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Post Info TOPIC: Man arrested over alleged forklift rampage on Thevenard Island, WA


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Man arrested over alleged forklift rampage on Thevenard Island, WA


A man with a forklift has allegedly gone on a rampage on Thevenard Island off Western Australia's north-coast, damaging vehicles and the island's solar power infrastructure.

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Karratha Police said the 34-year-old had an altercation with a co-worker around 3:00am on Saturday.

He then jumped into the forklift, which he used to flip a tourist bus and a utility.

The man also allegedly used the forklift to seriously damage the solar panel installation, causing a power outage across the whole island.

The estimated cost of the damage is believed to be more than $150,000.

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The man has been charged with criminal damage and will face Karratha Magistrates Court later this month.

K.J.



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That guy will find it hard to get another job.....I wonder if "ice" was involved.

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Considerably more than $150,000 damage I would think.



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I could only shake my head, when I heard about it

Ditto to newhorizons post, as that what I was also thinking



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