A man wanted by police has been arrested and charged with additional ammunition offences in the Port Stephens-Hunter region yesterday.
About 9.30pm (Sunday 23 August 2020), officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended an address on Blackett Close, East Maitland, to speak to a man wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant for a break and enter offence in Wickham during November 2019.
Upon arrival, police observed a man running from the rear of the premises, and after a short foot pursuit, a 35-year-old man was arrested on nearby Mitchell Drive.
Following a search of the area, police located a black satchel bag, allegedly containing 40 rounds of .22 calibre ammunition, a spent shell casing and three air rifle pellets.
The man was taken to Maitland Police Station where he was charged with possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority. The warrant was also executed for the offence of special aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence-weapon.
He was refused bail to appear in Maitland Local Court today (Monday 24 August 2020).
