPS said.
All three suspects were charged with possessing property obtained by crime.
The 23-year-old man was additionally charged with two counts each of possessing a weapon and possessing methamphetamine.
The 31-year-old man was released on an undertaking with a court appearance scheduled in June, while the other two suspects were held in custody for court.
Break and enter
Police arrested a man after receiving a report of a break and enter on Saturday.
A resident from the 300 block of Dennis Street reported a break and enter that had just happened at an apartment, the Brandon Police Service said in a news release.
The caller told police the suspect assaulted someone once inside and said the victim knew the suspect, police said.
When officers arrived, the suspect was still inside, BPS said.
Officers arrested a 24-year-old man and found out that he was under a court order not to have contact with the victim, police said.
He was charged with breaking and entering with assault and failing to comply with a court order.
The man was held in BPS detention cells and was scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
Multiple assaults
A man accused of repeatedly assaulting a woman has been charged with multiple assault-related offences.
On Sunday, the Brandon Police Service received a report that a man had assaulted a woman on three separate occasions during the previous two weeks, BPS said in a news release.
Police found and arrested the 21-year-old suspect. He was charged with assault, assault by choking and assault by suffocating.
BPS later released the man on an undertaking, and he is scheduled to appear in court in June.
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