Kensington Police have charged a man following an incident at an electoral office in Victoria Park on Wednesday, 21 October 2026.
About 1.15pm, police received a report of a man causing a disturbance at an electoral office on Albany Highway. It will be alleged the man made verbal threats while in possession of an improvised martial arts weapon (nunchucks).
Police attended and arrested the man nearby in Bentley, taking him into police custody. No one was injured.
A 56-year-old Bentley man has been charged with:
• 1 x Being Armed in a Way that May Cause Fear
• 1 x Made a Threat to Unlawfully Do an Act
• 1 x Possess a Prohibited Drug (Cannabis)
His bail was refused and he is due to appear before Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday, 22 October 2026.
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