A man has been charged following a stock check in the state's Central West earlier this month.
About 11.05am on Friday 5 July 2024, officers attached to the Rural Crime Prevention Team (RCPT), stopped an Isuzu table top truck carrying a bull on Sydney Road, Mudgee.
Police requested the drivers licence and a National Vendor Declaration (NVD) for the bull. The man was unable to provide a NVD and drove off from the location.
Police activated warning devices, however when the man failed to stop, a pursuit was initiated.
It was terminated a short time later when the man came to a stop on Market Street, outside the Police Station.
The 65-year-old man complied and provided a document showing the owner of the bull and was released to deliver the bull.
Officers attached to the RCPT commenced inquiries into the incident.
About 7.30pm on Friday (12 July 2024), police attended a property in Mudgee and issued the man with a future court attendance notice and he was charged with;
- Not comply with direction given by police officer
- Not stop vehicle when directed to do so, and
- Not possess accurate transported stock statement.
The man will appear at Mudgee Local Court on Tuesday 3 September 2024.
