A Brandon police officer has been charged with two offences after a fleeing suspect was struck by a cruiser car in 2023.
The incident happened shortly after 4:20 p.m. on Sept. 24 of that year, after police were called about a man reportedly trying to attempt arson.
The man fled, and the police car hit him in front of the Brandon Police Service headquarters.
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Const. Myran Hamm (left) accepts the Manitoba Law Enforcement Torch Run Guardians of the Flame award from then-Brandon Police Service chief Wayne Balcaen in late 2021. Hamm has been charged in connection with an incident in September 2023.
He was taken to Brandon Regional Hospital, where it was determined he had a broken arm.
The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba said in a news release Thursday it has determined that the officer driving the car should be charged. Const. Myran Hamm faces charges of assault causing …
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