A man arrested near Campbelltown Station during last week’s Operation Waratah will front court next week to face a raft of charges.
They include having an unregistered pistol and a knife in a public place.
The accused was a passenger in a car stopped by Police Transport Command Campbelltown last Thursday evening in Dumaresq Street.
The officers pulled over a vehicle due to an alleged traffic infringement.
A search of the 46-year-old passenger resulted in officers seizing an imitation firearm from a holster allegedly in his possession.
When the vehicle was searched, police seized a baton, knife and military-style uniforms (some are pictured above), allegedly belonging to the man, who was arrested and taken t Campbelltown Police Station.
The man was refused bail to appear at Bail Division Local Court on Friday, where he was formally granted conditional bail to appear before Campbelltown Local Court next Wednesday, July 22.
Operation Waratah overall results included 539 trains, 127 buses and 29 light rail trams patrolled, 645 charges, 28 knives or weapons seized, 551 people searched, 323 move-on directions, 137 drug detections, 86 bail compliance checks, 60 people arrested for breaching bail or outstanding warrants, and 473 rail infringements.
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In a separate incident, a teenage boy has been charged over vandalism in June that caused $300,000 damage in a local school.
The 14-year-old was arrested at a home in Macquarie Fields on Friday.
He was taken to Campbelltown Police Station where he was charged with aggravated break and enter with intention, larceny, and shoplifting value less than or equal to $2000.
He was refused bail to appear at Children’s Court on Saturday.
Police say that on Wednesday, June 3, they received a report of a break and enter at Macquarie Fields High School, located on Bensley Road.
Officers attached to Campbelltown City Police Area Command attended the scene and found several windows of multiple buildings along with properties within classrooms were damaged.
About 27 rooms within four blocks of the school were affected with damages estimated to be around $300,000.
