Woman carjacked, threatened with axe in Rockingham

Rockingham police have charged two people with a string of offences including armed robbery after an incident involving an axe.

Police will allege a 53-year-old man threatened a woman with an axe in the carpark of Rockingham Shopping Centre about 5.20pm on November 15 before stealing her white Holden Commodore.

The victim, aged in her 30s, was unloading shopping into her car and was with her baby at the time.

Neither were harmed.

It will be further alleged the male offender was sighted by police driving recklessly on Thomas Road at about 1.30am on the morning of Saturday November 16.

A short evade police incident followed, before two stinger devices were used, stopping the vehicle on the Kwinana Freeway in Bertram.

The male was taken into custody and has since been charged with aggravated armed robbery, unlawful act or omission with intent to harm, no authority drive, reckless driving to escape police and failed to comply with direction to stop

A 50-year-old woman was also charged with aggravated armed robbery after allegedly driving the male to Rockingham Shopping Centre and assisting him in stealing the vehicle.

Two police vehicles were damaged but no officers were injured.

The 53-year-old male and 50-year-old female will appear before Northbridge Magistrates Court on November 16.