Halifax police lay firearms charges in multiple incidents over the weekend

By CityNews Halifax Staff

Regional police have charged two people with firearms related offenses in Halifax.

On Saturday at roughly 1:10 a.m., officers responded to a disturbance between two groups of people near Brunswick Street where a man in one of the groups was believed to be in possesion of a firearm.

Police say they found the man at a vehicle nearby and arrested him, along with another man who as in the vehicle, and seized a loaded firearm.

Mohamed Houssen Milad, 22, and Abdullahi Abdi Rizak Ali, were both scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on Tuesday to face charges of possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm with ammunition, possession of a firearm in a vehicle and careless use of a firearm.

Meantime, police laid firearms charges in a separate incident in Dartmouth on Sunday.

At roughly 5 a.m., officers responded to a report of a vehicle being driven erratically in the area of Woodland Avenue and Highway 118.

Officers stopped the vehicle in the area without incident and when they did, police say they found a loaded firearm in the vehicle and arrested the driver.

Raheem Orlando Munroe, 30, was scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court on Tuesday to face a slew of charges including:

• Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
• Possession of a firearm in a vehicle
• Possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon or ammo – no license
• Possession of a firearm – no license/certificate
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Carrying a concealed weapon
• Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace
• Deal with a firearm or restricted weapon contrary to regulations
• Unsafe storage of a firearm
• Possession of a firearm contrary to a court order

Anyone with further information about these incidents is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.