Police have charged two men with several offences after an evade police incident that occurred on Sunday 8 June 2025.
About 2.30am, two males – aged 31-years-old and 33-years-old – approached a ride-share vehicle parked on Newcastle Street in Perth.
It will be alleged the 31-year-old man pulled the driver from the car and assaulted him, before stealing the vehicle and leaving the area with his accomplice.
A short time later, police sighted the allegedly stolen vehicle on Pickering Brook Road, and activated emergency lights and sirens.
It will be further alleged the 31-year-old driver failed to stop and instead accelerated away from police, driving at excessive speed along Pickering Brook Road, before crashing into an embankment.
The offenders were arrested after a chase on foot in nearby bushland.
A 31-year-old man from Caversham has been charged with:
- Aggravated Robbery
- Steal Motor Vehicle
- No Authority to Drive – Suspended (other than fines suspension)
- Reckless Driving to Escape Pursuit by Police
- Driver of a Vehicle Failed to Comply with a Direction to Stop (circumstance of aggravation)
A 33-year-old man from Stirling has been charged with:
- Aggravated Robbery
- Steal Motor Vehicle
- Possess a Prohibited Drug (cannabis)
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