Overview

• A 21-year-old Sydney driver was stopped by Burwood Highway Patrol officers after they noticed his black Mercedes bearing misspelt ‘POILCE’ and ‘Chinese Police’ decals.
• A search of the vehicle uncovered 48 live rounds of ammunition in the boot during the July 18 stop in Strathfield.
• Police seized two gel blaster firearms and his registered weapons during a subsequent search of his Baulkham Hills home, and his firearms licence was suspended pending review.
• He has been charged with impersonating a public official, unlawful display of emergency services insignia, use of a false document and unauthorised possession of firearms.
• He faces up to two years’ imprisonment for impersonation offences and up to seven years if his actions are judged aggravated under NSW law.