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Two people charged after staff finds loaded gun at inn in New Glasgow, N.S.
Two people are facing weapons charges after staff found a loaded gun at an inn in New Glasgow, N.S., over the weekend.
New Glasgow Regional Police received a call about the incident shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday. Staff told police they had found a firearm inside a room while cleaning.
Officers responded to the inn and seized a loaded 9mm handgun and ammunition from the room.
Police say two people who were staying in the room returned to the inn at 12:25 p.m. and were arrested without incident.
'New Glasgow Regional Police acknowledges the quick and correct actions of the Inn staff in immediately calling police,' said police in a statement. 'Their actions prevented a serious community public safety risk.'
Investigators have determined the firearm was stolen during a break-and-enter in Great Village, N.S., in 2019.
Collan Olson, 31, from Hilden, N.S., and Kyla Borden, 25, from Truro, N.S., have each been charged with the following offences:
unauthorized possession of a firearm
possession of a restricted firearm without authorization
possession of a prohibited/restricted firearm with ammunition
possession of a prohibited device
unsafe storage of a firearm
Borden is also facing charges of possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorized possession of ammunition.
Olson and Borden were both remanded into custody and were set to appear in Pictou provincial court on Monday.
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