(CMR) Police are carrying out investigations after recovering a firearm from a car abandoned by its driver after crashing on Tuesday, 23 April.
Reports are that just after 11:45 a.m., police were conducting a vehicle checkpoint (VCP) along South Sound Road when a vehicle was observed attempting to avoid the area. The vehicle was signaled to stop, but it failed to comply with the officer’s instruction and sped off in the direction of George Town, driving at a dangerous speed.
The police followed the vehicle at a safe speed and distance; however, they disengaged from the offending vehicle following a safety assessment and lost sight of the vehicle shortly after. Continuing on the path towards George Town and approaching the area of Lakefront Drive, police observed that the vehicle had collided with a wooden pole. The driver of the vehicle was seen trying to leave the vehicle and, after struggling with the officer, fled the scene of the collision. Searches were carried out in the area; however, the driver of the vehicle was not located.
Police recovered the vehicle as evidence from the location, and it was later forensically searched, and a handgun, a loaded magazine, and live rounds of ammunition were recovered. Also recovered from the vehicle was a quantity of ganja and drug utensils.
Later the same day, a 32-year-old man from Bodden Town surrendered to custody in relation to this matter and is currently in custody pending further investigations.
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