Four people are facing dozens of charges after police searched two homes in Dartmouth, N.S., on Thursday.
Police first executed a search warrant at a home on Fernhill Drive around 8:15 p.m. in connection with a firearms investigation.
Officers arrested a man and a woman and seized a firearm.
Travae Kadeem Veldas Tynes appeared in Dartmouth provincial court Friday.
The 30-year-old faced charges of:
- possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
- unauthorized possession of a firearm
- possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace
- store firearm or restricted weapon contrary to regulations
- possession of a prohibited device or ammunition obtained by crime
- possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
Jessica Sandra Tynes also appeared in Dartmouth court Friday.
The 50-year-old faced the following charges:
- possession of a firearm – no licence or certificate
- possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
- unauthorized possession of a firearm
- possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace
- store a firearm or restricted weapon contrary to regulations
- possession of a prohibited device or ammunition obtained by crime
- possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
About 30 minutes later, police executed a search warrant on Newcastle Street, also related to a firearms investigation.
Another man and a woman were arrested and a firearm was seized.
Francis Delvin Kendal Tynes, 31, appeared in Dartmouth provincial Friday to face charges of:
- possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace (two counts)
- store firearm or restricted weapon contrary to regulations (two counts)
- unauthorized possession of a firearm (two counts)
- possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized (two counts)
- possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm (two counts)
- possession of a firearm prohibited or restricted weapon obtained by crime
- possession of a firearm contrary to order (two counts)
- possession of a prohibited device or ammunition obtained by crime
- possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
Lajuana Jakiera Bruce also appeared in Dartmouth provincial court on Friday.
The 30-year-old faces the following charges:
- possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace (two counts)
- store firearm or restricted weapon contrary to regulations (two counts)
- unauthorized possession of a firearm (two counts)
- possession of a firearm – no licence or certificate
- possession of a restricted/prohibited firearm with ammunition
- possession of a prohibited device or ammunition obtained by crime
- possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
- possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
- possession of a firearm/prohibited or restricted weapon obtained by crime
CTV Atlantic has reached out to Halifax Regional Police to see if the arrests and seizures are related to recent shootings in Dartmouth or Halifax.
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