Sydney man charged over allegedly displaying fake, misspelt ‘Poilce’ car sign, prohibited firearms

A Sydney resident was given eight charges on July 22, including ones over falsely posing as a police officer and carrying prohibited firearms.

Kunlang Li, 20, was arrested by patrolling police officers on July 18, after they noticed a black Mercedes sedan parked outside a Sydney train station at about 2.50pm that day.

The car was dressed with a radio antenna, and police badge insignia emblazoned on its sides and car plate, along with Chinese characters “gong an” and “jing cha”, meaning police.

What was notable to the bona fide police officers was also the sole English word misspelt as “POILCE” on the car’s bonnet.

According to a July 21 Facebook post by the Burwood Highway Patrol, the man was nearby and identified as the user of the vehicle.

Upon questioning, he allegedly gave the officers a false document claiming that the car was being used to transport Chinese consulate officials. He was also allegedly found with a fake disabled parking permit, reported 9 News.

The police found a box of ammunition in the car’s boot, and the man – who has a firearms licence – was arrested after he allegedly told the police he believed the boot was the best place to store the live rounds.

The police then searched the man’s Baulkham Hills residence, where they found and seized two gel blaster rifles, along with his registered firearms and ammunition.

The man’s firearms licence was also suspended, said the police.

The police found that he had been issuing instructions to the public, which were followed, 9 News reported.

Li was accompanied by his mother in court on July 22, the Australian media reported. He required the services of a translator, but did not enter a plea to any of his eight charges.

Outside the court, he did not respond to reporters asking him, “What was it like facing the real police?” and also ignored requests to spell “police”.

His case will next be mentioned in court on Aug 11.