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[Nparker]

He just got lucky with a judge yesterday....

Canada has the worst judges.

[pontcanna]

Sawed-off shotgun seized after Nanaimo RCMP spot well-known offender

Apr 24, 2024

NANAIMO — A loaded and ready-to-fire sawed-off shotgun was confiscated by local Mounties on routine patrol in Harewood.

Members of the Nanaimo RCMP Bike Patrol unit spotted a man well known to them loitering in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at the corner of Fifth St. and Bruce Ave., around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23.

 

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Reserve Cst. Gary O’Brien said the officers knew the man, 29-year-old Roddy Weidman, was prohibited from carrying break-in tools of any kind and initiated a search of his backpack.

“A check of his person found a loaded, modified shotgun in his backpack. Along with that, two axes and a bunch of knives. He was taken into custody.”

 

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His criminal record dates back around five years and includes past charges of theft, theft of a motor vehicle, possession of stolen property and breaches of probation orders.
 

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