A 23-year-old man has appeared in court on charges arising from a police pursuit in Perth's east that has left a serving officer fighting for his life in hospital.
Key points:
- The Belmont man is in custody and is due to face court today
- Two other people have been released without charge
- The WA premier says the police constable's condition is unchanged
Reagan Ainsley Chown was charged this morning over the incident in Ascot, where the 28-year-old constable was critically injured about 1am yesterday when he and his colleagues stopped a vehicle allegedly bearing stolen number plates.
Police said the vehicle came to a stop in Ascot Place, and as officers tried to detain its three occupants, the constable was run over, dragged and pinned underneath the car.
Mr Chown was not required to plead to a string of charges when he appeared in the Perth Magistrate's Court.
They included doing an act to prevent arrest that caused grievous bodily harm, stealing a motor vehicle, reckless driving to escape pursuit by police, failing to stop when directed by police, possession of methylamphetamine and possession of a drug implement.
He made no application for bail during the brief court hearing, and was remanded in custody until his next appearance in four weeks.
Police said the other two people who were detained, a 20-year-old woman and 25-year-old man, had been released pending further investigations.
WA Police Inspector Geoff DeSanges said the investigation was ongoing and he could not rule out further charges being laid.
"Officers from Gang Crime Squad are involved in the investigation, as are officers from a number of various disciplines within WA Police, and we'll be exploring any gang links," he told a media briefing this morning.
Officer's condition unchanged: premier
Speaking for the first time since the incident, new WA Premier Roger Cook revealed the charges and said he understood the officer's condition in hospital had not changed overnight.
But Mr Cook said the officer had received "horrific injuries" when carrying out his work on behalf of the people of WA.
"Our hearts go out to the family of that police officer and indeed the whole policing community as one of their own is injured in the line of duty," he said.
"We just simply want to wrap our arms around the police force this week, let them know we are so grateful for the work they do …when one of our first responders is injured in the line of duty, it is just unacceptable."
The premier said he had spoken to the police minister and asked him to pass on his regards to the officer's family.
"My understanding is his condition is unchanged, which is encouraging," he said.
"But these are horrific injuries, he's still in a critical condition in ICU and we just wish him and his family all the very best."
Inspector DeSanges said the "blue family" was surprised at the level of community support for the officer and for the entire force.
"And certainly [we] have realised that the blue family isn't restricted to only those who wear this uniform. There's a lot of support in the community which is really, really nice and well appreciated by all serving officers," he said.
WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said yesterday the constable's partner had managed to apprehend the three people inside the vehicle while waiting for other officers to attend.
The officers then lifted the car and performed CPR on the injured constable while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.
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2023-06-09 03:45:00Z
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