London police say an 18-year-old is facing charges after allegedly dropping a loaded handgun while he was being arrested.
According to police, around noon Thursday an officer spotted a man getting into a vehicle on Third Street that had been reported stolen. Several officers responded to the area and the man ran from the scene. A police dog was used to apprehend him.
"During the apprehension of the suspect male, he dropped a loaded handgun," police said.
The teen is now charged with several firearms offences, as well as resisting arrest and failing to comply with a release order.
Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to London Elgin Middlesex Crime Stoppers.