Overview
- The Armadale service station incident on Monday around 1pm left a worker with serious facial injuries, and he was listed in stable condition on Tuesday.
- Detectives arrested 39-year-old Glenn McCagh late Monday and charged him with stealing, dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm, using false plates, failing to stop to help, and failing to report.
- In Armadale Magistrates Court on Tuesday, he was remanded for two weeks while the magistrate considers home detention after prosecutors cited CCTV and a strong case.
- WA Police noted public anxiety over pump prices that averaged 245 cents a litre in Perth, and the federal energy minister reported six of 771 stations in WA had run out of fuel.
- South Australia Police reported a 30% rise in petrol drive-offs and urged prepaid fuel, a shift retailers elsewhere may consider as theft prevention.