On Friday September 2, 2022 at 8:22am while on patrol a Kawartha Lakes Police officer observed a suspicious vehicle parked in the rear parking lot of Cambridge Street South address in Lindsay. A second vehicle was observed entering the parking lot, which pulled alongside the parked vehicle. Officers entered the lot; through investigation it was learnt that an occupant of the parked vehicle was in possession of a firearm. As a result of an investigation, three males were placed under arrested. Officers searched the vehicle and located a loaded firearm, also located were quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and marihuana. All three accused were held in custody to attend a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice, located at 440 Kent Street West in Lindsay.
All three accused been charged with the following offences;
· Breach of Firearms Regulation – Store firearm or restricted weapon
· Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition for dangerous purpose – handgun
· Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition for dangerous purpose – ammunition
· Possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose
· Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
· Unauthorized possession of a weapon
· Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
· Knowledge of unauthorized possession of weapon
· Occupant of Motor Vehicle knowing there was firearm
· Occupant of motor vehicle knowing there was prohibited device or ammunition
· Possession of loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
· Possession of prohibited or Restricted Firearm / ammunition
· Tampering with serial number of a firearm
· Possession of a firearm knowing serial number has been tampered with
· Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000
· Traffick in Schedule I substance X3
Accused 2 has been charged with the additional offence of;
· Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order
Accused 3 has been charged with the additional offences of;
· Fail to comply with probation order
· Fail to comply with sentence
Please note, one of the accused is a young offender, to protect the identity of this offender as per the Youth Criminal Justice Act names of the accused individuals will not be released.
Author: Pete Fisher
Has been a photojournalist for over 30-years and have been honoured to win numerous awards for photography and writing over the years. Best selling author for the book Highway of Heroes - True Patriot Love
