Toukley: sawn off shotgun seized after man seen wandering the street
A man was due to appear in court on Saturday after he was allegedly seen wandering the street with a sawn-off shotgun at Toukley.
A man was due to appear in court on Saturday after he was allegedly seen wandering the street with a sawn off shotgun at Toukley.
About 10.45pm on Thursday, January 3, police were called to Crossingham St after reports a man was walking around with a firearm.
Tuggerah Lakes police attended and identified a home in the street where the man was believed to have gone.
The officers attended and after speaking to a woman in the premises, commenced a search.
A 44-year-old man in the home was spoken to by the officers who subsequently located a loaded shotgun in the roof at the rear of the home.
Officers also seized several other items for forensic examination.
The man was arrested and taken to Wyong Police Station where he was charged with possessing a shortened firearm without authority, not keeping a firearm safely, possessing ammunition without a licence and acquiring a firearm despite being subject to a prohibition order.
He was refused bail to appear at Wyong Bail Court on Saturday.
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