Hanover Police say they have arrested a number of armed suspects from around Grey Bruce in a takedown.
Police say at about 2 Sunday morning (Oct 5th) officers responded to a report of prowlers at a residence on 14th
Avenue.
Police say a number of males were in the backyard armed with weapons but did not gain entry inside the home and fled just before police arrived.
They say officers located a suspect vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle failed to stop so police boxed it in with cruisers and arrested the suspects at gunpoint during what police describe as “a high-risk take down.”
They say a search of the vehicle revealed two fully loaded sawed off shot guns, a loaded full-length shotgun and a folding .22 calibre ‘Life card’ single shot pistol that was unloaded. Police say the folding .22 calibre ‘Life card’ pistol was never legally sold in Canada.
Officers also seized over $5,500 of suspected fentanyl, over $1,100 of suspected cocaine, over $500 in cash, a prohibited knife, drug trafficking paraphernalia and stolen property linked to break and enters in Hamilton.
A 24-year-old Kitchener man faces 17 charges including Flight from Police, Possession of Stolen Property, Possession of
Proceeds of Crime, Possession for the Purposes of Trafficking, Unauthorized Possession of Firearms and Weapons, Careless Use of Firearms and Trespassing by Night. He was later remanded into custody at his bail hearing.
An 18-year-old male from South Bruce Peninsula and an 18- year-old from Owen Sound each face 14 charges including Possession of Proceeds of Crime, Possession of Stolen Property, Possession for the Purposes of Trafficking, Unauthorized
Possession of Firearms and Weapons, Careless Use of Firearms and Trespass by Night. They were later remanded into custody at their bail hearings.
On Monday (Oct 6) a fourth male suspect, a 31 year old man was arrested in Owen Sound. Police allege he fled from
the vehicle just before the police interaction the night of the incident.
He was returned to Hanover Police cells and later remanded into custody at his bail hearing. He faces 34 criminal and drug
charges that include Conspiracy to Commit Indictable Offence of Kidnapping, Criminal Harassment, Trafficking in Firearms, Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, Unauthorized Possession of Firearms in a Motor Vehicle, Possession of Firearms Contrary to Prohibition Order, Possession of Weapons for Dangerous Purpose, Possession of Stolen Property, Trespass by Night and more.
Police investigators believe the men were at a residence searching for a former girlfriend of one of the involved suspects, to remove her from the home.
They say investigators later learned the female victim was aware they were searching for her in the days leading up to the
incident and was actively hiding at the time.
Police say they want to speak with another person who was providing one of the suspects with information on the whereabouts of the female victim and her vehicle in the days leading up to the incident and are encouraging them to immediately come forward.
They say further charges are pending as this investigation remains ongoing while investigators speak with witnesses, canvass neighbourhoods, review video footage and conduct searches.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the Hanover Police Service at 519.364.2411 or Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce at 1.800. 222.TIPS.
Police say the involved suspect vehicle, a blue four-door Kia Forte sedan, was seized under the Highway Traffic Act.
