A 30-year-old man is facing multiple firearms charges after Olds RCMP executed a search warrant on a motorhome Thursday afternoon.
Police say officers responded around 3 p.m. on May 29 after receiving information that a man was in possession of an illegal handgun.
Due to the nature of the call, Olds RCMP requested assistance from the RCMP Emergency Response Team and Police Dog Services.
Mounties say a search warrant was executed, and a male was taken into custody from inside the motorhome.
Matthew Stephen Dalton, a resident of Olds, is charged with:
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Unsafe storage of a firearm
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Possession of prohibited firearm
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Unauthorized possession of a firearm
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Possession of a firearm when knowing possession unauthorized
Dalton was released following a hearing before a justice of the peace. He is scheduled to appear in Alberta Court of Justice in Didsbury on June 16.
Olds RCMP thanked the Emergency Response Team for its assistance and said it remains committed to building safer communities through enforcement and community partnerships.
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