A Sydney man has been arrested and charged after being spotted in public with an item convincingly shaped like an AK-47.
NSW Police reportedly searched the Rouse Hill area at 5:30pm after receiving multiple calls about a 50-year-old man wielding a gun on the street.
A helicopter was also sent to the scene to help find the man.
The gun-shaped item was allegedly found in an empty car in a church car park, while the man was located on a bit of nearby grassland.
NSW Police later confirmed that the item was in fact a bong and was incapable of firing bullets.
The man was arrested and charged with intimidation and possessing an unauthorised firearm.
God that’s frightening. (Source: Facebook / The Hills Police Area Command).
The man made an appearance at Parramatta Local Court on Thursday.
He was refused bail and will return to court on April 13.