Guns, machetes and tasers among a disturbing array of weapons seized from a unit
Guns, machetes and tasers among a disturbing array of guns seized by units after ‘taser threats to customers’
- WA police find illegal gun cache in unit
- They were called when a man threatened shoppers
A stash of weapons has been seized from a unit after police reported a man threatening shoppers with a taser two weeks ago.
Police had received reports on March 1 of a man threatening shoppers with a taser at Karrinyup Shopping Center in northern Perth on March 1.
Officers arrived on the scene, but the man fled before they arrived.
Two weeks later, police raided a unit on Bridgewater Crescent in the same suburb of the mall.
They allegedly discovered 19 weapons, including machetes, axes, rifles, large hunting knives, tasers and ammunition.
Police have seized a scary stash of illegal weapons from a suburban unit after a man allegedly threatened shoppers with a taser the same afternoon
Scarborough Police Senior Sergeant Haydn Farrow believes the officer’s quick work in carrying out the raid may have prevented further crimes from being committed
Scarborough Police Senior Sergeant Haydn Farrow labeled the discovery “worrying”.
“It’s really concerning that this amount of guns was found at a residential address,” he said.
“By confiscating those weapons, we may have prevented further serious crime.”
Gel blasters, similar to guns used in paintball skirmishes, were also reportedly seized in the raid.
They are prohibited weapons in WA and possession of even one can carry a maximum penalty of up to 3 years in prison and/or a $36,000 fine.
Scarborough police charged a 41-year-old Karrinyup man with 22 offences, including 10 counts of possession of a prohibited weapon and 11 counts of possession of a controlled weapon.
He was also accused of being armed in a way that could cause fear.
The man will appear before the Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday 28 March.
Police also arrested a 63-year-old woman on the unit who allegedly behaved aggressively towards police.
She was charged with obstructing police and failing to provide five personal details.
Perth Magistrates Court on Friday 24 March.
Among the 19 weapons seized was a terrifying selection of daggers, axes and hunting knives
One of 19 weapons seized by WA police in the raid. A 41-year-old man was charged with 22 weapons offenses