Reports of armed man on bike near school

A Perth school has been placed into lockdown amid reports of a suspicious and potentially armed motorbike rider seen in the area.

Middle Swan Primary School, in the eastern Perth suburb of Stratton, activated its lockdown protocols late on Monday morning after Western Australia Police received reports of a man acting suspiciously in the suburb just after 11am.

“The man was last seen riding a black, red and white off-road dirt bike and is believed to have his face covered,” said a WA Police spokesperson.

“Police received unconfirmed reports the man may be in possession of a firearm.

“A number of police resources are being deployed to the area to locate the individual.”

Anyone with information about the suspicious rider should call police on their non-emergency number – 131 444.

A letter sent from the school to parents and guardians reads: “Students were kept in classrooms for a brief period today as advised by local police as a precaution.

“At no time were any students in danger.”

Middle Swan Primary is an independent public school which takes students from years 1-6.

Stratton is a small, mostly residential suburb of Perth, about 20km northeast of the CBD.

The incident comes just days after a school in the outer-northern suburb of Two Rocks went into lockdown when three shots were allegedly fired from a rifle in the school’s car park on Wednesday.

No one was injured in that incident.