Mirrabooka Police have charged a man after it's alleged he pulled a knife on police when they spoke to him about not wearing a mask.
About 4.05pm yesterday (24/4), police were on patrol when it is alleged they sighted the man outside a supermarket on Nollamara Ave in Nollamara not wearing a mask as per current directions.
It is further alleged when officers asked the man to put a mask on he swore at them and pulled a folding knife from his pocket. The man refused numerous requests to put the knife down and continued shouting and abusing officers with the knife held by his side.
It is further alleged the man continued to threaten the officers with the knife and as there were numerous members of the public close by, officers deployed a Taser causing the man to fall to the ground and he was taken into custody.
The 55-year-old man from Nollamara is due to appear before the Perth Magistrates Court today, 25 April 2021 on the offences of:-
• Being Armed in a Way to Cause Fear; and
• Disorderly Behaviour in a Public Place.
