Warrant leads to weapons arrest in Orangeville

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby)

On Thursday, provincial police conducted an arrest in Orangeville lead to a weapons seizure and charges for one man.

Dufferin OPP say members of its Community Street Crime Unit (CSU) executed a search warrant at home on Montgomery Boulevard, with the help of Nottawasaga CSCU, Collingwood CSCU, and Dufferin B Platoon.

The warrant was executed shortly after 5:30 a.m. and lead to the arrest of a 52-year-old man, who already had weapon prohibitions against him.

Police say several weapons were seized following the man’s arrest, including three prohibited knives.

In connection with the warrant, the man has now been charged with two counts of failure to comply with prohibition order, unauthorized possession of a weapon and mischief.

Police say an investigation into the matter remains on going.