Travis Tash charged with firearm offences in Toronto

On Friday, October 22, 2010, at 10:40 p.m, officers were on patrol in the area of Jane Street/Grandravine Drive area.

It is alleged that:

– officers were investigating an unrelated matter in the area when a man spotted police and discarded a sawed-off shotgun,

– the man ran off but officers arrested him near Grandravine Drive moments later.

Travis Tash, 18, of Toronto, has been charged with:

1. Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm,
2. Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized,
3. Weapons Dangerous,
4. Careless Storage of a Firearm,
5. Firearm Careless Use,
6. Possession of Cocaine.

He appeared in court at Old City Hall on Saturday, October 23, 2010, 10 a.m., room 101.