Brooks RCMP report two Rodeo Grounds assaults, impaired driving arrest in past week
A weekly RCMP roundup from Brooks details violent incidents at the Patricia Rodeo Grounds along with traffic and impaired driving cases across the city.
Brooks RCMP responded to two separate assaults at the Patricia Rodeo Grounds within hours of each other. Early on Sept. 5, a woman was allegedly struck from behind and repeatedly assaulted until she lost consciousness, while a bystander who intervened was allegedly hit in the head with a bottle. One person has been charged with assault causing bodily harm and is due in court Sept. 16; the alleged assault with a weapon remains under investigation with no charges laid.
Later that evening, a second assault at the same venue left a victim with non-life-threatening injuries after being found on the ground by bystanders. Two men were arrested, released on undertakings, and are scheduled to appear in court Nov. 18.
On Sept. 4, police caught a suspected impaired driver at a Brooks Walmart after witnesses reported seeing the person drink two beers before driving erratically through the parking lot. A breath test failed, resulting in a 90-day licence suspension, a 30-day vehicle seizure and a $1,200 penalty.
RCMP also reported an electric skateboard collision on Sept. 6 that left the rider unconscious with a head injury, and a Sept. 7 crash in which a learner driver struck several parked vehicles before hitting a fence, resulting in four violation tickets.
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