Evade Police Incident - Southern Suburbs

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Evade Police Incident - Southern Suburbs
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WA Police have charged a 30-year-old man in relation to an evade incident that occurred on Tuesday 11 March 2025.
 
About 11.30pm, police approached a stationary white Toyota Camry sedan on Milina Street in Hillman. It will be alleged that the vehicle was bearing false number plates.
 
As police approached, officers repeatedly asked the male driver to exit the locked vehicle. It will be alleged the man refused to exit and reversed away at speed, causing officers to take evasive action.
 
A short time later, police sighted the vehicle on Currie Street in Warnbro and activated their lights and sirens. However, it will be alleged the driver failed to stop and an evade ensued. 
 
The vehicle allegedly travelled recklessly throughout the area, before coming to a halt in bushland area near Bayeux Avenue in Port Kennedy. 
 
A short time later, Police Air Wing, with the assistance of the Canine Section located the vehicle and the man deep in the bushland area, where he was arrested.
 
It will be alleged police seized an amount of Methylamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and two cannisters of OC spray that were in the man’s possession.  
 
It will be further alleged the vehicle was stolen on Thursday 6 March 2025. 
 
A 30-year-old man from Safety Bay has been charged with:
• 1 x Dangerous Driving
• 1 x Driver of a Vehicle failed to Comply with a Direction to Stop
• 1 x Drove, caused or permitted a vehicle with a Forged, Replica or False Plate to be driven on a Road.
• 1 x No Authority to Drive
• 1 x Steal Motor Vehicle to use without the Consent of the Owner
• 1 x Possess a Prohibited Drug (Methylamphetamine)
• 1 x Possessed any Drug Paraphernalia in or on which there was a Prohibited Drug or Plant
• 1 x Carried a Controlled Weapon
 
He is due to appear before the Rockingham Magistrates Court on Wednesday 12 March 2025. 
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