A man, 33, has been charged with a range of traffic and firearm related offences following an investigation in the Hunter.
Police will allege a stolen Holden Rodeo ute was involved in a fail-to-stop crash on the New England Highway at Hexham, about 6.40pm on December 28.
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The ute collided with the rear of another vehicle, before the male driver allegedly fled the scene on foot.
Police allegedly found ammunition inside the cabin of the vehicle and a rifle hidden under the tray.
Investigators arrested the ute driver at a house on Goldingham Street, Tenambit - east of Maitland - about 9.15am today.
A Firearms Prohibition Order was executed and during the search, police seized a sawn-off shotgun which will undergo forensic examination.
The man was refused bail and charged with:
- Take and drive conveyance without consent of owner
- Drive whilst disqualified
- Two counts of negligent driving
- Be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.
- Unlawfully possess thing resembles number plate
- Use vehicle with unauthorised number plate
- Not give particulars to other driver
- Two counts of possess shortened firearm
- Two counts of not keep firearm safely
- Possess loaded firearm public place
- Acquire ammunition subject to prohibition
- Two counts of acquire prohibited firearm
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