Thunder Bay Police Arrest Another Suspect Gang Member

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THUNDER BAY – NEWS – Thunder Bay Police have arrested another alleged gang member from southern Ontario.

Police report that a Thunder Bay Police Service officer made a traffic stop just after 3 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2019, on Fort William Road between 11th and Central Avenues after seeing a suspicious vehicle with its rear window covered in snow.

The driver did not have a licence, and upon further investigation, the officer learned he was a suspended driver.

Police later obtained and executed a search warrant on the vehicle and located a loaded handgun with the serial numbers scratched off and some loose ammunition. Police also seized nearly $8,500 in Canadian currency.

Multiple mobile phones and a digital scale were also observed inside the vehicle.

Police in a media release state that after further investigation it was revealed the arrested driver was connected with a Toronto gang.

Anthony Omar TALBERT, 25, of Scarborough, Ont., has been charged with:

• Unauthorized Possession of Firearm – Licence
• Tamper with Serial Number of Firearm
• Possession of Firearm Knowing Serial Number Has Been Tampered With
• Unauthorized Possession of Firearm in Motor Vehicle
• Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Weapon
• Unauthorized Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Weapon
• Prohibited or Restricted Firearm: With Ammunition
• Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Weapon
• Careless Transportation: Firearm, Weapon, Restricted Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition
• Prohibited or Restricted Firearm: With Ammunition

TALBERT appeared in court this morning and has been remanded into custody.

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