Weapons seized from a Merritt apartment (Image Credit: Merritt RCMP)

By James Peters

Merritt Crime

Merritt RCMP blotter includes weapons seizure, teen facing 30 criminal charges

Jul 5, 2022 | 3:30 PM

MERRITT, B.C. — A local man is facing charges after prohibited guns and other weapons were found in a Merritt apartment.

In a news release, Sgt. Josh Roda says Merritt RCMP were called last Thursday (June 30) by a citizen concerned about guns and ammunition found in a residential unit.

After getting a search warrant, Mounties searched the apartment, finding “an assortment of firearms, prohibited firearms, ammunition, a knife and brass knuckles” inside.

The weapons were seized, and Roda says a man arrested on scene was released with a Sept. 6 court appearance scheduled.

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A Merritt teenager, wanted on an outstanding warrant, was arrested after a major police response in downtown Merritt Tuesday (July 5).

Sgt. Roda says the boy had been the subject of a series of police investigations recently.

When officers swarmed the downtown area Tuesday morning at about 8:30 a.m., the teen took off on a bicycle.

After a chase, he was eventually arrested near Nicola Avenue and Voght Street.

The boy is facing 30 charges, including:

• Break and enter
• Theft of a motor vehicle
• Mischief
• Obstructing a police officer
• Possession of stolen property
• Possession of a prohibited weapon
• Breach of bail conditions

Roda says the teen was scheduled to appear in court later in the day Tuesday.