1993 Perth tank rampage

1993 tank rampage June 2020 May 2018 File:M113 at the WA Army Museum June 2018.jpg A former Australian Army M113 similar to the one used in the 1993 rampage 4:40am6:15am 1993 04 27 y Perth, Western Australia Wembley police station Western Australia Police headquarters Criminal Investigation Branch headquarters Law courts region:AU-WA_type:landmark_dim:property qualifier raw P625 P2386 %q inline,title dms Theft Gary Alan Hayes Damages to police and government buildings, 7 police vehicles, 5 private vehicles, and a bus stop.Man accused of 'rampage' seeks release 9 June 1993 16 Canberra Times 67 21239 Australian Capital Territory https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127231646 2025-08-25 National Library of Australia 95 minutes 19 counts of criminal damage, burglary and assault of police officers Commissioner's Certificate of Merit awarded to constables D. Shaw, A.J. Power and Senior Constable D Morgan The 1993 Perth tank rampage refers to an event in the early hours of 27 April 1993, when 27-year-old Gary Alan Hayes stole an armoured personnel carrier (APC)referred to in the media as a tankfrom Irwin Barracks and drove it through the Perth CBD, ramming police targets and government buildings.((Lazarus_68)) 2015-11-11 Rampage in the City https://geocaching.com.au/cache/ga7430 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230607164917/https://geocaching.com.au/cache/ga7430 2023-06-07 Geocaching Australia 2025-08-25 Hughes Judy 1993-04-29 Army Vehicle in two-hour city rampage 1 Canberra Times 67 21198 Australian Capital Territory https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126985349 2025-08-25 National Library of Australia It is the first of only two events of this kind in Australia, the second happening in Sydney in 2007.Baker Jordan 2007-07-17 Rampage puts tank's owner right off track Sydney Morning Herald https://www.smh.com.au/national/rampage-puts-tanks-owner-right-off-track-20070717-gdqmvi.html registration 2025-08-25 Background and rampage Hayes had a history of mental health issues, and previous encounters with the police over criminal behaviour, including charges of breaking and entering a delicatessen in 1987, stealing 78,000 yes, equivalent to AU 78000 1986 -3 in AU, worth of counter-terrorist equipment from the Special Air Service Regiment barracks in November 1992,Episodes in WA's Policing History 2006 Western Australia Police https://www.police.wa.gov.au/~/media/Images/Police/Police-2/Our-History/Episodes-in-our-policing-history/Episodes-in-WAs-Policing-History.pdf?la=en unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20160310103955/https://www.police.wa.gov.au/~/media/Images/Police/Police-2/Our-History/Episodes-in-our-policing-history/Episodes-in-WAs-Policing-History.pdf?la=en 2016-03-10 2025-08-25 and illegal possession of a firearm in April 1993. In 1987 he was forcibly admitted to the maximum-security wing of Graylands Hospital due to paranoid delusions, and treated for schizophrenia. On the morning of 27 April, Hayes stole an Australian Army M113 APC (without ammunition) from Irwin Barracks. Some reports have alleged police abuse and harassment as the motive for his behaviour.What happened to Gary Hayes? 1993-11-17 123 Green Left https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/what-happened-gary-hayes 2025-08-25 Hayes drove the APC through a fence and into the side of the Wembley police station at 4:40am. He then rammed a police van and drove towards the police headquarters in the CBD, where he smashed through the security gates and rammed six police vehicles, a motorcycle, and several private vehicles. He then caused damage to the Western Australia Police Criminal Investigation Branch building before circling Parliament House, where police negotiators failed in efforts to get him to surrender.One-man War on Sleepy City Winterton Helen Aisbett Norman Butler Julie 1993-04-29 3 West Australian https://geocaching.com.au/cache/ga7430 2025-08-25 Geocaching Australia Three special forces officers climbed onto the vehicle and dropped a tear gas canister into it, after which he was arrested following a struggle.Army to investigate 11 ton rampage https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/120091710/ subscription Sydney Morning Herald 29 April 1993 26 July 2018 Media at the time commented on his use of turning indicators and stopping at a red traffic signal. Aftermath The media coverage treated the event as a surreal and somewhat humorous event. When queried as to the ease with which the vehicle had been stolen, Brigadier Terry Nolan stated that "If you'd have asked me this yesterday I would have said it's not easy to do it, but the evidence of this morning would indicate that it's perhaps easier than I would have thought." In court Hayes claimed his actions were retaliation against the police for three attempts to kill him.Man charged over army tank said police tried to kill him 1993-05-01 15 Canberra Times 67 21200 Australian Capital Territory https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126985983 2025-08-25 National Library of Australia His defence was later rejected and he was sentenced to four and a half years in Casuarina Prison with the possibility of parole after 17 months.Jail for 'Rampage' 1993-12-19 4 Canberra Times 68 21432 Australian Capital Territory https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127255478 2025-08-25 National Library of Australia He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Hayes died in 2017.Tank Man Tales 2018-07-17 The West Australian https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-west-australian/20180717/281530816798115 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201754/https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-west-australian/20180717/281530816798115 2018-07-26 26 July 2018 0312-6323 867664444 See also 1995 San Diego tank rampage References 30em Category:1993 crimes in Australia Tank rampage, 1993 Tank rampage, 1993 Category:Vehicle-ramming attacks in Oceania Category:1990s vehicle-ramming attacks Category:1993 road incidents Category:Attacks on police stations in Australia Category:Attacks on police stations in the 1990s Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 1993 Category:Robberies of armored vehicles Category:Robberies in Australia Category:Motor vehicle theft Category:Military history of Western Australia