Police hunt Australia's most wanted
A man listed by the Federal Police as one of the most wanted fugitives in Australia has been arrested in the WA Goldfields on Thursday morning. 
Kenneth Cook, 47, allegedly committed numerous sexual assaults in Central Queensland between 1996 and 2002. It's not known when the allegations were brought to the attention of police or how long a warrant for his arrest has been out for.
He was on a list released by Australian police in   August of 20 fugitives who are suspected of serious crimes such as murder, assault, armed robbery, rape and drug trafficking.
A police spokesperson said 47-year-old man wanted by Queensland Police in relation to historic child sexual offences was arrested after a tip-off from a member of the public.
A Kalgoorlie resident played a vital role in the arrest of the fugitive who had been doing handyman jobs around the region - going by the name "Rob".
The lady, who asked to remain anonymous, identified Cook after seeing him on a federal 'most wanted' list.
"I saw his picture and I thought 'is that who I think it is?'" she said.
"I showed my friend and she was like 'oh my God, that man has been in my house, he has been around my children'.
"The last time I saw him, he was doing some tiling at a local caf&eacute;.
"I'm still shaking - I met the guy and even shook his hand."
He is currently in custody and will appear in the Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court on Thursday, pending extradition to Queensland.
Fairfax Media understands he was arrested by police at his workplace in Hay Street in Kalgoorlie. 
He was understood to be working in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder area and may have gone by at least two aliases while living in the Goldfields.
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