(BOTHWELL, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Biker Enforcement Unit has seized firearms and ammunition in Bothwell, northeast of Chatham.
In April 2023 the Biker Enforcement Unit (BEU) began an investigation into a current member of the Ontario Hells Angels who is also a former member of the Alberta Hells Angels. The investigation was related to a stolen motorcycle from Alberta.
On August 18, 2023 BEU members executed a search warrant at a home on Zone Road-7 in Bothwell, with assistance from the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, OPP Emergency Response Team, Chatham-Kent OPP members and the Chatham-Kent Police Service.
Two people were arrested at the scene and officers seized five rifles, approximately 3000 rounds of ammunition and a stolen motorcycle.
Russell Shaw, age 60 and Dawn Shaw, age 52 of Bothwell have each been charged with:
- Possession of property obtained by crime-over $5000
- Breach of firearms regulations-store firearm or restricted weapon
The accused have been released from custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Chatham on October 16, 2023.
