Alleged impaired LaSalle man found with loaded gun in vehicle: WPS

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Windsor police say a 30-year-old LaSalle man is facing multiple charges after officers arrested him for impaired driving and seized a loaded firearm from inside his vehicle.

Shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, officers responded to the 4300 block of Walker Road to check on the well-being of a motorist. A complainant reported that the man in the driver’s seat appeared to be unresponsive.

Upon arrival, officers say they found a man slumped over the centre console.

Police say they also saw open alcohol and items consistent with drug use inside the vehicle. After waking the man, officers say they noted clear signs of impairment and arrested him for impaired driving.

A subsequent search of the vehicle led to the seizure of a loaded semi-automatic handgun, magazines, and 9 mm ammunition.

30, of LaSalle, has been charged with:

• Operation while impaired by a drug

• Possession of a loaded prohibited firearm

• Careless storage of a firearm

• Occupying a motor vehicle knowing there was a firearm

He was also issued a Provincial Offences Notice under the Liquor Licence and Control Act for having care and control of a vehicle containing an unsealed container of liquor.