Police have arrested a man after he was caught on film allegedly smashing cars with a metal pole on a busy road in Scarborough, Western Australia.
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The bystander phone footage shows the 40-year-old man running across an intersection wielding the pole and using it to indiscriminately target oncoming vehicles.
The man stood in the West Coast Highway and Scarborough Beach Road intersection, raising his arms and weapon towards traffic.
Cars can be seen stopping and accelerating around the man attempting to avoid him during the Christmas Day attack.
The weapon isn't clearly identifiable from the footage but resembles a metal baseball bat.
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WA Police arrested the man after receiving several emergency calls, reportedly finding him hiding at a nearby hotel.
Several cars were reportedly damaged during the attack.
Tim Piccione
Tim is a journalist with the Canberra Times covering the ACT courts. He came to the nation's capital via the Daily Advertiser in Wagga. Contact: tim.piccione@canberratimes.com.au.
Tim is a journalist with the Canberra Times covering the ACT courts. He came to the nation's capital via the Daily Advertiser in Wagga. Contact: tim.piccione@canberratimes.com.au.
