Sarnia police make bust, seize weapons and ballistics vest [Video]

A high-risk traffic stop has resulted in charges for a Sarnia man.

Around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the Sarnia police Major case Action Team (MCAT) stopped a vehicle in the area of Russell Street and Durand Street — a man was arrested for unauthorized possession of a weapon.

After the stop, a search warrant was used at a home on Devonshire Road where police seized several items including loaded weapons and a ballistic vest that had an old Sarnia police crews sewn on the front of it.

Items seized

• Loaded .380 calibre Taurus handgun
• Leather holster
• Black tactical vest with an old Sarnia Police Service Crest sewn on it
• Blue ballistic vest
• .22 Caliber Cooey rifle
• 5 shotgun shells
• 28 rounds of .380 calibre hollow point ammunition (10 of which were in a magazine inserted into the Taurus handgun)
• 1 round of 9mm ammunition

A 46-year-old Sarnia man was held for a bail hearing and charged with 15 firearms-related …