Wood Buffalo RCMP: Two teens arrested in late night traffic stop

Wood Buffalo RCMP: Two teens arrested in late night traffic stop

Wood Buffalo RCMP pulled over a vehicle deemed to be speeding on Highway 63 around 11:38 p.m. on May 11 and arrested three people. During the traffic stop officers saw what they thought was a firearm in the glovebox. They immediately removed the three occupants and placed them under arrest. When they seized the firearm and were able to inspect it, officers were able to determine it was a pellet gun. Two of the occupants, both 17-year-old males, …

Highway 63 traffic stop leads to weapons charges for Fort McMurray teens

FORT McMURRAY — Two Fort McMurray youths are facing weapons-related charges after RCMP seized what initially appeared to be a firearm during a late-night traffic stop on Highway 63. Wood Buffalo RCMP say officers with Municipal Traffic Services stopped a speeding vehicle shortly before midnight May 11 south of the Confederation Drive off-ramp. During the stop, police observed what appeared to be a firearm inside the vehicle’s glove compartment. …