WA police chief says no concerns reported before alleged WA MP threats

Key points

• A man accused of threatening staff at Hannah Beazley's Victoria Park electorate office was known to police, WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch has said. John Lawrence Smart faced Perth Magistrates Court and has been charged with being armed to cause fear, making a threat and possessing cannabis.
• A magistrate refused him bail. Blanch urged politicians not to withdraw from their communities and encouraged people to report escalating behaviour.
• WA Greens MP Sophie McNeill called for an urgent review of electorate office security.