A man will appear in court today charged with firearm and weapon offences in the state's west yesterday.
About 9.10pm (Tuesday 12 September 2023), police were called to a licenced premises on Whylandra Street, Dubbo, following reports of a man, allegedly armed with a firearm.
On arrival, officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District spoke to a man in possession of a bag.
The 37-year-old man was arrested and during a search of his bag, police located a .22 calibre rifle along with a magazine and ammunition.
Police also seized an electronic stun device and a set of tools in his possession.
He was taken to Dubbo Police Station where he was charged with following offences:
- possess unauthorised prohibited firearm,
- possess shortened firearm (not pistol) without authority,
- possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority,
- possess firearm not stamped/engraved with allotted number,
- possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit, and
- possess housebreaking implements.
He was refused bail to appear at Dubbo Local Court today (Wednesday 13 September 2023).
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
