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June 5th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda An 18-year-old man who allegedly donned a police uniform to impersonate an officer for a month at Perth’s main criminal lockup may have been assisted by a serving officer, West Australian police have admitted.
WA police were on Tuesday slow to comment on the security breach, which was revealed in the media on Monday.
But after opposition police spokeswoman Michelle Roberts said the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) should investigate the matter, police issued a statement saying its internal inquiry would in part focus on whether the imposter had assistance from a serving police officer.
A 25-year-old custody officer working the Perth Watch House facility was stood down on Friday as Internal Affairs Unit detectives investigated whether there were links between the two men, police said.
Police said the internal investigation began in the early hours of Friday and the 18-year-old was arrested soon after.
The man has since been charged with five counts of burglary, six counts of stealing, five counts of trespass, 10 counts of impersonating a public officer and nine counts of possession of police clothing.
He allegedly stole police uniforms, a baton, handcuffs, boots, a notebook, a proximity access card, and other items from the facility last month.
Police said they were also investigating how the accused came to possess a gun holster and replica firearm.
They were looking into the extent of access the accused had to police facilities prior to May but so far it appeared he did not use police computers and had no interaction with people in custody.
The imposter, who is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on June 20, was allegedly posing as a visitor to the facility.
“His alleged interaction was in the form of short visits and to date, there is no evidence he took part in any custodial duties,” police said in the statement.
Opposition police spokeswoman Michelle Roberts said the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) should investigate the security breach because it was very serious, with the facility housing serious offenders including murderers and rapists.
“It points to gaping holes in police security,” Ms Roberts told AAP.
“If an 18-year-old prankster can do this, what could organised crime figures or terrorists achieve?”
Ms Roberts said police minister Rob Johnson had been “missing in action” in failing to comment on the matter until Tuesday afternoon.
Mr Johnson said in a statement he became aware of the security breach on Friday and over the weekend he had asked for a full and immediate review of security at all police facilities in the state, which had occurred.
“Any breach of security at a WA police facility is unacceptable and steps will be taken to ensure an incident of this nature is not repeated,” he said.
Ms Roberts said time was up for Mr Johnson, who had been tagged “Inspector Clouseau” by the opposition.
“We cannot have a police minister dealing with the little issues and just ignoring the big ones.”
Mr Johnson last week could not answer questions about an increase in home invasions but instead described graffiti as a “gateway” offence leading to more serious crimes, she said.
“What a load of crock.
“The real gateway issue is methamphetamine.”
Liberal MP Don Randall, who has been scathing of Mr Johnson for his handling of the Perth Hills bushfires last year, described the security breach as terrible.
Mr Johnson lost the emergency services part of his portfolio as a result of the fire but remained police and road safety minister.
“I wonder if he will now agree, after this terrible breach of security, that the buck actually stops with him,” Mr Randall told AAP.
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