Bizarre rampage at Aussie airport involved passenger allegedly smashing cop car window with a rock before trying to flee on a shuttle bus

By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 11:14, 5 April 2026 | Updated: 11:17, 5 April 2026 A trail of destruction at a West Australian airport has led to a man appearing in court accused of carrying out a bizarre rampage before attempting to make a getaway on public transport. The 52-year-old appeared before Perth Magistrates Court on Sunday after allegedly shattering the windows of an Australian Federal Police patrol car at Perth Airport on Wednesday. The AFP alleged the man smashed through both the passenger-side and also the driver-side front windows with a large rock. The car had been left parked on the corner of Brearley Avenue and Snook Road while police patrolled the nearby domestic terminal. Officers were called back to the car following reports of damage and discovered its windows had been smashed.  Enquiries led officers to finding the man, 52, on a bus at Terminal One, on the opposite side of the airport complex to where the car was parked.  He was charged with one count of damaging Commonwealth property and could be hit with a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment if convicted. AFP used the incident as a reminder for travellers to follow the 'see it, hear it, report it' guidelines. A man, 52, is accused of shattering two windows of an Australian Federal Police car (above) AFP officers were patrolling Perth Airport (pictured) and were parked outside It is unclear what the motivation behind the alleged rampage might have been The man is accused of throwing a large rock (top left) into the windows 'Every piece of information you provide could be the key to identifying and preventing a threat at our airports,' it said.  'Behaviours to report include taking photos of security cameras, screening, or perimeter fencing, avoiding screening, leaving bags unattended, loitering, concealing identity and exhibiting erratic behaviour.' Those who see reportable behaviour at Australian airports are urged to contact Airport Watch at 131 237 (131 AFP). Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.