Smiths Falls resident facing multiple charges after Mississippi Mills break-in
OPP say a Smiths Falls man is facing multiple charges after police seized a prohibited weapon during an investigation into a break-in in Mississippi Mills Township.
Lanark OPP say in a Monday, July 14 social media post that officers responded to the reported break-in on Saturday, July 12. A suspect vehicle was located and stopped in Carleton Place, where police found stolen property and a prohibited firearm with an over-capacity magazine.
Two men were arrested and taken to the OPP detachment. One was later released without charges.
A 24-year-old man has been charged with:
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
- Possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
- Transporting a firearm in a careless manner
- Dangerous operation of a vehicle
- Unlawfully in a dwelling
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
The accused remains in custody and is scheduled for a bail hearing on July 16.