Driver, 44, charged following police chase after allegedly stealing car from woman in Kelmscott carpark

A driver has been charged following a dangerous police chase after allegedly stealing a woman’s car from a shopping centre carpark. Police say they deployed multiple resources after reports a silver Mazda 2 sedan was allegedly stolen from a woman, aged in her 70s, outside a shopping centre on Albany Highway in Kelmscott about 12.30pm on Tuesday. The Mazda was later spotted on Canning Highway in Ardross, prompting officers to activate their emergency lights and sirens. The 44-year-old woman allegedly sped away, leading officers on a dramatic police chase through Fremantle and Cannington. She was arrested a short time later on Berwick Street in Victoria Park. The woman, from Armadale, has been charged with four offences including reckless driving to escape a police pursuit and endangering the life, health or safety of a person. Bail was refused and she will face Armadale Magistrates Court on Wednesday.