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Guns seized in OPP raid in Haliburton

KAWARTHA LAKES-Three people are facing charges after the OPP raided a property in Haliburton Highlands.

Police say on December 18, 2019 the OPP executed a Criminal Code search warrant in the Haliburton Highlands area that resulted in three persons being charged and multiple firearms being seized.

Carmen Abrams, 31 years of age, Joseph Bell, 27 years of age, and Leah Cook, 30 years of age were arrested on scene. Each faces the following Criminal Code charges:

  • Four counts of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • Careless Use of a Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition
  • Five counts of Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition

Abrams was held for a bail hearing while Bell and Cook are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Minden on February 5, 2020.

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Pamela Vanmeer
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Pamela VanMeer is a two time winner of the prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Award. Her investigative reports on abuse in Long Term Care Homes garnered international attention for the issue and won the Ron Laidlaw Award. She is a former reporter and anchor at CHEX News, now Global Peterborough and helped launch the New CHEX Daily, a daily half hour talk show. While at CHCH News in Hamilton she covered some of the biggest news stories of the day.

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