A man is facing several charges after officers seized a rifle and ammunition from a home in the east end.
London police officers with the Guns and Drugs Section, along with members of the Emergency Response Unit, searched a home on Marconi Boulevard on Thursday.
They seized a bolt action rifle with a modified stock, 52 rounds of .22 calibre ammunition, and a 12 gauge shotgun shell.
A 24-year-old London man is charged with possession of a firearm without having a licence, two counts of careless storage of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a regulated firearm, three counts of possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order, breach of probation, and failing to comply with a release order.
Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to www.londoncrimestoppers.com.
