Firearm Seized During Traffic Stop

Posted On Thursday March 20, 2025

Region of Peel – Investigators from the 21 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau have charged two individuals with several firearm related offences after a traffic stop in Brampton.

On March 17, 2025, uniform patrol officers investigated the occupants of a motor vehicle for a Cannabis Act offence in the area of Torbram Road and Sandalwood Parkway in Brampton. During the investigation, one of the occupants fled on foot. After a brief foot pursuit, the male was arrested, and a search located a firearm on his person. A second male occupant of the vehicle was also arrested and charged with firearm offences.

O’Neil Vallance-Simmonds, 30-year-old man from Brampton was charged with the following offences:

  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • Occupant of a Motor Vehicle Knowing There was a Firearm
  • Possession of a Loaded, Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
  • Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
  • Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Order
  • Obstruct Police
  • Fail to Comply with a Release Order
  • Possession of Counterfeit Mark

Elias Ayala, 22-year-old man from Brampton was charged with the following offences:

  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • Occupant of a Motor Vehicle Knowing There was a Firearm
  • Possession of a Loaded, Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
  • Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized

Both parties were held for a bail hearing and attended the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the 21 Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at (905) 453-3311 Ext. 2133. Anonymous information may also be submitted by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) by visiting https://peelcrimestoppers.ca/.

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