Peterborough police made four arrests and seized firearms in two separate searches of residences late last week.
Around midnight on Nov. 12, the Peterborough Police Service’s emergency response team (ERT) attended an Aylmer Street residence regarding a weapons complaint.
Police say they located a firearm and arrested three people.
Investigators say they don’t believe the firearm located was connected to a shooting incident earlier in the evening at an apartment on Charlotte Street.
Jermaine Ricketts, 22, of Peterborough, Luther Frasher, 30, of Ajax and Mishawn Richards, 19, of Toronto, were each arrested and charged with unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm; careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition; and possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
All three were held in custody and were scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 12.
Rubidge Street
A youth faces firearm charges following a search of a Rubidge Street residence on Friday afternoon.
Police say the search warrant was not related to the shooting investigation on Charlotte Street or the weapons arrests on Aylmer Street on Nov. 12.
The investigation — which including the police service’s drug unit, ERT and the K-9 unit — led to the seizure a loaded handgun, drugs and cash.
A 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged with possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; carrying a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition in a careless manner; unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm; carrying a concealed weapon; possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000; and three counts of possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking (crystal meth, fentanyl, cocaine)
The accused was held in custody and was scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the name of the accused cannot be released.