ACT Policing has charged a 38-year-old Belconnen man with vehicle theft and other offences following his arrest in Macquarie. 

About 12pm on Wednesday, 22 December, ACT Policing responded to reports of a stolen motorcycle in several Belconnen suburbs.

Police located the motorcycle in Coulter Drive, Macquarie, where it came to a stop a short time later.

The rider was arrested and subsequent searches located a Gel Blaster Firearm, Cannabis, Diazepam and a substance believed to be Methylamphetamine.

He will appear in the ACT Magistrates Court today, Thursday 23 December.

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