Police charge man with firearms offences
On March 14 at approximately 8:40 p.m., officers were responding to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 107 near Exit 12, when they observed a vehicle approaching the scene at a high rate of speed.
Officers conducted a traffic stop and determined the driver was wanted on an outstanding warrant.
Officers searched the vehicle and located a rifle and ammunition that were not properly secured. The firearm and ammunition were seized.
The driver, a 53-year-old man, is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court at a later date to face charges of unsafe storage of a firearm and careless use of a firearm or weapon.
