A FRANKSTON man allegedly “waving around” an imitation firearm with telescope in Cheltenham, 2pm, Thursday 13 April, will be charged on summons.
A witness called police to report the Mallee Ct man, 42, and a girlfriend driving along Charman Rd and handling the 71cm rifle with scope.
Cheltenham police who arrived on foot said they saw the offender “waving around the imitation firearm on the other side of the road”. They challenged the man to drop the rifle and lay on the ground, which he did. He was then arrested and taken to Cheltenham police station to be questioned.
The man told police he was “joking around” with the toy gun and had no intention of committing an offence.
The man will be charged with being a prohibited person carrying a firearm.
The rifle was seized.