Police have charged a 21-year-old Aitkenvale woman after she was allegedly found in possession of a machete and an axe in Townsville on Monday, 19 October.

Around 12.20am, officers from Kirwan station were conducting patrols in Alfred Street when they intercepted a man riding a bicycle without a helmet,

It will be alleged the man passed a backpack to a woman who was with him, Police searched the backpack and allegedly located an axe.

Police will further allege they later located a machete in nearby bushes where the woman had been intercepted by officers a short time earlier.

The axe and machete were seized by police.

The woman was issued with a Notice to Appear and charged with two counts of possessing a knife in a public place.

She is due to appear in Townsville Magistrates Court on 10 November.

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If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au or call 131 444.

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