Niagara police have arrested and charged two St. Catharines men in relation to a firearms investigation.
Detectives identified two male suspects and on July 4 received court authorization to search a residence in the area of Ontario Street and Welland Avenue.
During the search, police located and seized a .22 caliber German sports gun pistol, an unloaded Taurus G2C 9mm pistol and a magazine for the Taurus 9mm pistol loaded with seven rounds of 9mm ammunition.
Michael Mills, 43, was arrested and charged with 10 offences, including assault with a weapon, carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a loaded regulated firearm.
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Mills was held in custody pending a bail hearing that was expected to take place on July 3 at the St. Catharines courthouse.
William Austin, 36, was arrested and charged with seven offences, including careless storage of a firearm, possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm without holding a licence and unauthorized possession of a prohibited device or ammunition.
Austin was held in custody pending a bail hearing that was expected to take place on July 5 at the St. Catharines courthouse.
Anyone with information relating to these arrests is asked to contact Niagara police at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009711. or Crime Stoppers of Niagara.
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