Call from ‘concerned citizen’ leads to arrests in Brampton gun offence
Published August 19, 2020 at 11:46 am
Peel Regional Police charged five men with firearms-related offences after a traffic stop in Brampton.
Peel Regional Police charged five men with firearms-related offences after a traffic stop in Brampton.
Police received a call from a “concerned citizen” Saturday (Aug, 15) regarding a firearm they had seen inside a vehicle in the parking lot of a plaza in the area of Bramalea Rd and Sandalwood Pkwy.
Police say they arrived and located two vehicles before arresting eight men “matching the information provided by the caller”.
A loaded handgun was recovered, according to police.
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Charged:
- Simerjit Singh, 23-years-old, from Georgetown
- Arundeep Sood, 40-years-old, from Brampton
- Manpreet Singh, 21-years-old, of No Fixed Address
- Shivampreet Singh, 21-years-old, from Brampton
- Mehakdeep Maan, 22-years-old, from Brampton
All five men were held for bail and appeared in court Aug. 16.
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