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Raptor Squad officers have charged four men and two teenage boys after intercepting a vehicle with two allegedly loaded firearms in it in Sydney's west yesterday.
In November 2025, officers from State Crime Command's Raptor Squad established Strike Force Calvin to investigate a public place shooting on Loura Street, Tallawong.
A 19-year-old man has been charged over his alleged role in that incident and remains before the courts on remand.
As part of ongoing investigations under Strike Force Calvin, about 9.40am yesterday (Monday 29 December 2025), Raptor Squad officers stopped a vehicle on Old Windsor Road, Old Toongabbie, where they arrested two occupants - a 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy.
Officers subsequently searched the vehicle and allegedly located and seized two firearms and a Dedicated Encrypted Criminal Communication Device (DECCD).
The 16-year-old boy was taken to Parramatta Police Station, while the 20-year-old man was taken to Westmead Hospital for treatment for minor injuries. He was later taken to Parramatta Police Station.
About 11am the same day, police arrested a 25-year-old man on Mountford Avenue, Guildford.
Two mobile phones were seized from the man, including one believed to be a DECCD.
The man was taken to Granville Police Station where he was charged with participate criminal group contribute criminal activity.
He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 6 today (Tuesday 30 December 2025).
Following further inquiries, about 11.30am the same day, strike force detectives located four allegedly stolen vehicles at a house in Rouse Hill.
As police were on scene, three males- two men aged 18 and 23 - and a 17-year-old boy, allegedly ran from the property.
All three were arrested nearby after a foot pursuit and were taken to Riverstone Police Station.
Police subsequently established a crime scene and executed a search warrant of the house.
During the search, police allegedly located and seized five firearms, thousands of rounds of high-calibre ammunition, multiple fake number plates and two ballistic vests.
The four vehicles, which also allegedly had cloned number plates attached, were also seized for forensic examination.
About 2.30pm on the same day, a subsequent search warrant was executed at a home on Talbot Street, Guildford, where further DECCDs along with ammunition and clothes were seized.
The 16-year-old boy arrested at Old Toongabbie was charged with 11 offences including,
- Possess unauthorised pistol (two counts)
- Possess loaded firearm public place (two counts)
- Use, supply, acquire or possess defaced firearm
- Use, supply, acquire, possess stolen firearm or part
- Acquire unregistered firearm - pistol (two counts)
- Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity, and
- Goods in personal custody suspected being stolen
He was refused bail to appear at a Children's Court today (Tuesday 30 December 2025).
The 20-year-old man arrested at Old Toongabbie was charged with 13 offences:
- Possess unauthorised pistol (two counts)
- Use, supply, acquire or possess defaced firearm
- Use, supply acquire, possess stolen firearm or part (two counts)
- Acquire unregistered firearm – pistol (two counts)
- Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority
- Possess loaded firearm public place (two counts)
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity
- Goods in personal custody suspected being stolen, and
- Hinder or resist police office in the execution of duty.
He was refused bail to appear at Bail Division Court 6 today (Tuesday 30 December 2025)..
The three men arrested at Rouse Hill were all charged with 11 offences:
- Possess more than three unregistered firearm, one is prohibited/pistol
- Goods suspected stolen in/on premises (three counts)
- Possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit (four counts)
- Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority (two counts), and
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity.
The 23-year-old man arrested at Rouse Hill was charged with an additional eight offences in relation to his alleged involvement in the public place shooting at Tallawong.
Those offences include:
- Fire firearm at dwelling-house disregard for safety
- Special aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence-weapon
- Possess loaded firearm public place (two counts)
- Possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit (two counts)
- Be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity
The two men were refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 6 today, while the 17-year-old was refused bail to appear before a children's court today (Tuesday 30 December 2025).
Investigations under Strike Force Calvin continue.
