Firearm Found by Youth on Trail Close to Birch Street New Glasgow.

On December 31, 2022, New Glasgow Regional Police responded to a report that a firearm had been located by a group of youth on a nearby trail adjacent to Birch Street New Glasgow. The youth immediately alerted an adult who called police.

The firearm has been seized and further investigation continues to determine if there are any connections to any ongoing police investigations. New Glasgow Regional Police Major Crime Unit and New Glasgow Regional Police Property Examiners continue to investigate.

Preliminary investigation indicated that there is no threat to the public safety and no one was injured.

The firearm that was located was described as a shotgun.

“Locating any firearm in a public place by the public, is concerning, and in this case, it was located by a group of youth, “says Constable Ken MacDonald of the New Glasgow Regional Police. “The person or persons responsible for disposing this firearm could have been responsible for serious injury and or death.”

Constable Ken MacDonald also commented that “the quick actions by the youth to report the firearm to a responsible adult, who immediately called police, prevented any serious life-threatening injuries.”

Source : Release