Armadale Detectives are investigating a burglary at a shopping centre on Fourth Road in Armadale in the early hours of Saturday, 24 October 2026.
About 4.10am, police received a report that unknown persons had entered the shopping centre. It will be alleged they forced entry to a clothing store, sports retailer and food store inside the complex and stole property.
A stolen grey Mazda 2 hatchback, which had been reported stolen from a Cannington gym around midnight, was observed in the area around the time of the burglary.
About 6.30am, the Mazda was involved in a crash with a fence on Hilton Street in Maddington before leaving the scene.
Police located the vehicle a short time later on Culligan Road in Thornlie, where it will be alleged three people fled from the vehicle. Three juvenile males were apprehended by police and taken into custody.
Inquiries into the burglary and the stolen vehicle remain ongoing. Anyone with information, or who has CCTV, dashcam or mobile phone vision that may assist the investigation, is urged to contact Crime Stoppers online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au or by calling 1800 333 000.
Information can be provided anonymously.
