A man and a woman were charged this week after a loaded handgun was recovered in connection with a traffic stop in Mississauga last month, during which the suspect vehicle fled from the police.
A man and a woman were charged this week after a loaded handgun was recovered in connection with a traffic stop in Mississauga last month, during which the suspect vehicle fled from the police.
The two individuals, both from Pickering, are facing multiple charges related to the attempted traffic stop on February 22 in the area of Derry Road East and Torbram Road, located in the city’s northeast near Toronto Pearson Airport.
Peel Regional Police stated that the force’s Strategic Tactical Enforcement Policing (STEP) team was conducting a proactive patrol when they attempted to stop a vehicle across from the airport. However, the vehicle fled the scene.
Following an investigation, police arrested the pair on Monday and recovered a loaded Springfield XD (.45-caliber) handgun and brass knuckles.
Maurice Glasgow-Oliver, 34, and Rosa Santillan, 32, both of Pickering, are facing several firearms-related charges, and Glasgow-Oliver has also been charged with fleeing from police.
The two were held pending a bail hearing in Brampton court.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact police at 905-453-2121, ext. 3504, or anonymously through Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Formed in 2007, the STEP team is a specialized unit of 16 officers focused on removing illegal firearms from the streets and arresting violent criminals in Mississauga and Brampton.
In 2024, Peel police seized a record 205 illegal firearms in Mississauga and Brampton (one every 36 hours), with 53 of those seizures attributed to the STEP team—also a record high. This figure was more than double the amount seized by the unit in 2023 and three times the number taken by STEP officers in 2022.
Most, if not all, of these firearms were smuggled into Ontario from the U.S., according to Peel police. In many cases, STEP officers work undercover to target gang violence and illegal firearms.
“STEP officers deploy in areas with the highest concentrations of gang, firearm, and drug activity throughout Peel, conducting proactive patrols to increase police visibility and improve community safety,” said police earlier.
“Their main goal,” added Peel police Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich, “is to seize illegal firearms and arrest the violent, repeat offenders who possess them.”
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