A man has been charged with firearms and property breaking offences following an investigation in the state’s Hunter region.
In April 2025, detectives from the Rural Crime Prevention Team – NSW Police Force Hunter Valley Police District under Strike Force Lucindale, was formed to investigate a series or break, enter and steal offences into rural properties in the Mount Royal and Rouchel areas between 20 February 2025 and 1 April 2025.
Among the items stolen were motor vehicles, farm utilities, motorbikes, firearms and ammunition.
Following inquiries, about 8.30am yesterday (Thursday 10 April 2025), detectives executed two search warrants at properties at Carrowbrook and Davis Creek.
Among the items seized by police from both properties were eight unregistered firearms, including a bolt action rifle, a .22 calibre long rifle, a Boita rifle, a double barrel shotgun, a pump action shot gun, a 303 bolt action rifle, two antique guns and associated ammunition.
Also located were two Polaris all-terrain vehicles, a Honda XRF motorcycle, a Yamaha peewee 50 motorbike, a red quad bike, a Nissan Patrol 4WD, a Nissan Patrol utility; swords, a box trailer and loading ramps, a surfboard, trail cameras and numerous other items.
Police arrested a 23-yar-old man at the scene.
He was taken to Singleton Police Station where he was charged with 18 offences;
– steal motor vehicle (three counts),
– break, enter and steal (four counts),
– stealing,
– steal trailer,
– steal firearm or imitation firearm,
– possess unregistered firearm (three counts),
– possess more than three unregistered firearms,
– possess ammunition without a permit,
– not keep firearm safely,
– possess prohibited drug,
– supply prohibited drug and goods in custody.
He was refused bail to appear before Singleton Local Court today (Friday 11 April 2025), where bail was formally refused. He will re-appear before the same Court on Thursday 1 May 2025.
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