Peel police were given permission by Brampton apartment property management to patrol for drug and alcohol infractions.
They came across a male rolling a blunt while parked in visitor parking, which is illegal.
After identifying him, a search resulted in a outstanding warrant. The warrant had a proximity restriction so one of the officers stalled the suspect while the other verified if they could act on it and arrest. This took around 30 minutes.
After getting the go ahead and arresting the suspect police discovered a handgun located in a backpack in the vehicle.
The judge ruled that the mans charter rights were infringed upon because he was not formally detained before the police verified the warrant. All evidence including the handgun was thrown out.
Peel police were given permission by Brampton apartment property management to patrol for drug and alcohol infractions.
They came across a male rolling a blunt while parked in visitor parking, which is illegal.
After identifying him, a search resulted in a outstanding warrant. The warrant had a proximity restriction so one of the officers stalled the suspect while the other verified if they could act on it and arrest. This took around 30 minutes.
After getting the go ahead and arresting the suspect police discovered a handgun located in a backpack in the vehicle.
The judge ruled that the mans charter rights were infringed upon because he was not formally detained before the police verified the warrant. All evidence including the handgun was thrown out.