The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver after a traffic stop was conducted on Highway 400.
On Monday, July 20, 2026 at 12:45 p.m., a member of the Central Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) team was conducting patrols on Highway 400 in Georgian Bay Township and conducted a traffic stop to investigate a Highway Traffic Act Offense. The officer arrested the driver, and a subsequent search of the vehicle located a firearm.
Police have charged 42-year-old Michael Phillips of Sudbury, ON with the following:
- Operation while Prohibited
- Drive Vehicle with Cannabis Readily Available
- Driving while under Suspension
- Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
- Possession of Firearm contrary to Prohibition Order
- Tampering with Serial Number of a Firearm
- Along with several related firearms offenses
He was held in custody and will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on July 24, 2026 to answer to his charges.
