WA man charged after tailing woman

A 39-year-old Perth man will be charged over an incident in which he allegedly followed a woman in a car and used a toy gun to scare her.

Police said the 25-year-old victim was driving along Manning Road in Wilson at 1pm on Saturday when the man allegedly pointed what she thought was a pistol at her, and followed her in his car.

He allegedly tailed her for some distance and attempted to ram her vehicle before the woman managed to escape.

Police later found the car with a toy gun inside.

The man will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date on the offence of being armed in a way that may cause fear.