Paraburdoo Police search for alleged car thief

Paraburdoo Police are calling for information after a car was stolen from a FIFO camp and used to “joy ride” and do burnouts over the weekend. The white Holden Astra was stolen from a carpark at the Rocklea Palms accommodation in Paraburdoo between midday Friday and Sunday morning. Paraburdoo Police officer in charge Sergeant Carl Fjastad said the car was located at about 8.40am on Sunday morning on the Tom Price Paraburdoo Road. “It would appear the offender or offenders stole a car and used it to joy ride around Paraburdoo town site before doing burnouts and doughnuts up the Tom Price Paraburdoo Road where it would appear the car has broken down about 2km outside of Paraburdoo,” he said. “Police are asking for the community’s assistance to see if they can provide any information. “A forensic analysis was done on the vehicle and some samples will hopefully provide further avenues of inquiry in relation to the suspect.” Sergeant Fjastad reminded car owners not to leave their keys in their vehicles. “WA Police would like to remind all community members to make sure their cars are locked and their keys are not left inside the car,” he said. “(The keys) were inside the car. They weren’t in the ignition but they were placed in a fairly obvious location, not hard to find.”