A customer has been assaulted and a security guard threatened while trying to stop two alleged thieves at a Kwinana liquor store.
It is alleged two men entered the Dan Murphy's store on Challenger Avenue around 6.25pm on Tuesday and selected various cans of pre-mixed alcohol before attempting to leave the store without paying.
A security guard confronted the men at the front of the store before one of the offenders allegedly grabbed a bottle of alcohol and threatened to hit the guard with it.
A customer, who had just entered the store, tried to help the security guard but was allegedly hit in the face, leaving him with a chipped tooth.
Police were able to arrest one of the men a short time later.
The 29-year-old Kelmscott man will appear in the Rockingham Magistrates Court today.
The second man is still at large.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Tragic update in search for missing man Robert Snyder
Premier Roger Cook to leave Kwinana electorate, move to Perth
Mandurah Marine Rescue's new vessel named in memory of nun who survived 1959 boating accident
Teen dies in motorbike crash at Waroona Dam
Shark alert issued after whale carcass reported at Preston Beach
Kwinana businesses to refuse serving students during school hours
Men attacked, campervan windows smashed in East Rockingham
Entries for 2026 Castaways Sculpture Awards now open
Meadow Springs man pleads guilty to threatening to kill PM and NSW Premier