Eight alleged offenders cut off ankle bracelets in WA sparking manhunt
WA Police are hunting alleged offenders after eight men cut off ankle monitoring devices within 48 hours, with six already found and two still missing.
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Western Australia Police are searching for two alleged offenders after eight people accused of serious crimes cut off their ankle bracelets in the past 48 hours, triggering a large-scale manhunt across the state. By Sunday afternoon, six had been located, while two men remained on the run, according to ABC reporting.
One of the missing men is 40-year-old Jeremy James Miller, who has admitted breaching his post-sentence supervision order twice. Police say Miller cut off his electronic bracelet in Midland before disappearing, despite being considered suitable for electronic monitoring by the courts.
The second man still missing is 18-year-old Russell Ysandre Damion Dabb, who faces 25 charges, including two alleged bail breaches. Police say he removed his monitoring device in Mirrabooka over the weekend.
The developments have raised fresh scrutiny over electronic monitoring arrangements for serious offenders in the community. The removal or tampering of an ankle bracelet is itself an offence and a breach of supervision conditions.
Related reporting also says WA Police Union representative Simone Taplin criticised the system, arguing that people who pose a risk to the community should not be out of prison with monitoring devices that can be cut off. She said some of those involved were high-risk offenders and that one was a family and domestic violence offender.
The union also blamed what it described as mismanagement in the prison system, saying the situation should not have been allowed to develop. The Department of Justice was contacted for comment in the related report.
Police are urging the public not to approach anyone they believe may be involved and to contact authorities immediately on 131 444 if they spot either of the two men still missing.
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