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Yarmouth man arrested for firearm offences

This pellet BB handgun was seized from the waistband of a suspect at a Yarmouth business on Jan. 12.
This pellet BB handgun was seized from the waistband of a suspect at a Yarmouth business on Jan. 12. - RCMP - supplied

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YARMOUTH, N.S. — Yarmouth Municipal RCMP have arrested a 36-year-old man following a weapons call in Yarmouth.

On January 12 at 3:35 p.m., Yarmouth Municipal RCMP members were dispatched to a report of a man with a gun at a business on Starrs Rd. Police responded to the business and located the suspect, within minutes nearby. He was taken into custody without incident. A pellet BB handgun was seized from the waistband of the suspect. 

The man was released from custody and is facing charges of Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose and Carrying a Concealed Weapon. He is scheduled to appear in Yarmouth Provincial Court on March 1.

The investigation is ongoing.

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