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2 arrested after firearms seized at Lindsay residence: police

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Two people face firearms-related charges following an investigation by police in Lindsay, Ont.

City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service said that as part of an ongoing investigation on Friday, officers went to a home on Cambridge Street South where they arrested two individuals at 9:40 a.m. A search warrant executed at the home later that day resulted in the seizure of three long guns, a replica firearm and ammunition, police said.

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Jake Breen, and Lyndsay Howard, both 29 and from Lindsay, were each charged with:

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  • two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm
  • possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
  • possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
  • two counts of breach of firearms regulation — storing firearm or restricted firearm

Breen was additionally charged with three counts of possession of ammunition for a firearm contrary to a prohibition order and one count of failure to comply with probation.

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Breen was held in custody for a bail hearing in court in Lindsay; Howard was released and will appear in court on Sept. 1, police said Monday.

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