A man has been charged with multiple driving and firearm offences following a carjacking incident on Monday.
About 4pm Monday (12 June 2023), police were called to a shopping centre carpark in Charlestown, following reports a man had allegedly threatened three people with a firearm before stealing their vehicle.
Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District arrived and conducted a search of the area, however, were unable to locate the vehicle.
Police established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the incident.
Following extensive inquires police arrested a 32-year-old man in North Lambton, yesterday (14 June 2023). During the arrest the man allegedly aimed a firearm at police.
Tactical Operations Unit police assisted in the arrest. The man was conveyed to hospital in a stable condition.
Police also executed a search warrant on a home in North Lambton. During the search police found clothing and items believed to be illicit substances which have been sent of for further forensic examination.
The 32-year-old man was then taken to Waratah Police Station where he was charged with:
- Acquire prohibited firearm subject prohibition order
- Acquire unregistered firearm prohibited firearm
- Possess loaded firearm public place
- Not keep firearm safely prohibited firearm
- Armed with intention to commit indictable offence
- Police pursuit not stop drive recklessly
- Threaten injury to person with intention to prevent lawful detention
- Possess unregistered unauthorised pistol in public place
- Not keep firearm safely pistol
- Robbery while armed with dangerous weapon
- Acquire pistol subject to firearms prohibition order
- Possess ammunition without holding license/permit/authority
- Acquire ammunition subject to prohibition order
- Goods in personal custody suspected being stolen
Police will allege in court the man also threatened another man in Edgeworth with a firearm before fleeing the scene.
The man was refused bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court today (Thursday 15 June 2023).
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
