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Emergency services on the scene of the crash.

WA NewsOut-of-control car flips, smashes into Perth home

The car was left pinned on its side against the property.

Caitlin Vinci

Perth’s international airport terminal is in lock down this afternoon over the discovery of an unattended item, throwing passenger travel plans into chaos.

PoliceVideoCommentsTravel nightmare as airport lockdown causes flight delays

Travellers are being warned to expect delays at Perth Airport after police locked down the international terminal over the discovery of an unattended item. 

Brooke Rolfe

Katanning Sen. Sgt David Costello prioritises community safety.

New top cop New Katanning OIC David Costello focuses on community safety

Katanning’s new officer-in-charge Sen. Sgt David Costello is already making his presence felt, bringing a strong community focus to the role since stepping into the position last month. 

Amy Towers

A game where teens stalk and shoot each other using water guns — prompting police warnings in Australia and overseas — has become wildly popular in Perth.

WA NewsVideoComments‘Genuine threat’: Police issue warning over trending game

A game where teens stalk and shoot each other using water guns — prompting police warnings in Australia and overseas — has become wildly popular in Perth.

Bethany Hiatt

A teenager has died after he was unresponsive when pulled from the Prince Regent River.

Disaster and EmergencyTeenager dies in tragic WA river drowning

A teenager has died after he was unresponsive when pulled from a river in the remote Kimberley. 

Claire Sadler

Police investigate a fatal crash in Hamilton Hill between a car and a pedestrian.

PolicePremiumPedestrian dies after being hit by car on major Perth road

Major crash investigators are appealing for any witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers.

Claire Sadler

Bunbury detectives are seeking the whereabouts of Degan Gregory Boswell after he removed his electronic monitoring device just after 8pm on Saturday

Missing personManhunt after South West man removes ankle monitor

A man has removed his electronic monitoring bracelet in the South West, sparking a search for the missing 20-year-old. 

Claire Sadler

The WA Police Union is turning into an industrial farce, icing its under-investigation president Dave Flaherty, weeks after a decision to keep him in the job triggered uproar from members and a motion to replace every board member.

PolicePremiumPolice union ‘farce’ as boss removed from top job

The WA Police Union is turning into an industrial farce, icing its under-investigation president weeks after a decision to keep him in the job triggered uproar from members.

Ben Harvey

Actor Troy Coward is locked in a long running action against WA Police after his unit was destroyed during a police raid aimed at the tenant not the landlord. Troy outside of his former appartment block in the CBD. Gary Ramage

PoliceCommentsPremiumPerth actor’s 14-year fight after murder destroyed his life

A Perth actor and former Neighbours star who was once a suspect in an underworld beheading is in the final stages of a 14-year fight for compensation over a police investigation that he says ruined his life.

Ben Harvey

A police officer has been accused of using excessive force to arrest an indigenous girl, a claim that is being investigated by the internal affairs unit.

CrimePremiumGirl accused of punching cop, sparks arrest racism debate

A 13-year-old girl has been charged with physically assaulting an off-duty police officer who stepped away from his own family to separate two groups of kids fighting on a Perth train.

Caleb Runciman

An undercover police operation has busted dodgy Perth taxi and rideshare drivers, with one in five cars branded unroadworthy.

PoliceCommentsPremiumSting uncovers dodgy taxi drivers plaguing Perth roads

An undercover police operation has busted dodgy Perth taxi and rideshare drivers, with one in five cars branded unroadworthy.

Ben Harvey

Both men are expected to face Joondalup Magistrates Court on Thursday.

CrimeVideoPremiumKnife-wielding robbers caught red-handed in Perth’s north

Two men are behind bars after police allegedly caught them in the middle of a knife-point robbery in Perth’s northern suburbs.

Caitlin Vinci

A plaque honouring decorated Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been defaced with graffiti after his arrest over alleged war crimes.

CRIMEPremiumPolice launch investigation after BRS plaque defaced

WA Police are on the hunt for the vandals responsible for defacing a plaque dedicated to war hero Ben Roberts-Smith in WA’s Great Southern.

Caleb Runciman

The young scooter rider who was hit by a car and killed in Mandurah has been identified as 11-year-old Michael Judge.

WA NEWSCommentsYoung boy killed in tragic scooter crash identified

The 11-year-old boy who died after he rode a scooter down a steep driveway before he was struck by a car in Mandurah has been identified by his devastated family.

Caleb Runciman

The King of the Hills processing plant.

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Police charge WA mine site worker over colleague’s death

A worker has been charged over the death of his colleague at a WA gold mine after the car he was driving rolled last week on a 40km/h stretch of road. 

Caleb Runciman

Police have released CCTV of the unknown vehicle as inquiries into the crash continue.

PoliceVideoPolice appeal after pedestrian seriously injured in hit-run

Detectives have called for witnesses to come forward after a shocking hit-and-run in Perth’s south-east.

Tegwen Bescoby

Footage has captured the moment former Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was led off a plane by police and arrested over alleged war crimes. Australian Federal Police.

AustraliaVideoCommentsPremiumVeteran’s bombshell claim on Roberts-Smith ‘ambush’ arrest

The police are expected to oppose releasing the famous SAS soldier on bail Friday, while a former colleague slammed his public arrest as an ‘ambush’.

Aaron Patrick

Footage has captured the moment a defenceless teenager who tried to help his friend was violently attacked by a machete wielding gang at a house party in Perth’s north.  7NEWS

CRIMEPremiumShock footage shows teen attacked by WA machete gang

Footage has captured the moment a Perth teenager was chased down and violently attacked by a machete wielding gang at an out-of-control house party.

Francesca De Nuccio & Caleb Runciman

On November 24, a Midland tobacconist was targeted in a brazen arson attack by multiple people who police allege were recruited by a criminal network.

CrimePremiumCops prevent disturbing shooting plot linked to tobacco wars

A disturbing plot to have a man shot in the leg and another arson attack linked to the illicit tobacco trade have been prevented by police following the arrest of a 23-year-old man.

Caleb Runciman

Unrest is brewing inside Federal Police ranks about how former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested at Sydney airport this week.

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BRS airport arrest labelled ‘grandstanding’ by Feds insider

Unrest is brewing inside Federal Police ranks about how former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested at Sydney airport this week.

Andrew Greene

The man was jailed for spitting and throwing urine-soaked clothing at two separate officers. 

CrimePremiumWA man jailed for disgusting act towards officers

Australian Federal Police arrested the 52-year-old at Perth Airport on March 9 after reports two men were arguing outside the terminal.

Jessica Evensen

Human bones found at Rottnest Island were unearthed near a bus stop during construction works, and nowhere near any known grave sites.

WA NewsComments‘Wasn’t expected’: Serious questions over Rottnest bones

Human bones found at Rottnest Island were unearthed near a bus stop during construction works, and nowhere near any known grave sites.  

Brooke Rolfe

Forensic officers at the Padbury home where a 69-year-old man was found with critical injuries.

CrimePremiumMurder charge laid over brutal Padbury attack

Shocked residents have spoken out after the violent incident in Perth’s northern suburbs.

Caleb Runciman

Rex Heuermann, a Long Island architect has admitted to the deaths of eight women.

PoliceCommentsGilgo Beach serial slayer admits to murders

One of America’s most gruesome murder investigations has been solved after a former architect admitted to killing at least eight women and depositing their bodies at various beaches.

Matt Shrivell