Brantford Crime Briefs – October 20, 2015

Type: Break and Enter (residential)

Incident: 35440-15

Location: Colborne street West (100)

Incident: On October 19, 2015 sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. unknown persons forced open a door and entered a home on Colborne Street. No items were reported stolen at the time of the report.

Type: Property Damage

Incident: 35389-15

Location: Lansdowne-Costain School on Preston Boulevard

Incident: Sometime between October 16th and 19th the soccer field at Lansdowne School was damaged. It appears that a vehicle was driven over the grass and damaged the property. There are no suspects or vehicle description.

Type: Assault with a Weapon

Incident: 34995-15

Location: Murray Street (0-100)

Incident: On October 16, 2015 shortly before 4:00 a.m. the Brantford Police Service received a call from Ambulance to attend to an address on Murray Street regarding a male who had been stabbed. It is believed that the suspect a 22 year old man attended the residence to confront one of the occupants of the home regarding a previous dispute. When the occupant (victim) a 27 year old man answered the door he was met by the suspect and a verbal argument took place. The argument quickly ensued to a physical confrontation where the victim received two stab wounds, one described as a superficial wound and the other a non-life threatening puncture wound. A 22 year old suspect known to the police fled the scene and is being sought for the charges of Assault Causing Bodily Harm and Assault with a Weapon. Detectives from the Major Crime Unit continue their investigation. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective David Minutillo at 519-756-0113 X2272.

The BPS requests citizens to report all crimes and suspicious activities which take

place on your property. All thefts from your motor vehicles should be reported to

the BPS regardless if items are stolen.

Report Online

Anyone with information regarding break and enters in our city is asked to contact our Street Crimes Unit at 519-756-0113 ext. 2286.

Tipsters who wish to remain anonymous are asked to contact Brant-Brantford Crime

Stoppers at 519-750-TIPS or 1-800-222-8477. Alternatively, a webtip may be submitted

at: https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=251

Crime Prevention through Education and Awareness””

Over 150,000 Monthly Readers! 1 Million+ Across the entire FreePress Network.