Arrest Leads to Firearm Seizure

Region of Peel – Uniform officers and the Criminal Investigation Bureau from 12 Division have charged a 20-year-old man for driving and firearm offences in the City of Mississauga.

On October 18, 2020, at 6:14 pm, police attended the area of Eglinton Avenue and Kennedy Road in Mississauga to assist OPP regarding a vehicle involved in a fail to remain. Officers located the car and driver; subsequently, a revolver and ammunition were found and seized. 

Tyrone Samuels, a 20-year-old man from Mississauga, was charged with the following offences: 

Obstruct Peace Officer

Operation While Impaired

Unauthorized Possession of Firearm

Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm

Careless Storage of Firearm

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing there was Firearm

Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm

He was held pending a bail hearing and attended the Ontario Court of Justice on October 19, 2020, in the City of Brampton.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call investigators at the 12 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at (905) 453–2121, Ext. 1233. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). 

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N/R - 20-296

Inc. # - PR200339889 

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