Police find loaded gun following brief foot chase
Posted Feb 12, 2020 04:08:00 PM.
A traffic stop that never materialized, turned into a foot chase, then police finding a loaded firearm.
The incident began around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Weber Street East and Montgomery Road in Kitchener.
The vehicle, which police say did not stop, was later observed by officers, parked in a residential area on Montgomery.
As officers approached the vehicle, two occupants fled on foot, but were arrested following a brief foot chase.
Upon searching the vehicle, police found a loaded firearm.
Two male youths are facing a long list of charges including flight from police, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and possession of a prohibited firearm.
Both are being held for a bail hearing.
