{"id":28812,"date":"2022-05-26T15:50:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T18:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=28812"},"modified":"2022-05-26T15:50:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T18:50:28","slug":"waverley-man-facing-slew-of-firearms-related-charges-after-mvc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=28812","title":{"rendered":"Waverley man facing slew of firearms-related charges after mvc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;156&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GOFFS:<\/strong> A 28-year-old Waverley man has been charged with a plethora of firearm-related offences following a single-vehicle collision on Old Guysburough Road in Goffs on May 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police say that at approximately 9 p.m., Halifax District RCMP responded to a vehicle crash on Old Guysborough RD. in Goffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOfficers learned that an Audi A3 left the roadway and came to rest in the ditch,\u201d said Const. Guillaume Tremblay, with N.S. RCMP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said a witness rendered assistance to the uninjured driver, 28-year-old Aaron Matthew Poole of Waverley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile exiting the vehicle, Poole placed a firearm in a bag and asked the witness to drive him within cell phone range to make a call,\u201d said Const. Tremblay. \u201cThe witness complied and then returned to the scene of the crash with the man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt that time, Poole retrieved a second bag from the Audi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said when police searched the bags, which resulted in the seizure of over $2,000 cash, cannabis, hash, a 12-gauge shotgun and ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;164&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poole was safely arrested at the scene and has been charged with the following offences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Careless Use of a Firearm (two counts)<\/li><li>Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose<\/li><li>Carrying Concealed Weapon<\/li><li>Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm<\/li><li>Possession of a Firearm while Knowing Its Possession is Unauthorized<\/li><li>Unauthorized Possession in Motor Vehicle<\/li><li>Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition<\/li><li>Possession Contrary to Order (two counts)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;84&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poole was held in custody and was scheduled to appear appeared in Dartmouth Provincial Court on May 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>File #:\u00a02022-61310<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;95&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;148&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;156&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;] GOFFS: A 28-year-old Waverley man has been charged with a plethora of firearm-related offences following a single-vehicle collision on Old Guysburough Road in Goffs on May 23. 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