A Regina man is facing several charges following a weapons incident on Friday. Officers with the Regina Police Service (RPS) were dispatched to the area of 5th Avenue and Cameron Street on Friday, Sept. 23 after police received a report of a weapons offence, according to a news release. When officers arrived in the area, they observed a man holding a firearm, RPS said. Police located the suspect on Albert Street and 6th Avenue after seeing him leave the firearm in a worksite. Police found the firearm and arrested the suspect, who had multiple warrants for his arrest, the news release said. A 22-year-old Regina man is facing a total of five charges including possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition, failure to comply with a release order and careless storage of a firearm. The accused made his first appearance in Provincial Court on Monday, Sept. 26.
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