BY JORDAN REGNIS
A man who owns a property neighbouring the Singleton army base has been charged with animal cruelty offences.
On October 8, 98 dead kangaroos were found on the army base, along with an ammunition box and two cartridges.
Following inquiries police executed a search warrant at a property in Williamtown around 8am on Friday.
Officers seized three firearms and arrested a 43-year-old man who was taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station.
He was charged with six offences including committing an act of aggravated cruelty upon on an animal; discharging a firearm upon/over Commonwealth prohibited area; trespassing onto Commonwealth land; not keeping a firearm safely; harming or attempting to harm a protected animal; and holder of Category A or B licence not having approved storage.
Police have since seized a number of firearms from a property neighboring the army base.
The man's been granted strict conditional bail to appear before Raymond Terrace Local Court on January 13.
One of the firearms allegedly seized by police. Picture by NSW Police
