RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division has arrested five people in relation to firearms offences in North Preston.
Yesterday, at approximately 3:40 a.m., the RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation's Integrated Special Enforcement Section, assisted by the RCMP Emergency Response Team and the HRP Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant at a home on Clarence St. in relation to an ongoing firearms investigation.
At the residence, police safely arrested three women and two men. A search of the property then resulted in the seizure of a sub-machine gun, three shotguns, two handguns, ammunition, magazines and a ballistic vest.
Casey Anne Fitzgerald, 29, of Weymouth, Doreze Marvin Beals, 27 and Jermaine Roshawn Tynes, 27, both of North Preston, have been charged with:
- Careless Storage of a Firearm (six counts);
- Careless Use of a Firearm (six counts)
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm (six counts);
- Unauthorized Possession of Prohibited Weapon or Restricted Weapon (three counts);
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized (six counts);
- Possession of Prohibited Weapon, Device or Ammunition Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized (three counts);
- Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition (four counts)
- Possession of Weapon Obtained by the Commission of an Offence (six counts)
- Laundering Proceeds of Crime
Fitzgerald is additionally charged with Failure to Comply with a Release Order (two counts).
The three appeared in Dartmouth Provincial Court court yesterday and were remanded into custody. Beals and Tynes will return to court later today and Fitzgerald will appear in court on October 26, 2023, at 9:30 a.m.
The other two North Preston women that were arrested, age 47 and 69, were later released. They're scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on November 20, 2023, at 9:30 a.m.
The investigation remains ongoing.
"The RCMP is committed to safeguarding our communities", says inspector John Berger, Operations Support Officer of the RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division, "Through integrated investigations and collaboration with our policing partners, we provide a coordinated response to efficiently address serious crimes."
File #: 23-121775