Around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, police received a report that a firearm had been left in the back of a taxi after the passengers got out in the 1300 block of 8th Street East.
Police seized the firearm which was a pellet gun and then followed up with a visit to a suite in a nearby motel where they arrested a man and a woman.
Upon further investigation, officers located and seized three cans of bear spray, two expandable batons, two knives, a machete, multiple cell phones, cash, and methamphetamine packaged for distribution.
A 26-year-old male and a 19-year-old female are facing a total of 17 charges.