{"id":64343,"date":"2026-08-03T21:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T21:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/64343\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T21:32:08","slug":"moore-park-entertainment-quarter-police-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/64343\/","title":{"rendered":"Moore Park Entertainment Quarter police incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two men have been charged after a gun scare sparked a major police operation at Sydney\u2019s Moore Park Entertainment Quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Specialist officers swarmed the popular precinct at about 4.45pm on Monday after reports of a man carrying a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>NSW Police say officers found two men, one of whom was allegedly wearing a bullet-proof vest and carrying a replica firearm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe two men, aged 39 and 35, were arrested and a replica firearm, a vest, and a badge was seized,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p>Images from NSW Police show a vest featuring a US flag, black boots, a badge, replica gun and a briefcase with \u2018hard drugs\u2019 written on the side. <\/p>\n<p>Both men were taken to Surry Hills Police Station, where officers allegedly located an \u201camount of prohibited drugs\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old was charged with possess prohibited drug and was granted conditional bail to appear before court on Thursday August 20. <\/p>\n<p>The younger man was charged with possess unregistered unauthorised pistol in public place and behave in offensive manner in\/near public place\/s.<\/p>\n<p>He was denied bail and is due to face court on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>The public were urged to stay away from the precinct as witnesses reported seeing dozens of police vehicles swarm the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no ongoing threat to public safety,\u201d a police spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>The precinct is kilometres from Sydney\u2019s CBD and is home to the Sydney Cricket Ground, Hordern Pavilion and Allianz Stadium along with eateries and other recreational venues.<\/p>\n<p>Read related topics:<a class=\"topic_tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/topics\/sydney\" data-tgev-container=\"story-topic-links\" data-tgev-label=\"Sydney\" data-tgev-order=\"1\" data-tgev-metric=\"npv\" data-tgev=\"event10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sydney<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two men have been charged after a gun scare sparked a major police operation at Sydney\u2019s Moore 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