Motel assault; hang-up 911 call leads to arrest
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Motel assault
Brandon police arrested a man early Friday morning after he allegedly assaulted a woman at a motel.
The Brandon Police Service received a report of an assault at a motel on the 800 block of Middleton Avenue at around 5 a.m.
The Brandon Police Service station at 10th Street and Victoria Avenue. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun files)
Police arrived at the motel and found a 22-year-old woman who had minor bruising and swelling to the left side of her face and eye, BPS said in a news release.
Officers arrested a “highly intoxicated” 24-year-old man at the scene and charged him with assault.
Police held the man in BPS detention cells with the intention of releasing him on an undertaking once sober.
Hang-up 911 call
Brandon police arrested a man on Monday morning after responding to a “hang-up 911 call” from a business.
Officers with the Brandon Police Service responded to the call, which came from a business on the 1800 block of First Street, at around 9:10 a.m.
When police arrived, they were met at the door by a man holding a bat, BPS said in a news release.
Police said he was not co-operative and high on methamphetamine.
Officers arrested the 57-year-old man and charged him with resisting arrest and two counts of possessing a weapon.
Police held him in BPS detention cells with the intention of releasing him on an undertaking once sober. He is scheduled to appear in court in July
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