KAWARTHA LAKES-A Havelock man is facing several charges after a search warrant was executed in Marmora yesterday.
Police say a break and enter occurred at a residence in Peterborough where several firearms were stolen along with ammunition on July 8th. The investigation led to a search warrant execution and the arrest of a suspect in Marmora on July 14, 2022.
Members of the Peterborough County/Northumberland Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with assistance from the Central Hastings OPP CSCU, Central Region Canine and Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Peterborough Police Service (PPS), executed the warrant and charges have been laid.
Items seized during the investigation include a rifle, handgun, ammunition, cell phone, crystal methamphetamine and jewelry according to police
26-year-old Kyle Sole of Havelock, has been charged with:
• Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000-2 counts
• Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm-2 counts
• Possession of a Schedule I substance-methamphetamine
• Trafficking in firearm, weapon, device or ammunition
• Careless storage of firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition-2 counts
• Possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammo
The accused is scheduled to appear for a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough later today.
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