3 charged after gun found in traffic stop: Edmonton police
Posted November 16, 2023 10:18 am.
Edmonton police say a recent traffic stop has led to three people being charged.
EPS says just before midnight on Nov. 9, officers conducted a traffic stop on a Lexus sedan near 101 Street and 63 Avenue for “multiple equipment violations.”
While talking to the occupants of the vehicle, officers noticed a handgun on the floor between the feet of one of the passengers.
Police then asked all three to exit the vehicle, and they were all taken into custody. Officers then were able to determine that the gun was in fact loaded.
“Unfortunately, this is becoming the reality of what our front-line members are dealing with on a daily basis,” says Staff Sgt. Eric Stewart of the EPS Guns and Gang Section. “There is an inherent danger to our officers during these traffic stops because of how prevalent these weapons are becoming.”
EPS have since charged two 27-year-old men and a 20-year-old man with three firearm-related charges each.
The 20-year-old was also charged for breaching the conditions of a release order.
