A tip to police that someone was living in a vehicle in the west end of the city has led to multiple charges against a man and woman.
Police say on Tues. Nov. 20 a concerned citizen’s called reporting a person was living in a vehicle in a parking lot.
They checked it out and found a man and a woman in a vehicle that proved to be stolen.
The vehicle, valued at $47,000, was stolen from southern Ontario and a search revealed a stolen 12 gauge shotgun with ammunition. The man also had eight suspected methamphetamine pills in his pocket.
Both were in violation of recognizance orders and the man was also in violation of his probation.
Police are still trying to identify the owner of the shotgun, which is believed to have been stolen from the Sturgeon Falls area.
Mathew Summers, 30, of North Bay is charged with:
- Three counts of Breach of Recognizance;
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle;
- Possession of a Firearm While Prohibited;
- Possession Ammunition While Prohibited;
- Possession of a Controlled Substance;
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000; and
- Breach of Probation.
Jennifer Renaud, 36, of Sturgeon Falls, is charged with:
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle,
- Two counts of Breach of Recognizance; and
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000.
Summers and Renaud are in custody pending a bail hearing.
Police are crediting the tipster, saying that knowing your neighbourhood is an asset to your household and those around you.
"If you see unusual activity in your neighbourhood call the police. You may be helping a person in need in these cold temperatures or you may help the police make your neighbourhood a safer place," says Constable John Schultz.
