Regional Investigations Unit officers have charged a 45 year old Morley man over a number of armed robberies carried out throughout the metropolitan area in March and April 2013.
The man was arrested by police after he was allegedly driving a vehicle involved in a pursuit overnight.
It will be alleged the man carried out stealing, aggravated armed robberies, and armed
robbery offences on various businesses, including chemists, fast food outlets and bakeries.
During a number of incidents, the man was allegedly armed with weapons including a sledgehammer.
He has been charged with 4 x Aggravated Armed Robbery, 8 x Armed Robbery, 3 x Stealing and 1 x Attempted Armed Robbery.
He will appear before the Perth Magistrates Court today. Officers are also currently speaking to a 20 year old man in relation to a number of these
incidents.