Lethbridge police recover 10 stolen firearms, charge two in stolen vehicle
The firearms and vehicle were traced back to a residential break-in in Claresholm. Both suspects were remanded into custody following release hearings.
Lethbridge Police have charged a man and a woman after finding a stolen vehicle loaded with stolen firearms in a southside parking lot. On Aug. 20, a Property Crimes Unit officer spotted the vehicle along the 300 block of Scenic Drive South and confirmed it had been reported stolen from Claresholm.
Using CCTV footage, officers identified two suspects and arrested them nearby without incident. A search during the arrest allegedly turned up methamphetamine on the male suspect, while a search of the vehicle uncovered ammunition and 10 firearms linked to a residential break-in in Claresholm.
A 29-year-old Calgary woman was charged with 10 counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm, 10 counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm in a vehicle, eight counts of possession of a firearm obtained by crime, four counts of failing to comply with release conditions, plus possession of a weapon obtained by offence and possession of proceeds of crime.
A 46-year-old man of no fixed address faces similar charges, including 10 counts each of unauthorized firearm possession and possession in a vehicle, eight counts of possession of a firearm obtained by crime, five counts of failing to comply with release conditions, two counts of possessing a firearm with an altered serial number, plus drug possession and proceeds of crime charges. Both were remanded into custody following judicial interim release hearings.
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