A man has been charged over alleged firearm and traffic offences in the state's central west.
About 11pm on Wednesday (25 June 2025), officers from Orana Mid-Western Police District attempted to stop a vehicle allegedly travelling in excess of the speed limit along the Castlereagh Highway, Gulargambone.
When the vehicle failed to stop a pursuit was initiated.
It will be alleged that during the pursuit the occupants of the vehicle shun a spotlight in the direction of the police vehicle and also reached speeds of 160km/h.
During the pursuit road spikes were successfully deployed along the Castlereagh Highway at Coonamble.
A short time later the vehicle came to a stop where two male occupants ran from the vehicle.
Police arrested the driver – a 20-year-old man – after a foot pursuit. The other male was unable to be located.
The man was taken to Coonamble Police Station where inquiries established he was wanted over an alleged public place shooting earlier this month.
Police will allege about 4.20pm Friday (20 June 2025), on Victoria Street, Dubbo, the man discharged a rifle round into a car containing four people known to him. The man then drove from the scene in another vehicle without the permission of the registered owner.
No persons were injured in the incident.
It will also be alleged that the man has previously been served with a firearms prohibition order and has never held a driver's licence.
He was charged with seven offences including:
- · Fire firearm in or near public place
- · Use unauthorised firearm
- · Acquire etc firearm - subject to prohibition order
- · Take & drive conveyance without consent of owner
- · Police pursuit - not stop - drive dangerously
- · Never licensed person drive vehicle on road - prior offence (2)
The man was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court yesterday (Thursday 26 June 2025) where he was remanded in custody to appear at Dubbo Local Court on Wednesday 9 July 2025.
Investigations into the identity of the second male who ran from the vehicle after the pursuit are continuing.
