Hamilton police charge duo after shoplifting reports, loaded gun recovered

Hamilton police have charged a man and woman on a number of accounts following a shoplifting incident that turned into a car and foot pursuit and the recovery of a loaded gun a day later.

Police were called to Limeridge Mall on Nov. 3 after reports of “suspicious persons” in relation to shoplifting calls the day before.

Officers spotted a car that matched the description linked to the incident and attempted to stop it.

The female driver drove into a dead-end street where she forced to stop.

A male passenger then fled the car and officers started a foot chase.

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During the pursuit the man discarded a handgun into a garbage can in a park.

Police recovered the gun and found it to be loaded.

Authorities subsequently charged Anthony Cosic, 25, with three counts of failing to comply with a release order, possession of a prohibited firearm and two other firearm-related charges.

The driver, Shadia Yusuf Noor, 26, was charged with two counts of disobeying a court order, flight from a police officer and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

Both Cosic and Yusuf Noor are from Hamilton.

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