Police presence ‘makes a huge difference’ for downtown businesses – Brandon Sun

March 17, 2026
7 min read
Brandon, MB
Brandonsun.com
Property Crime
Police presence ‘makes a huge difference’ for downtown businesses – Brandon Sun

Article Preview

Business owners in the downtown area are seeing fewer incidents of break-ins and disruptive activity in recent years — and many credit increased patrols and the expansion of the Brandon Police Service...

Preview provided under fair use. Full article available at original source.

Read full article at Brandonsun.com

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes

Related Articles

Police to announce cash reward for man in Fairview Mall shooting
Toronto.citynews.ca
Apr 27, 2026

Police to announce cash reward for man in Fairview Mall shooting

Toronto police were called to CF Fairview Mall on April 21, where officers found a security guard shot inside the shopping centre.

Violent Crime
Property Crime
RCMP ask public to help ID suspects in golf clubhouse break-in – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Apr 24, 2026

RCMP ask public to help ID suspects in golf clubhouse break-in – Brandon Sun

Blue Hills RCMP are asking for the public’s help to identify suspects who broke into a golf clubhouse near Brandon and stole several golf clubs on Monday. Mounties received a report on Tuesday about a...

Arson at Colonial Inn nets 18-month sentence – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Apr 24, 2026

Arson at Colonial Inn nets 18-month sentence – Brandon Sun

A Cross Lake woman who lit a fire in a Brandon hotel room, causing an estimated $18,000 in damage and the evacuation of around 150 people, was sentenced to a year and half in jail on Friday. Kelsey Fr...

Criminal Justice
Break-in suspect arrested following pursuit – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Apr 23, 2026

Break-in suspect arrested following pursuit – Brandon Sun

Brandon police arrested a suspect in a break and enter following an “extensive search” on Wednesday afternoon. An employee at a business on the 4800 block of Victoria Avenue East called the Brandon Po...

Criminal Justice
Teen charged after weapons taken to school – Brandon Sun
Brandonsun.com
Apr 23, 2026

Teen charged after weapons taken to school – Brandon Sun

WINNIPEG — A teenager is in custody facing criminal charges after allegedly taking a handgun and knives to a school in Grunthal. Officers were told Wednesday morning that an armed student was on his w...

Fairview Mall shooting suspect also wanted in $235K jewelry theft in Durham: police  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 23, 2026

Fairview Mall shooting suspect also wanted in $235K jewelry theft in Durham: police | Globalnews.ca

A Montreal man wanted after a security guard was shot following a robbery at Fairview Mall on Tuesday is also accused of stealing $235,000 worth of jewelry three years ago.

Criminal Justice
Property Crime