Troubled Fremantle Docker retiree Shane Yarran has been arrested following a police chase in Gosnells in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Police spokeswoman Susan Usher said officers had been conducting their usual patrols at around 12.10am when they spotted a Hyundai hatch 'driving fast' on Muriel Street.

Former Fremantle star Yarran is behind bars after an alleged police pursuit through Gosnells

"It will be alleged the driver failed to stop for police and was followed through various streets in Gosnells," she said.

"The man abandoned the vehicle on Fremantle Road and fled on foot."