A firearm seized during the search of a vehicle in Woodstock, March 22, 2024. Photo provided by the Woodstock Police Service.A firearm seized during the search of a vehicle in Woodstock, March 22, 2024. Photo provided by the Woodstock Police Service.
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Loaded handgun seized from vehicle in Woodstock

Nearly a dozen charges have been laid against a 41-year-old person after Woodstock police seized a loaded handgun from a vehicle.

Officers with the criminal intelligence and drug enforcement unit with the assistance of the community response unit searched the vehicle on Friday after receiving information the owner had a firearm.

The search turned up the loaded weapon.

A Mississauga resident is charged with six counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to a prohibition order and one count each of careless storage of a firearm, authorized possession of a firearm, possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm, and failure to comply with a release order.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 519-537-2323 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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