Loaded Firearm Located During Traffic Stop

Region of Peel – Officers from 11 Division have charged an 18-year-old Toronto man with numerous firearm related offences during a traffic stop in the City of Mississauga.

On Friday, October 30, 2020, at approximately 9:00 p.m., officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Confederation Parkway and Agnes Street in the City of Mississauga.  The driver of the vehicle attempted to evade police, however, he was taken into custody a short time later without incident.

As a result, a loaded semi-automatic Smith and Wesson .40 calibre firearm was seized.

Trequan Lodge, an 18-year-old man from Toronto, was charged with the following offences:

Flight from Peace Officer

Possession of a Loaded Firearm

Carry Firearm in a Careless Manner

Knowledge of an Unauthorized Firearm

Tampering with Serial Number of Firearm

Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Order x2

Fail to Comply with Undertaking

Fail to Comply with Release Order

Possession for the Purpose - Cocaine

Trequan Lodge was held for a bail hearing and will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in the City of Brampton on October 31, 2020.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact investigators with the 11 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at 905-453-2121 ext. 1133. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or by visiting www.peelcrimestoppers.ca.

For media inquiries, please contact the on-duty Media Relations Officer at 905-453-2121, ext. 4027.

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Occ: PR20-0354865

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