Police News Release - January 14th, 2026

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Arrest Warrant

In the past 24 hours one individual was arrested on the strength of his Warrant for Arrest. The 40-year-old male was released on an Appearance Notice with a court date of March 26, 2026.

Assault

On January 13^th at 10:40 p.m. police were called to a hotel in the 1100 block of 18^th Street due to a disturbance in one of the rooms. Investigation led to charging a 37-year-old man with Assault on his wife. The male was highly intoxicated and brought to BPS detention cells to be released once sober on an Undertaking with a court date of March 23^rd, 2026.

Obstruct Peace Officer / Arson

On January 13^th Crown opinion was received directing the arrest of a 45-year-old male on charges of Obstruct Peace Officer and Arson. The male was located by police at his residence. He was arrested and later released via Undertaking with a court date of March 16^th, 2026.

Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm / Fail to Comply with Undertaking

On January 13^th follow up charges were laid from an incident that occurred on May 18, 2025.  An 18-year-old male, currently in custody at Brandon Correctional Centre, was charged with Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm and Failure to Comply with an Undertaking. He will attend court on January 14^th, 2026.

Janet Reichert
Recruitment & Communications Specialist
Crime Stoppers Coordinator
Community Support
For media inquiries: (204)729-2373 or J.reichert@brandon.ca

For general inquiries or to file a report: 
(204)729-2345 or https://www.brandon.ca/police-contact/police-contact

Anyone with information on any unsolved crime is asked to call Brandon Crime Stoppers at 204-727-(TIPS) 8477, www.brandoncrimestoppers.com or by texting BCSTIP and your message to CRIMES (274637).  Crime Stoppers pays up to $2000.00 cash for information that leads to the solution of a crime.

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