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Man with blow torch threatens to light Bunnings gas cylinders on fire
First up this morning, officers from the Tactical Response Group, WA Police and DFES swarmed a Bunnings in Perth's southern suburbs last night after a man, allegedly armed with a blow torch and threatening to set gas cylinders on fire, was arrested.
An exclusion zone was set up outside the warehouse in Cannington, after police received reports of a man acting suspiciously inside the warehouse around 7.20pm.
Further reports received stated the man had then armed himself with the weapon and was making threats to ignite the gas cylinders outside the store.
Police said officers attempted negotiations with the man when they arrived, and he was then taken into custody soon after.
Footage of the dramatic arrest, posted to Facebook by a bystander, shows multiple officers from the TRG and WA Police swarming in to make the arrest.
The 42-year-old Kelmscott man has been charged with burglary and commit, stealing, being armed in a way that may cause fear and endangering the life, health or safety of a person.
The man's bail was refused and he is due to appear before the Armadale Magistrates Court today.
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