About 8.30am, it will be alleged a white 2018 Isuzu delivery truck was stolen from outside an address on Barbette Road while the driver was making a delivery.
It will be further alleged the truck, later found abandoned in High Wycombe, contained whitegoods and electronic items valued at approximately $50,000.
As a result of information provided by the community, a person of interest was identified and arrested following a short foot chase in Riverton on Friday, 22 May 2026.
A 42-year-old man from Willetton has been charged with:
• 1 x Steal Motor Vehicle
• 1 x Stealing
• 1 x No Authority to Drive (Never Held)
• 3 x Possess a Prohibited Drug
He has been bailed to appear before the Armadale Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 10 June 2026.
As part of the investigation, officers executed a search warrant at an address in Forrestfield, where some of the stolen property was located and seized.
A 43-year-old man from Forrestfield has been charged with one count of Receiving. He has been bailed to appear before the Midland Magistrates Court on a date to be determined.
A 56-year-old man from High Wycombe and a 17-year-old girl from Forrestfield have also been charged with drug-related offences and will be summonsed to appear before the court at a later date.
Police thank the community for their assistance and urge anyone with information about crime or suspicious activity to contact Crime Stoppers online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au or by calling 1800 333 000. Reports made to Crime Stoppers can be made anonymously.
