Brandon police officer Darwin Raga charged with two assaults and theft under $5,000 for alleged cellphone theft during noise complaint response.

Brandon police officer, Const. Darwin Raga, faces two assault charges and one theft under $5,000, following an investigation by Manitoba's Independent Investigation Unit into a September incident. Raga allegedly forced a man onto the hood of a police car and stole his cellphone during a noise complaint response. The charges were determined after a civilian director reviewed the investigation's findings.