Body cameras to be worn by Lambton OPP (Photo courtesy of West Region OPP)Body cameras to be worn by Lambton OPP (Photo courtesy of West Region OPP)
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Weapons charges laid after search warrant carried out in Leamington

The Ontario Provincial Police has charged a Leamington man after carrying out a search warrant on Fox Street on Wednesday.

The Essex County and Lambton County Community Street Crime Units, the OPP Emergency Response Team, the K-9 unit, and the Tactics and Response Unit converged on the home just before 5 a.m.

They arrested one suspect without incident, a 28-year-old man.

The suspect faces 11 charges, including uttering death threats, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a firearm, careless use of a firearm, and assault with a weapon.

The suspect remains in custody pending a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Windsor.

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