About 10.10am, police observed a white Subaru sedan being driven erratically on Great Eastern Highway in Midland. Officers activated their emergency lights and sirens and directed the driver to stop; however, it will be alleged the driver accelerated away from police and became involved in an evade incident.
Police further allege the driver travelled at high speed through a number of suburbs, failed to stop at multiple red traffic signals and repeatedly drove on the incorrect side of the road, placing other road users and pedestrians at risk.
During the incident, it will also be alleged the vehicle collided with two civilian vehicles and an unmarked police vehicle before continuing without stopping. No serious injuries were reported.
The vehicle was monitored by officers on board a Police Air Wing aircraft as it travelled through Malaga, Alexander Heights, Landsdale, Gnangara and Marangaroo before being abandoned on Hepburn Avenue in Kingsley. Police will allege the driver and several occupants inside the Subaru fled on foot.
With assistance from the Police Air Wing, officers located the driver a short distance away, where he was taken into custody without further incident.
A 33-year-old Koondoola man has been charged with:
• 1 x Driver of a Vehicle Failed to Comply with a Direction to Stop (Circumstance of Aggravation)
• 1 x Reckless Driving to Escape Pursuit by Police
• 1 x No Authority to Drive (Disqualified from Holding or Obtaining)
• 2 x Driver Fail to Stop – Property Damage
• 2 x Driver Fail to Report an Incident in Which Property Was Damaged
• 2 x Endanger Life, Health or Safety of a Person
• 1 x Possess a Prohibited Drug (Methylamphetamine)
• 1 x Possess a Prohibited Drug (Heroin)
• 1 x Possessed any Drug Paraphernalia in or on Which There Was a Prohibited Drug or Plant
• 1 x Possessed Certain Substances or Things
• 1 x Carried or Possessed a Prohibited Weapon
As a result of inquiries into several other unrelated matters, the man has also been charged with:
• 1 x Steal Motor Vehicle to Use Without the Consent of the Owner
• 2 x No Authority to Drive (Disqualified from Holding or Obtaining)
• 2 x Aggravated Burglary and Commit on a Place
• 1 x Burglary and Commit on a Place
• 4 x Stealing
• 1 x Attempt Stealing
• 1 x Breach of Bail Undertaking
His bail was refused and he appeared before Perth Magistrates Court on Friday, 18 September 2026.
