9 | durhamregion.com | This Week | Thursday, June 16, 2022 | Over 90 years of Service to our Community We offer Modern Amenities Together with Timeless Values of Trust and Caring Service. 110 Dundas Street E.,Whitby • 905-668-3410 wctownfuneralchapel.com Family Owned And Operated Since 1953Family Owned And Operated Since 1953 733 KINGSTON RD. E. AJAX MON-WED/SAT: 9AM-6pM, THURS/FRI: 9AM-7pM SUN AND HOlIDAyS: 10AM-5pM WHIlE QUANTITIES lAST @macmillanorchards1953 Beat the heat With Our hOMeMaDe FrOZeN YOGurt it's the Best YOu'll ever have!! (alsO availaBle iN cups Or cONes) We alsO carrY KaWartha DairY everYONe's FavOurite ice creaM! WhirleD FaMOus!! THANK YOU WHITBY LORNE COE A HARD WORKING & EXPERIENCED VOICE FOR WHITBY Authorized by the CFO for the Whitby PC Association A Whitby person was one of two people arrested in Markham and now faces firearm and drug charges. On Monday, May 30 at about 10:40 p.m., York Regional Police were called to the Apollo Road and Fonda Road area of Markham for a suspicious vehicle. When officers arrived, they found a man and a woman sleeping inside the vehicle, York police said. During the investigation, police found marijuana in the vehicle near the driver and passenger. The two occupants were searched, along with the vehicle, police noted. Police found a handgun in a bag accessible to both occupants, along with ammunition, a gun silencer, body armour, masks, a machete, marijuana and alcohol. On Tuesday, May 31, officers executed a search warrant at a Markham home connected to the investigation and found a quantity of ammunition. Ajayson Premachandran, 23 of Whitby, has been charged with nine firearm-related counts, one count each of having care or control of vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available and having care or control of a motor vehicle with an open container of liquor. A 24-year-old Markham resident is also facing nine firearm-related charges. WHITBY PERSON FACING FIREARM CHARGES IN MARKHAM CRIME Police are trying to identify a man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in Whitby. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. Friday, May 27 at Real Canadian Superstore on Taunton Road, according to Durham police. A woman told cops she was approached by an unknown man who touched her inappropriately before fleeing. The suspect is a man believed to be in his early 20s, about 6 feet tall with a slim build. He wore dark clothing and spoke with an accent, police said. Call police at 905-579-1520, extension 5305 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. POLICE TRY TO IDENTIFY SUSPECT IN SEXUAL ASSAULT NEWS Police are trying to identify a suspect in the sexual assault of a woman on May 27 in Whitby. DRP photo