Justin Brown and Rachel Morrison arrested for firearm offences, Toronto

On Thursday, March 2, 2011, at about 1 p.m., members of 51 Division Plainclothes with the assistance of TAVIS (Toronto Anti Violence Intervention Strategy) and the Emergency Task Force, executed a Criminal Code search warrant in the Kipling Avenue/Rexdale Boulevard area.

It is alleged that:

– during the search warrant a sawed-off shotgun and 15 rounds of ammunition were seized.

Justin Brown, 26, of Toronto has been charged with:

1) Possession of a Prohibited Firearm with Ammunition
2) Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
3) Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
4) Careless Storage of a Firearm
5) Careless Storage of Ammunition
6) Possession of a Firearm with Serial Number Altered
7) Possession of a Prohibited Weapon Obtained by the Commission of an Offence

Rachel Morrison, 19, of Toronto has been charged with:

1) Possession of a Prohibited Firearm with Ammunition
2) Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
3) Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
4) Careless Storage of a Firearm
5) Careless Storage of Ammunition
6) Possession of a Firearm with Serial Number Altered
7) Possession of a Prohibited Weapon Obtained by the Commission of an Offence

Both accused appeared at College Park Courts on Thursday, March 3, 2011, 501 at 10 a.m.