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Subscriber only Police arrested a man on Anzac Day following an alleged public place shooting with a 12-gauge shotgun on the Northern Rivers. About 4pm on Monday, April 26, police were called to Carwong Road, Rappville, following reports of gun shots. Richmond Police District Acting Inspector Claude Toscan said that upon arrival, police located a black Subaru Forester alleged to be involved in the incident and officers spoke with a 32-year-old man nearby. Police searched the car and located a 12-gauge shot gun and empty cartridges. He was allegedly firing his shotgun into the ground, Act Insp Toscan said.
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Replica firearms, ammunition and prohibited drugs were allegedly seized after members of the Police Dog Unit and Police Rescue were involved in the dramatic arrest of a Nimbin man on Wednesday morning.
Richmond Police District Acting Inspector Claude Toscan said the officers visited a rural property in Nimbin, following an ongoing investigation.
“As a result of the search warrant a 59-year old Nimbin man was arrested and conveyed to Lismore Police Station,” he said.
“He was charged with possessing prohibited drugs, possessing unregistered firearms including a rifle and handguns and ammunition for each weapon.
“The man was then bail refused to appear before Lismore Court today (Thursday April 22, 2021)”.
Premium Content Leaping into cold water will not stop police from pursuing you and making an arrest. A man learned this the hard way on Tuesday, when he jumped into the Wilsons River at Lismore in an effort to evade arrest. But officers jumped in after him, and the 33-year-old will face court today (Wednesday, April 21). Richmond Police District Acting Inspector Claude Toscan said officers from the Police Rescue Rescue squad were called after a man jumped into the Wilsons River in a desperate attempt to avoid police. Around 1.30pm yesterday, police had cause to speak with a 33-year-old man in the Lismore CBD near the Transit Centre on Molesworth St, he said.