Kawartha Lakes police on Thursday morning found a vehicle that was running while a man was asleep in the driver's seat. Officers say they seized a handgun, knife, cocaine and cash.
Kawartha Lakes Police Service responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle on a residential street in Lindsay on the morning of Thursday, April 18 around 7:45 a.m.
Police suspensions across eastern Ontario have cost taxpayers about $24 million over the past decade making up nearly a fifth of all salaries provided to Ontario officers who were taken off the job while under investigation for alleged wrongdoing.
Kirk Robertson has served with the municipal police service for the past 22 years in a number of roles. He'll begin his new role as police chief on May 19.