Coronavirus Melbourne restriction checks allegedly uncover gun on teen
Police stopping cars under the COVID-19 restrictions allegedly found a gun and a knife on a 16-year-old in Mernda. And the teen is accused of other “extremely concerning and serious” crimes.
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Police stopping cars under the new coronavirus restrictions allegedly found a 16-year-old armed with a gun in Mernda.
The teenager also allegedly had a knife when he was found in a car pulled over by police about 1.50am on Sunday, July 12, a Children’s Court has heard.
The court heard police stopped the car heading west on Bridge Inn Rd and checked the identities of the driver and passenger, finding the 16-year-old front passenger was wanted on whereabouts.
Constable Nicole Kernic said the child was placed under arrest and searched, when police allegedly found a handgun in his jacket pocket and a knife and black sheath in his pants pocket.
He was on multiple counts of bail, having previously been charged with aggravated burglary, unlawful assault, assaulting police and theft of a motor vehicle.
The teen fronted a Children’s Court on Monday, July 13 to apply for bail, having been held at Melbourne Youth Justice Centre on Sunday night.
Magistrate Stephen Ballek said the incident before him was “extremely concerning and serious”, as were the previous charges filed against the child.
“It’s always extremely concerning when there are firearms, no matter what their nature, found on persons in the community,” he said.
Police argued the teen was an unacceptable risk to the public, citing his previous alleged violent offending.
But Mr Ballek agreed to grant bail with conditions, pointing out the lengthy delay there would be in resolving the charges.
He noted the teen had no criminal record and that his mother had given an undertaking to the court she would supervise him.
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