Licence plate reader captures wanted man
The ping of an Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) signalled to police the vehicle belonged to a wanted man.
The Huntsville Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) pulled over the car on Friday at around 1:45 a.m.
Inside the vehicle, an officer found a prohibited weapon and various drugs.
A man and woman from Swastika, as well as a man from Kirkland Lake have been charged with joint possession of:
Prohibited device
Possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose
Three counts of possession of a Scheduled 1 substance
All three accused were held for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge.
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