Brooks RCMP charge speeding driver, arrest man found with meth, BB gun
Two separate incidents in Brooks on Oct. 1 led to an impaired driving arrest and charges after a man was found carrying a BB gun and suspected methamphetamine.
Brooks RCMP handled two unrelated incidents on Oct. 1, including an impaired driving arrest and a report of a man allegedly brandishing a weapon. Around 6:43 p.m., a City of Brooks peace officer stopped a vehicle on Cassils Road for travelling 91 km/h and detected a strong odour of alcohol from the driver. An RCMP roadside screening test registered a fail, leading to the driver's arrest for impaired operation after they repeatedly refused to exit the vehicle.
The driver was charged with speeding, careless driving, obstructing a peace officer and impaired operation of a motor vehicle. They received a 90-day licence suspension, a 30-day vehicle seizure and a $1,200 fine, and were released from Brooks RCMP cells once sober.
Later that evening, around 7:34 p.m., officers responded to a report of an aggressive man in an alley behind the Newell Hotel. A man known to police was arrested in connection with an alleged assault with a weapon, and a search turned up unstamped cigarettes, a BB gun and a substance believed to be methamphetamine. A complainant said she had photographed two men, one of whom twirled a metal rod before fleeing when confronted, but she declined to pursue charges over that interaction.
The man was ultimately arrested for public intoxication and fined for possessing unstamped cigarettes. RCMP say both investigations have concluded.
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