York Regional Police has seized a loaded firearm and charged a man with numerous offences after responding to reports of a suspicious vehicle in Markham early Saturday.
A concerned citizen had contacted police to report a pickup truck that had been idling in the area of Kelly Crescent and Tidewater Street Dec. 7 at about 2 a.m., a York Regional Police news release said. Officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.
Suspected cannabis was observed readily available to the driver, and a search was conducted, resulting in the discovery of a firearm and quantity of a substance believed to be methamphetamine, police said.
Nicowan Sheriffe, 22, of Toronto is charged with:
• Unauthorized Possession of Firearm in a Motor Vehicle
• Careless Storage of a Firearm
• Possession of a Firearm Without a Licence
• Possession of a Loaded Restricted Firearm
• Unauthorized Possession of a Restricted Weapon
• Possession of a Controlled Substance – Crystal Meth
• Drive vehicle with Cannabis Readily Available
• Driving While Under Suspension
Anyone with information about this matter is asked to call the York Regional Police #5 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7541, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS. Anonymous tips can also be left online.
