Bracebridge OPP is seeking information after two people fled from a RIDE program on Tuesday night in Bracebridge.
Police say around 11:00 p.m. officers were conducting a RIDE program on Ecclestone Drive in Bracebridge when a black Cadillac Escalade came through the check point with three occupants.
The OPP says an officer then directed the driver to pull to the side of the road and the driver accelerated away in the westbound direction towards the town core.
Police say in the interest of public safety, officers disengaged and shortly after located the vehicle in a parking lot at the corner of Wellington Street and Monck Road.
Police say one of the occupants remained with the vehicle but the other two fled on foot.
Officials say the police arrested the occupant of the vehicle and a search of the vehicle led to finding and seizing several firearms and ammunition. The OPP K9 unit and members of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) attended and conducted a search; however, the two individuals have not yet been located.
The lone occupant of the vehicle, a 23-year-old female of Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been charged with:
- Obstruct Peace Officer
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm CC 91(1) X 4
- Unauthorized Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm CC 91(1)
- Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing there was a Firearm CC 94
- Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammo CC 95(1)
She was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
Police say the remaining two are wanted, with the outstanding driver bein identified as 36-year-old Samuel MCKAY from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The second person is not yet identified and is described as a black male, both individuals were wearing dark clothing. It is believed that they fled toward the area of Wellington Street/Balls Drive in Bracebridge and police are asking anyone with home surveillance systems to check their cameras for possible footage between 11:10 p.m. and the very early morning hours.
The Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit and Bracebridge OPP officers are continuing the investigation and anyone with information is asked to call Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-8477. You can submit your information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com, Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous, and therefore will not have to testify in court.
