A loaded rifle was seized during an arrest in Chatham on Tuesday.
Chatham-Kent Police Service officials allege that last night an officer on general patrol observed a man driving a truck on King Street East in Chatham.
The officer initiated a traffic stop as the man is known to be prohibited from driving due to unpaid fines.
The suspension was confirmed and the man was arrested.
In the back seat of the truck, in plain view, was a gun case and Johnson outboard motor.
Inside the gun case was a loaded Ruger 10/22 .22 calibre rifle, police officials allege.
Through investigation, police identified the rifle as the one stolen from Siskind Court in Chatham on February 26, 2018.
Police also identified the boat motor as the one stolen from a business on Indian Creek Road in Chatham on April 2, 2018.
A query of the man revealed that he was currently prohibited from possessing any firearm, cross-bow, prohibited weapon, restricted weapon, prohibited device, ammunition, or explosive substance, police say.
The 31-year-old Chatham man has been charged with driving while under suspension, being in possession of property obtained by a crime under $5,000 along with several weapon related offences.
He has been held in custody pending a bail hearing.
The truck was towed from the scene.
– Photo credit: Chatham-Kent Police Service
