supermarket in Craigie this morning.

At around 7:00am the man entered the store on Eddystone Avenue, armed with a loaded

gun. He threatened a staff member and demanded money from the safe.

The man fled the store on foot when he was unable to get access to the safe.

The Dianella man has been charged with Attempted Armed Robbery, Possess Unlicensed

Firearm and Breach of Bail. He will appear in the Perth Magistrate’s Court tomorrow 22 June

2011.

 Police are investigating an incident where a female cashier in an Eden Hill delicatessen was forced to hand over a quantity of cash when a man threatened her with a knife.The incident occurred at about 8.15am on Wednesday 15 June 2011 when the offender, who was armed with a knife, entered the Walter Road Handy Mart located on the corner of Ivanhoe Street and Walter Road East, Eden Hill. He approached the lone female cashier and produced a knife, demanding money. He then fled from the scene and was seen by a witness shortly afterwards riding a pushbike. 

The man sought by police is described as being in his mid twenties, 180  

‐182cms tall with a tanned complexion and solid build. At the time of the incident he was wearing a dark jacket, light coloured pants and a piece of purple material tied around his face

fraudulent loans for his personal use.

The man operates an accounting business in Perth which utilises a funding company to

arrange loans for clients to pay their professional fees and large insurance premiums.

In May 2009, he began submitting loan applications based on fake invoices, using the

business details of his clients without their knowledge and directing the funds to his own

company accounts. He then used these funds for his own purposes.

By June 2010 the man began defaulting on repayments of the loans, which by this time

included 130 separate loan applications, with outstanding loans of almost $4.8 million.

Police conducted inquiries and yesterday (14 June 2011) charged the man with 130 counts of

Gains benefit by Fraud. He will appear in the Perth Magistrate’s Court on Thursday 14 July

2011.

stealing offences after he allegedly misappropriated funds at a Fremantle company that he

was employed by.

It will be alleged that between August 2010 and October 2010, the man was employed as a

manager in a Fremantle seafood company. Over this period of time, he cancelled an

estimated 500 sales orders over 40 individual work days, totalling over $27,000. The funds

were then transferred for his personal use.

The man has been charged with 40 x Stealing as a Servant and will appear before the

Fremantle Magistrates Court on 15 July 2011.

When the victim declined the driver stopped his car and got out, grabbing the victim’s arm to try and pull her into his vehicle. The victim fell as she resisted, grazing her arm in the process.

The unknown male was disturbed by a passing motorist, believed to have been travelling in a white Holden Commodore. The unknown male fled the scene with the victim running home to raise the alarm to family members.

Police are seeking anyone who may have noticed suspicious activity in the area at the time, and in particular, the passing motorist in a white Holden Commodore.

Police also seek information surrounding the vehicle used and its driver. An image of a similar looking Toyota Hilux used by the unknown male is shown below. A composite image of this person Police wish to speak to is also shown below.





robbery in Belmont over the long weekend.

Offenders gained entry into the Belmont Forum Shopping Centre via the roof sometime

between 5:30pm Saturday 4 June and 6:00am Tuesday 7 June 2011.

They proceeded to the suspended ceiling area above the newsagency before cutting holes in

the panels to gain entry to the store.

The offenders stole cash and cigarettes before leaving the store. It is believed they exited

the store and shopping centre the same way they entered.

Anyone who saw any suspicious activity or vehicles around the Belmont Forum, especially on

the roof of the centre or has any information regarding this incident is asked to call Crime

Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Over the last 30 days, thirteen burglaries have occurred at various hotels in the Cable Beach

area resulting in thousands of dollars worth of cash and electronic devices being stolen.

Yesterday, as part of their investigation, police tried to speak to a man located near the

vicinity of a recent burglary but he fled on a pushbike. He left behind a bag containing

several items of stolen property.

The man is described as 25 to 30 years of age, approximately 173 to 183cms tall, slim build

with black curly hair, possibly tied in a ponytail. He was unshaven with a moustache.

He was wearing a black t-shirt and black jeans and may have skin missing from his feet due

to running on bitumen and bushland barefooted.

He was seen riding an old red Cyclops brand mountain bike

Anyone with any information on these incidents or can identify the man are asked to call

Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

About 2:45am, two offenders used a vehicle (possibly a four wheel drive) to reverse into the

wall of a water sports store on Sunlight Drive, displacing the metal rail securing the premises.

The offenders entered the store on at least three occasions,

grabbing armfuls of merchandise before driving off.

About 2:15am on Tuesday 17 May 2011 two men have entered the

McDonald’s restaurant on Warnbro Sound Ave Warnbro, through the

drive through window.

They threatened staff with a knife whilst demanding money.

The men fled on foot towards Halliburton Ave with an amount of cash.

The second incident occurred about 9:50pm on Tuesday 31 May at the

Hungry Jacks store situated on Safety Bay Road Baldivis.

Two men threatened staff with knives before walking out of the store

with some cash.

One offender is described as 16 to 20 years of age, fair skinned,

approximately 170cms tall and of slim build. He was wearing a black

hoodie and a dark coloured scarf or balaclava covering the bottom half

of his face and was carrying a black back pack.

The second offender is described as 16 to 20 years of age, fair skinned, approximately

180cms tall and of slim build. He was wearing a white hoodie and a light coloured scarf/

material covering his lower face.

Between about 2.30am and 3.00am, a man entered the Caltex Starmart located on Benara

Road, Central Beechboro Shopping Centre. He threatened a staff member and demanded

money.

The man was given some cash before he turned walked out of the store, at which time he

appeared to be carrying a black handgun. He was last seen running away in the direction of

Hungry Jacks.

The man is described as being fair skinned, approximately 175 –

180cm tall, clean shaven and of solid build. He was wearing a

dark coloured beanie, a dark coloured jacket with white vertical

stripes down the outside of the sleeves and dark coloured pants.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding this incident

to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000