A 61-year-old Trundle man is facing a number of charges, including supplying an indictable quantity of cannabis, after his property was raided on Friday morning.
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Lachlan Local Area Command officers executed a search warrant at Bruce Patton’s Matthews Road property at 11am.
During the search police located 1.9kg of cannabis; an amount of prescription medication; two mature cannabis plants; an unauthorised, prohibited pistol, an unregistered firearm (rifle); and eight registered firearms that were not stored correctly.
Patton was arrested, conveyed to Parkes Police Station and charged with two counts of not keeping a firearm safely, supply cannabis indictable quantity, possess prohibited drug, cultivate prohibited plant, possess unauthorised pistol, and possess unregistered firearm.
He appeared in Parkes Bail Court on Saturday and was granted conditional bail.
Patton will appear in Parkes Local Court on Monday, February 5.
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Following inquiries into a break and enter at the Parkes Showground last October, police have made an arrest.
On October 11, 2017, offenders broke into the canteen and stole food and drinks to the value of $318.
Police arrested a 20-year-old Parkes man on Thursday and charged him with break, enter and steal.
He will appear in Parkes Local Court on Monday, February 5.
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A Sydney man will face court after being caught driving an unregistered vehicle while his licence was cancelled on Thursday.
Police attended the Woolworths car park at 8pm after receiving complaints from members of the public about the manner in which a Nissan X-Trail was being driven.
Police stopped the Nissan nearby and spoke with the driver.
As a result of enquiries the driver, a 23-year-old St Marys man, was arrested, taken to Parkes Police Station and charged with driving whilst his licence was cancelled, and driving an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle.
He was granted conditional bail and will face Penrith Local Court in February.
FIRE WARNING
Rural Fire Service Mid Lachlan Valley Superindent Ken Neville urged everyone to take all precautions as hot, dry weather continues this week.
“The grass is drying out really quickly now and relative humidity got down to four per cent over the weekend, that’s very conducive to fire,” Mr Neville said.
Avoid slashing, welding, grinding – or any activities that could spread sparks – and keep vehicles out of long grass.
There’s a chance of a few storms toward the end of the week, which could lead to an increased chance of fires from lightning strikes. Please report any fires to 000.
There are some horror fire conditions around the state: the Newell Highway has been closed south of Narrabri since Thursday due to an out-of-control fire that has burned nearly 55,000 hectares in the Pilliga.
Check Live Traffic online for updates.
Volunteers from the Mid Lachlan Valley, including Greenthorpe and Parkes brigades, are assisting at the Bonnay fire between Tamworth and Armidale.
The fire had burned out more than 10,100 hectares by Monday morning.
