Three people have been hit with a string of charges following a safe storage inspection in the Riverina region.
Rural Crime Prevention team investigators attended a property in Jerilderie, on Saturday, November 4, to conduct a safe storage inspection.
During the inspection, officers located a rimfire magazine and an unlocked firearm safe, with four firearms unaccounted for.
A man - aged 68 - and woman - aged 71 - were given a firearms licence notice of suspension before police seized five firearms, ammunition and the prohibited weapon - a rimfire magazine.
Police then attended the property on Sunday, November 5, where the woman surrendered another firearm.
Following further inquiries, on Saturday, November 11, investigators attended the property and served future court attendance notices to two men and a woman.
The 68-year-old man was charged with:
- possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit
- holder of Category A or B licence not have approved storage (five counts)
- not keep firearm safely-not pistol/prohibited firearm (nine counts)
- category C, D or H licensee not comply with storage needs
- fail to produce registered firearm for inspection on demand (three counts)
The 71-year-old woman was charged with:
- holder of Category A or B licence not have approved storage (four counts)
- not keep firearm safely-not pistol/prohibited firearm (six counts)
- category C, D or H licensee not comply with storage needs
- not keep firearm safely-prohibited firearm
A 35-year-old man was charged with:
- holder of Category A or B licence not have approved storage (two counts)
- not keep firearm safely-not pistol/prohibited firearm (two counts)
- category C, D or H licensee not comply with storage needs
- not keep firearm safely-prohibited firearm
- permit holder fail to notify change of address within 7 days
- not notify changed address where firearm is stored
- not notify firearm safe keeping arrangements at new address
- not certify arrangements comply with Act/Reg
The trio will appear at Finley Local Court on February 14, 2024.
