❓ A WA MP questions the Minister for Police regarding a recent spate of ramraids in Carnarvon. The Minister provides data on burglary offences and arrests related to the specific incidents.

Burglary offences—Carnarvon6.Hon Neil Thomsonto theminister representing the Minister for Police:I refer to a recent spate of ramraids in the regional town of Carnarvon, which is creating despair and anger in the business and general community.(1) How many ramraids of retail or other premises have occurred in that town since 1 February 2026?(2) How many perpetrators in (1) have been arrested?(3) Had any perpetrators in (1) served any time at Banksia Hill Detention Centre?(4) How many perpetrators in (1) are now in custody?

Hon Matthew Swinbourn replied:I thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the Minister for Police.(1) Burglary offences for the Carnarvon police subdistrict between 1 July 2025 and 23 February 2026 have decreased by 35.4% from the same period in the previous financial year. Carnarvon police officers continue to respond very well to community-based harm in a complex environment. There is no offence of "ramraid". It is a burglary whereby a vehicle is used to force entry into a building for the purpose of stealing. There were four over the two nights of 22 February and 23 February 2026. No other reported offences of this nature have occurred in Carnarvon from 1 February 2026.(2) There were three as of 24 February 2026.(3) There was zero.(4) There were two as of 24 February 2026. Burglary offences—Carnarvon