Ottawa police are hunting a suspect who ran away from officers in Ottawa’s Carlington neighbourhood late Tuesday night, after dumping a bag of illegal drugs and a loaded handgun.
Frontline officers were speaking with the man in question in the Caldwell Avenue area around midnight Tuesday, when they noticed him discard a bag of unnamed illegal drugs, the Ottawa Police Service said in a news release Wednesday morning.
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When police went to retrieve the bag, the man bolted. As he fled, he allegedly tossed an object into some bushes, which police say turned out to be a loaded handgun.
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Police continue to investigate and ask anyone with information regarding this incident to call 613-236-1222, ext. 5166.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa police app.
The police release did not include a description of the suspect.
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