Loaded handgun seized during arrest in London

London Police Headquarters, 601 Dundas St. London, April 20, 2022. (Jim Knight /CTV News London)

A loaded gun has been seized by London police after officers spotted a reported stolen vehicle.

Around 12 p.m. on Thursday, an officer saw a man get into the driver’s seat of the vehicle in a parking lot on Third Street.

When officers tried to approach the vehicle, a suspect fled the area on foot but was caught by a police day not far away.

While he was being taken into custody, police say the suspect dropped a loaded handgun.

An 18-year-old has been charged with:

• Possession of a weapon
• Carry concealed weapon
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon or prohibited device
• Posses firearm/etc. place not under firearms act
• Occupy motor vehicle with firearm
• Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
• Possession of a firearm knowing serial number has been tampered with
• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
• Resist arrest
• Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order
• Fail to comply with release order