Guns and ammo seized by Sarnia Police Service - Jan 26/21 (Photo courtesy of Sarnia Police Service)Guns and ammo seized by Sarnia Police Service - Jan 26/21 (Photo courtesy of Sarnia Police Service)
Sarnia

Illegal firearms seized by Sarnia police

The Sarnia Police Service seized a number of illegal firearms from a Talfourd Street home.

Members of the Vice Unit were investigating a suspect alleged to be in possession of a number of firearms illegally.

The suspect was taken into custody following a traffic stop at around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, and officers executed a search warrant at a home in the 100 block of Talfourd Street just before 10 p.m.

Police allegedly located a sawed off 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, a CO2 pistol converted to fire live .22 caliber rounds as well as a significant amount of ammunition. Sarnia police also seized a bullet proof vest with no plates.

A 39-year-old Sarnia man faces several charges including possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a firearm, careless storage of a firearm, possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition and five counts of failing to comply with a release order.

The suspect was being held pending a bail hearing.

Read More Local Stories

New military crosswalk rendering. (Image courtesy of the Sarnia Legion Branch 62)

New military crosswalk in Sarnia to be unveiled

As part of a partnership between the Sarnia Legion Branch 62 and City of Sarnia, an unveiling ceremony will be held at the corner of Christina Street and Wellington Street on Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m.

Members of the Sarnia Police Service entering a Tashmoo Avenue residence on June 4, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Police Service)

Two men arrested in Tashmoo Ave. standoff

Sarnia police said the investigation began on May 29 after the victim was allegedly attacked by acquaintances at a residence near Tashmoo Avenue and Christopher Drive at Aamjiwnaang First Nation.