Two charged after gun seen in Sandy Bay
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Two men are facing charges after an incident involving an illegal gun in Sandy Bay First Nation last month.
The Manitoba First Nations Police Service was contacted shortly before 3 p.m. on Aug. 22 about a man with a sawed-off shotgun outside a home.
The man fled on a utility terrain vehicle, which officers later spotted in a field. The driver fled, and officers followed the UTV until it became stuck when the driver tried to enter the bush, the MFNPS said in a news release Thursday.
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Police seized several guns from a shed in Sandy Bay First Nation on Aug. 22.
Police arrested two people, and two others fled on foot. Officers arrested one person in the bush a short time later.
Police found several guns in a shed the fourth person was seen in. The 34-year-old man — the one allegedly armed with a gun earlier — was later arrested and charged with several offences.
A 48-year-old man who is facing charges was released on an undertaking. The two other people were released without being charged.
In a separate gun incident that morning, shortly before 10:30 a.m., MFNPS officers were contacted about a pickup truck stuck in the ditch on Lagoon Road in Sandy Bay. When officers arrived, a man near the vehicle started walking away, a release said.
Police found a homemade gun next to the man’s bag, and officers seized ammunition and gun parts. The MFNPS learned the truck had been stolen from the Municipality of North Norfolk two days earlier.
A 31-year-old man is facing charges and was detained in custody.
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