**** HRP Media Release
Police lay charges for weapons offences
Police have charged a man and woman with weapons offences in relation to a search in Dartmouth this morning.
Investigators in the Guns and Gangs Unit of the Integrated Special Enforcement Section, along with members from the Emergency response Team, conducted a search of an address on Albro Lake Road in relation to an ongoing investigation. Investigators arrested a man and a woman and seized two shotguns, and ammunition.
A 32-year-old woman, is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date to face charges of:
- Unsafe storage of a firearm (x2)
- Improper storage of a firearm (x2)
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose (x2)
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm (x2)
- Possession of a firearm knowing it is unauthorized (x2)
- Possession of a loaded restricted firearm
Robert Bernard Bailey 51, is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court today to face charges of:
- Careless use of a firearm (x2)
- Improper storage of a firearm (x2)
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose (x2)
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm (x2)
- Possession of a firearm knowing it is unauthorized (x2)
- Possession of a loaded restricted firearm
- Breach of Probation
Police encourage anyone with information about illegal firearms to contact police at 902-490-5016. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or via the P3 Tips App.
