Toowoomba woman Chloe Jayne Town, 24, found in possession of stolen jewellery

A woman who sold a stolen semi-automatic handgun was caught by police wearing jewellery linked to an alleged $40,000 robbery.

Chloe Jayne Town, 24, has faced the courts for the second time in two months. Picture: NewsCorp Australia

A woman who last month was sentenced for selling stolen guns has been caught with a large amount of stolen jewellery.

Chloe Jayne Town landed herself back in Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged with 13 offences, including receiving tainted property and contravening an order to provide her phone passcode to police.

The offending predates matters heard in the Toowoomba District Court this September which saw Town sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with immediate parole for selling a stolen handgun.

Police prosecutor Anita Page said Town had possession of a large amount of jewellery believed to be stolen by a third party.

“Some of that jewellery she was wearing at the time (of the search),” Ms Page said.

Police alleged the total value of the stolen items amounted to nearly $40,000; however, did not allege Town possessed the full amount, only a reasonable sum.

The young woman also refused to allow police access to her phone despite their right to do so, claiming they had already searched the device days earlier.

“She was trying to explain to police that particular phone of hers had only just been returned to her by police in the days prior,” solicitor Claire Graham of Skuse Graham Criminal Lawyers said.

“That doesn’t excuse her behaviour in any way but just gives some context to that offending.”

Additionally, police found methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and a large knife stored in Town’s car door well.

Magistrate Kyna Morice refused to accept Town’s reasoning, labelling it “nonsensical”.

“In circumstances where you were advised you were committing an offence, if there was nothing to hide on your phone it makes no sense that you wouldn’t just hand (it) over.”

Town was sentenced with one count each of failing to properly dispose of a needle and syringe, possessing dangerous drugs, possessing restricted items, possessing a knife in public, receiving tainted property, breaching bail condition, contravening order about information necessary to access information stored electronically and two counts each of possessing utensils or pipes for use, contravening a police direction and driving while a relevant drug is present in saliva on a probationary licence.

She received 12 months’ imprisonment with immediate parole and was disqualified from driving for six months total.

“It’s important Ms Town that you now appreciate the fragility of your liberty,” Ms Morice said.

“You might think that parole is annoying, you might think it’s not helpful, you can think whatever you like but at the end of the day if you don’t comply with it then you will find yourself in custody.”