A 35-year-old North Perth resident faces numerous firearms charges after officers reportedly found a loaded handgun and two long guns in a vehicle while driving a RIDE stop in North Perth Thursday night.
The Perth County OPP said officers were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere roadside check on Perth Line 88 in North Perth when they stopped a vehicle with a lone occupant at 9:30 pm During the stop, officers suspected the driver had consumed alcohol. The driver was arrested and taken to local operations center, where they allegedly blew over twice the legal limit.
Officers also located a loaded handgun beside the driver’s seat and two long guns elsewhere in the vehicle, police alleged.
As a result, the driver was charged with impaired driving, three counts of careless use of a firearm, breach of firearms regulation, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm in an unauthorized place, occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there was a prohibited or restricted weapon in the vehicle, and possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammo.
The driver was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Stratford court on Nov. 6 to respond to the charges. Their driver’s license was suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was impounded for a week.