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Boddington police are asking for dash-cam footage or witnesses to come forward regarding the stealing incident..

CRIMECrashed car raided, $32k tools stolen as driver in hospital

Police are investigating after more than $32,000 worth of tools were stolen from a crashed car on Albany Highway near Boddington last month, with the vehicle ransacked while the driver recovered in hospital.

Melissa Sheil

Jayden Stewart Selfe, 33, is believed to have lost contact with people known to him since early to mid-May this year. Main image: Police investigating his disappearance searching an Attadale home.

CrimePolice break silence on Attadale unit mystery

Major crime detectives have finally revealed why they have been combing over an address at the riverside suburb of Attadale for the past five days.

Caleb Runciman

Robert Kevin McCullough has been on the run after he managed to escape custody at the Central Law Courts in the Perth CBD. 

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Police search for man who used ‘trickery’ to escape custody

WA Police are hunting a man with an ‘extensive criminal history’ after he allegedly used ‘deceit and trickery’ to escape from court custody on Friday.

Hannah Cross

A 30-year-old man died from his injuries at the scene.

WA NewsCops seek help from public over fatal crash in Perth’s north

Police are appealing for information after a man was hit and killed by a car in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A 95-year-old driver has died after her hatchback collided with another car in Wundowie. 

WA NEWSTragedy as driver dies in crash at highway intersection

An elderly driver has died after her hatchback collided with another car.

Caleb Runciman

Detective Acting Inspector Jessica Securo.

PoliceCommentsPremiumCops plead for info as WA records hundreds of missing people

WA’s top homicide cop says her ‘heart goes out’ to the families of the 367 people who vanished in the State as police pledge to investigate ‘every bit of information’ related to their disappearances.

Caleb Runciman

A man accused of brandishing a knife and setting off two flares at a busy shopping centre moments after he assaulted a rideshare driver was stopped by a group of brave shoppers and security guards on Thursday afternoon. 

Courts & JusticePremiumShocking details emerge after flares set off inside shops

A man accused of brandishing a knife and setting off two flares at a busy shopping centre allegedly assaulted a rideshare driver just moments before.

Caleb Runciman

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Crime StoppersPublic appeal in urgent police search for Fremantle man

Members of the public are urged not to approach the man if they see him, but to contact police immediately.

Liam Murphy

Police are investigating after this car caught fire on Middleton Beach on Thursday morning.

Hot pursuitPremiumPolice pursuit comes to fiery end on iconic WA beach

The car was left abandoned on the beach engulfed in flames and no occupants were there when police arrived. 

Claire Middleton

Carolina Wilga has not been seen since June 29.

PoliceDesperate search for German backpacker in Wheatbelt ramps up

Police have this morning stepped up their search for Carolina Wilga — who has been missing for almost a fortnight — after finding her van abandoned in the Wheatbelt.

Jessica Evensen

WA Police continue to have welfare concerns for 26-year-old woman Carolina Wilga, who hasn't been heard from since Sunday, 29 June 2025.

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Missing backpacker’s van found abandoned in remote WA

Police have found the van belonging to a missing German backpacker who vanished in the Wheatbelt — but the young woman was not with the vehicle.

Caleb Runciman

Allan Jason Dean Howard leaves Armadale Court on Monday morning with his lawyer. Kelsey Reid

CRIMEPremiumPICTURED: Tradie accused of scamming people across Perth

An accused con-artist tradie who allegedly stole thousands in deposits from victims and never completed renovation works across Perth has been identified. 

Caleb Runciman

WA Police located the man on Tuesday.

CrimeSuccessful hunt for man who took off monitoring device

A wanted WA man who removed his electronic monitoring device has been located by the rapid apprehension squad.

Melissa Sheil

Despite nearly a decade without answers following the disappearance of her brother, Stephenie Fielding believes his case can still be solved. 

WA NEWSVideoPremiumMissing man’s sister says something dreadful happened to him

Despite nearly a decade without answers following the disappearance of her brother, Stephenie Fielding believes his case can be still be solved. But only with the public’s help. 

Caleb Runciman

Narrogin Detectives warn public to stay vigilant after seven longarm firearms and ammunition was stolen from a Trigwell resident on May 26.

CrimeComments‘STAY VIGILANT’: Firearms stolen from WA home

Seven longarm firearms and ammunition were taken.

Hannah Whitehead

CCTV shows the terrifying incident unfold.

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CCTV shows sword-wielding robber at Perth deli

Police have made two arrests after a hooded bandit held up a deli with a large sword before fleeing on an e-scooter, with the owner describing the terrifying ordeal.

Caleb Runciman

Police are investigating the alleged theft of four motorcycles from Gledhow.

CRIMEMotorbike bike thefts spark police plea for better security

Police are asking the public for help to locate four motorcycles stolen from a property in Gledhow between April 19 and 20, as Albany’s officer-in-charge pleads for people to mindful of their home security.

Melissa Sheil

The allegedly stolen vehicle no longer has the hoist attached.

MISSING CARPremiumPolice investigating stolen ute found burnt out in McKail

Police are investigating after a vehicle was allegedly stolen from a McKail property and found burnt out just over a week later.

Melissa Sheil

Police said the fires occurred outside a Wungening Aboriginal Corporation building.

CrimeHunt for arsonists after cars torched in Perth’s north

The arson squad is hunting the people responsible for setting two cars parked outside an Aboriginal corporation office alight on two separate days at the weekend.

Caleb Runciman

The arson squad is investigating the blaze after police were called to the fire on Coolbellup Avenue at 6.25pm on Wednesday. 

crimePremiumPolice hunting arsonist after building fire in Perth’s south

Local residents said they had ‘never seen smoke this thick’. 

Shannon Hampton

Senior Constable Lisa Rosenberg was in the team that helped pinpoint Terence Fisher.

CRIMEPremiumWA Police’s warning to killers after cold case breakthrough

A police officer behind the DNA breakthrough that identified a suspect in the 1979 unsolved murder of Kerryn Tate has warned criminals in hiding they should start ‘looking over their shoulders’.

Caleb Runciman

The stolen pipes were being used by NBN contractors in the area.

Pipe dreamsMt Barker police appeal for help over pipe theft

Mt Barker police are asking the public for help finding 100 NBN PVC pipes stolen from the Little Bit of Barker cafe carpark over the weekend.

Melissa Sheil

A Broome Police Officer has been filmed pushing over a man on Male Oval before driving away.

wa news VideoPremiumWATCH: Broome officer pushes man to the ground

An investigation has been launched after a video circulating online appeared to show a police officer pushing a man to the ground on a Broome oval before driving away.

Katya Minns

A young woman has died at the scene of highway crash 40km south east of Perth hours after pedestrian was fatally struck by a car in Kings Park.

WA NEWSPremiumWoman, 24, dies in collision with truck in Perth’s southeast

Police said the 24-year-old woman, who was driving the Mitsubishi, died at the scene.

Caleb Runciman