STRIKE Force Vulcan officers are seeking public assistance as they investigate a fire that occurred in Bullsbrook on Friday, November 28.
About 1.05pm, police responded to reports of a bushfire on the side of Tonkin Highway in Bullsbrook.
Emergency services attended, and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services extinguished the fire.
There were no reports of injury.
During inquiries, police located a burnt-out Subaru Forester within the scene.
Officers wish to speak with the owner of the vehicle, as they may be able to assist with the investigation.
Police are treating the fire as suspicious, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with any information or footage in relation to this incident, or the owner of the burnt-out vehicle, is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online via www.crimestopperswa.com.au
All reports can be made anonymously.
Rewards of up to $25,000 are available for information that leads to the identification and conviction of an arsonist.
MIDLAND detectives have charged a 28-year-old man with several offences following an alleged incident in The Vines on Monday, November 17.
It is alleged that about 3.35pm, the man attended a home on Portmarnock Drive in The Vines in relation to an electric scooter listing on an online marketplace.
When two occupants - a teenager and a man in his 60s - spoke with him outside the house and queried whether the money he presented was genuine, it is alleged he attempted to start the scooter.
It is further alleged that when the man in his 60s intervened, the man used a taser on him, striking him in the face and hand.
Police will allege that upon sighting a police vehicle, the man released the scooter and fled on foot, entering an elderly woman’s garage before being arrested a short time later on a nearby street.
The 28-year-old man has been charged with attempted aggravated armed robbery, aggravated assault occasioning bodily harm, aggravated home burglary and stealing.
He appeared in Midland Magistrates Court Tuesday, November 18 to reappear on December 30
