Overview
- Police received a 10am report Sunday that a gun was pointed from a white station sedan at another driver on Teddington Road in Burswood.
- A matching vehicle was seen entering the Crown Perth car park on Bolton Avenue, and officers followed two men into the casino.
- Regional Operations Group officers carrying long‑arm firearms arrested the pair on the gaming floor in what police called a standard response to an alleged armed threat.
- A later sweep and CCTV review found a pistol‑shaped novelty cigarette lighter in the food court toilets, and no firearm was recovered.
- A 31‑year‑old from Thornlie faces charges for being armed in a way likely to cause fear, being armed in or near a place of entertainment, and drug offences, while a second man was released without charge ahead of a May 22 court appearance.