During the early hours of Monday, August 19, a 32-year-old Belmont man allegedly crashed a stolen, silver Ford Fairlane he was driving into a light pole on Epsom Avenue in Redcliffe.
The man allegedly fled the scene of the crash and assaulted a witness who tried to prevent him from escaping before police patrolling the area apprehended him.
A search of the damaged vehicle uncovered a large amount of property allegedly stolen during a series of offences throughout the metropolitan area at locations including Riverton, South Perth, Maylands, Innaloo and Churchlands.
Police allege the man snatched a bag from a victim in Churchlands, stole items from a motor vehicle, and committed fraud and aggravated burglaries.
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READ NOWPolice charged the man with 15 offences and he was remanded in custody after appearing in the Perth Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, August 20.
Belmont officer-in-charge Senior Sergeant Shane Markham said offenders were highly mobile and able to commit a number of offences over a large area in a short period of time.
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