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Police Seized Over 60 Legal Firearms In Criminal Harassment Case

Incident #: WA16047679

Incident Date: Mar 5, 2016

Location: NORTHLAKE DR, WATERLOO, ON Canada

On March 5th, 2016, the Waterloo Regional Police executed a public safety warrant on Northlake Drive in the City of Waterloo. A public safety warrant, under s.117 of the Criminal Code, allows police to seize weapons from a suspect when there are reasonable grounds that it is not in the public interest for that individual to have possession of weapons. Police seized over 60 firearms, several edged weapons, and over 1000 rounds of ammunition, as part of an ongoing criminal harassment investigation. A 51 year old Waterloo man was arrested and held for a show cause hearing. He is facing charges of Criminal Harassment. It is believed all firearms that were seized were legally owned and possessed.