WINNIPEG WOMAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL FIREARMS AFTER 3 PEOPLE FLEE RIDE CHECK IN BRACEBRIDGE
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com
BRACEBRIDGE — A Winnipeg woman was in bail court this morning on firearms charges, while another man from the Manitoba city is being sought and a third unidentified person is on the loose after they fled a RIDE check here Tuesday night.
Police say that on March 25, at 11 p.m., officers from the Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) team were proactively conducting a RIDE program on Ecclestone Drive in Bracebridge.
A black Cadillac Escalade came through the check point with three occupants, and when the officer directed the driver to pull to the side of the road for further investigation, the driver accelerated quickly away, travelling westbound toward the town core.
The driver’s behaviour was concerning and a member of the public called 911 reporting unsafe manoeuvres.
In the interest of public safety, officers disengaged their pursuit and shortly after located the suspect vehicle in a parking lot at the corner of Wellington Street and Monck Road.
One occupant remained with the suspect vehicle and the two other occupants fled on foot.
Police arrested the occupant of the vehicle and a subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of several firearms and ammunition.
The OPP K9 unit and members of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) attended and conducted a search. However, the two individuals have not yet been located.
Police charged 23-year-old Claudia Sumner, of Winnipeg, with the following:
- Obstruct Peace Officer
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm CC 91(1) X 4
- Unauthorized Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm CC 91(1)
- Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing there was a Firearm CC 94
- Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammo CC 95(1)
She was held in custody and appeared in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge this morning, March 28, for her bail hearing.
The outstanding driver has been identified as 36-year-old Samuel McKay, a wanted man also from Winnipeg.
The second person has not yet identified and is described as a black male.
Both men were wearing dark clothing and it is believed that they fled toward the area of Wellington Street/Balls Drive in Bracebridge.
The OPP are asking anyone with home surveillance systems to check their cameras for possible footage between 11:10 p.m. and the very early morning hours of Wednesday.
The Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit and Bracebridge OPP officers are continuing the investigation and anyone with information is asked to call Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-8477. You can submit your information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com, Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous, and therefore will not have to testify in court.
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