Perth: Man charged after April Fool’s airport attack on federal police car

A man is swapping the departure lounge for a courtroom after allegedly smashing the windows of a marked police car at Perth Airport on April Fool’s Day.

Australian Federal Police allege the 52-year-old man threw a rock at a parked cruiser on April 1 while officers were busy patrolling a nearby terminal.

The impact was so powerful that it shattered both the driver’s and passenger’s side windshields.

Images of the damage show holes punched in the window glass and one rock resting on the passenger seat and another on the ground nearby.

The suspect’s alleged escape involved jumping on a bus at Terminal One, but the commute was cut short when AFP officers caught up with him.

The man, accused of one count of damaging government property, faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

He will appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on Sunday.