WA cop charged with virus travel breach

A Western Australian police officer has been charged with breaching regional travel restrictions designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

The 29-year-old woman, a serving officer with the Crime Command, recently tendered her resignation effective May.

In a statement on Thursday, WA Police said the officer's resignation was not related to the charges she is facing.

Police allege the Swan View woman and a 24-year-old Walliston man twice this month travelled from the Wheatbelt region into the Perth/Peel region without a lawful exemption.

Both times, the man was told to turn his car around but allegedly failed to comply and continued beyond the police checkpoint.

He will face Midland Magistrates Court on May 15 charged with two counts of failing to comply with a direction.

The woman will face the court on the same charges on June 2.

"Internal Affairs Unit will not be investigating this matter further due to the officer's previously tendered resignation," WA Police stated.