Overview

• The Corruption and Crime Commission has launched Operation Arkanes to investigate possible police misconduct in granting and renewing Mark Bombara’s firearms licence.
• A WA Police internal review released in January found eight officers failed to perform their duties ahead of the May 2024 Floreat murders.
• Bombara held 11 weapons on a recreational licence and two handguns on a collector’s licence when he killed Jennifer Petelczyc and her daughter Gretl.
• The CCC flagged concerns that the initial police probe may have been influenced by efforts to protect the force’s reputation.
• Those who authorised Bombara’s 2005 licences have since retired, complicating the CCC’s review as new laws eliminate recreational permits and impose stricter rules on collectors’ licences.