One man kept the Brandon Police Service(BPS) busy over the weekend.
On Friday around 9 pm, officers responded to a report of a broken car window in the 300 block of Percy Street. When police arrived, they were informed that the suspect was the sibling of the caller, and the suspect wasn't welcome at the Percy Street home.
When officers approached the car, the suspect was still inside, and when he was asked to step out, he did so with a hatchet in hand. The police on the scene were able to disarm the suspect and took him into custody.
The BPS held the suspect overnight and released him on Saturday morning with a court date of July 10th.
Then, around 7:25 pm Saturday night, BPS officers responded to a motorcycle theft on the 700 block of 19th Street.
Officers were told that the owner had seen a man pushing the motorcycle away, but when he ran after the suspect, he dropped the bike and ran away. The suspect took the motorcycle helmet with him.
Officers found and arrested the suspect nearby, who turned out to be the same person they had arrested the night before. He was charged with theft of a motor vehicle, theft under $5000, and mischief to property.
The suspect was remanded into custody because of the short time between his release and reoffending. He's scheduled to appear in court today.
