A woman will appear in Cessnock court next month, charged with allegedly stealing a firearm.
Yesterday, Rural Crime Investigators from the Hunter Valley Police District seized a shotgun and other items, believed to be stolen, from a Paynes Crossing Road property at Wollombi.
The firearm and other items were reported stolen from a neighbouring Paynes Crossing Road property on 22 November.
A 48 year old woman was arrested and charged with break enter and steal, stealing a firearm and possessing an unauthorised firearm.
The woman was released on conditional bail to appear at Cessnock Local Court on January 8.