Driver faces weapons-related charge after stopping at police R.I.D.E. checkpoint
Provincial police conducting an impaired driving spot check Tuesday night in Grand Valley ended up laying a weapons-related charge.
Dufferin OPP officers set up the Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check at the corner of Water and William Streets when the vehicle entered just before midnight.
Police allege the officers noticed the driver had cannabis and an open bottle of booze in the vehicle, which prompted an impaired driving investigation.
While it's unclear where the weapons were located, police say they confiscated two firearms during the investigation.
The 30-year-old man from Erin faces charges of careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition, plus driving with cannabis readily available and driving with an open container of alcohol.
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