Careless Use Of A Firearm

• Officer faces charge after firearm ‘accidentally discharged’ in Burlington, Ont.

  Halton police say one of their constables is facing a careless use of a firearm charge after a January incident in which a service gun was fired.

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  Feb 21
  
• Lakefield, Ont., duck hunter pleads guilty to firing gun at other hunters, decoys

  The court heard the man fired his 12-gauge shotgun across a pond in the direction of two other hunters, striking one of them and damaging their hunting decoys.

  Crime

  May 5, 2023
  
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• N.S. man facing charges for allegedly firing gun to scare raccoons off a roof

  Nova Scotia RCMP say officers were called to an area near Sky Crescent in Hammonds Plains on Dec. 29 at 7:50 a.m. in response to a 911 call about shots being fired.

  Crime

  Dec 30, 2020
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• Cape Breton man facing charges after careless use of firearm on New Year’s Day in N.L.

  RCMP received a call early on the morning of Jan. 1, with reports that a man was allegedly firing a weapon into the air and at an occupied vehicle outside a home in Renews, N.L.

  Crime

  Jan 2, 2020
• Newfoundland man charged with making threat against Crown prosecutor

  Police allege a threatening message was left on the voicemail of the Crown prosecutor in Harbour Grace.

  Crime

  Dec 2, 2019
• Man charged after package filled with marijuana shows up at Kentville shipping company

  Ryan John Griffiths of Canaan, N.S., has been charged with careless use of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of cannabis for the purpose of distributing.

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2018
• N.S. teen charged with impaired driving, careless use of a rifle

  A 17-year-old faces charges of impaired operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle with blood alcohol over .08 per cent, and careless use of a firearm.

  Crime

  Feb 19, 2018
• Regina man facing eighteen charges after stealing vehicle

  A man is facing stolen vehicle and weapons charges after an incident Wednesday evening.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2017
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• N.B. man charged after accidentally shooting girlfriend in abdomen: police

  Investigators have determined the firearm was discharged accidentally inside the home

  Crime

  Oct 10, 2017
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• Man charged in Pincher Creek shooting incident

  Pincher Creek RCMP have charged a man in connection with a shooting incident in the southern Alberta town on Wednesday.

  Crime

  Feb 10, 2017