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Kimberley police car.

CRIMEPremiumKimberley rampage sends cops to hospital as youths charged

Detectives have charged four teenaged boys — aged between 12 and 15 — over the stolen car rampage that started about 2.30am on Monday.

Caleb Runciman

Bradley Leslie Humble is on trial for allegedly impersonating a police officer

Court & JusticePremiumFormer constable accused of agreeing to torture man for cash

A former police officer allegedly agreed to seriously assault a man for a ‘monetary reward,’ claiming he was told to cut out off the tongue, hand or fingers of the victim.

Sarah Crawford

A 33-year-old man has been charged over a violent home invasion in which he allegedly struck a woman across the head with a glass bottle before stealing a necklace from her neck.

CrimePremiumPolice charge man over terrifying alleged Armadale burglary

A 33-year-old man has been charged over a violent home invasion in which he allegedly struck a woman across the head with a glass bottle before stealing a necklace from her neck.

Workplace death at Hofmann Engineering in Bayswater, Perth.

WA NEWSMan critical after being crushed at workplace in Bassendean

A man has been critically injured after he was crushed by machinery at a workplace in Bassendean. 

Caleb Runciman

Police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

WA NewsMan dies after car hits tree in WA’s Wheatbelt

The 49-year-old driver died at the scene.

Jessica Evensen

Police Minister Reece Whitby has reminded coppers they must be professional at all times. .

PoliceCommentsPremiumMinister’s reminder to force after vile Perth police party

Reece Whitby has issued a blunt warning to WA cops that ‘professionalism is expected of police officers at all times.’

Joe Spagnolo

Emergency services on scene at Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley where a car appears to have come to a stop at the entryway of Grand Cru Wineshop & Cellar. Supplied

Car accidentWine shop damaged by early morning car smash

A fire crew was needed to help extract a small vehicle that had crashed into a liquor shop in Mt Lawley early Saturday.

A fatal crash occurred in Bullsbrook on Saturday morning.

WA NewsMan dies after car hits tree in Bullsbrook

A man has died after his car came off the road and hit a tree in Perth’s north on Saturday morning.

Oliver Lane

Internal affairs investigators are probing two separate scandals at a city bar where the officers had gathered.

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WA police jobs on the line after depravity at staff party

Two WA police officers are fighting for their jobs and one is receiving counselling after a booze-soaked staff party ended with a sexual assault and a vile act of public indecency.

Ben Harvey

The funeral of Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumWA tribute for fallen Victorian police officers revealed

The sites paying tribute to the fallen officers include WA Police Force Headquarters, Council House, Government House, the Matagarup Bridge, Elizabeth Quay, Optus Stadium, Kings Park and more.

Caitlin Vinci

Nathan Bull is part of the notorious neo-nazi group the National Socialist Network.

VIC News‘No longer a part of our family’: Charged neo-nazi disowned

The family of a young neo-nazi charged over an alleged attack on Indigenous activists at Melbourne’s Camp Sovereignty have publicly disowned him, saying they are ‘utterly devasted’ over the choices he’s made. 

Peta Rasdien

Alleged cop killer, Dezi Freeman, may be hiding deep underground in an used mine shaft.

VIC NewsVideo‘Forever nap’: Shock reason Dezi Freeman may already be dead

There are fears self-proclaimed ‘sovereign citizen’ and accused cop-killer Dezi Freeman could be dead and may never be found.

Matt Shrivell

Constable de Waart-Hottart died at the scene, alongside Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson, 59.

NewsPremiumCop farewelled after Porepunkah shooting

One of the two Victoria Police officers killed in a shooting in the state’s high country last week will be farewelled at a police funeral.

Liam Beatty

Virgin Australia confirmed the incident from Wednesday.

PolicePremiumPolice arrest passenger onboard flight at Perth airport

The Australian Federal Police have arrested a passenger on a flight that was preparing to depart Perth Airport.

Caitlin Vinci

Police Commissioner Col Blanch outside the ABC studios this morning.

PolicePremiumCol Blanch visits hospitalised Perth police officer

Col Blanch says he has personally visited an injured officer who was hospitalised after allegedly being dragged along the road by a teenage driver during a dramatic arrest.

Jessica Evensen

WA’s top cop will travel to Victoria to attend the funeral services of two fallen officers.

PolicePremiumCol Blanch travels to Victoria to honour fallen officers

WA’s top cop will travel to Victoria to attend the funeral services of the two officers who were shot dead by a crazed sovereign citizen who is still on the run.

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Senior Constable Dog Handler Mim Clancey with Bunji the Border Collie cross Labrador.

PoliceCommentsWA Police Canine unit welcomes latest sniffer dog recruits

After three months of intensive training, the whip-smart pups have earned themselves a position on the frontline, tracking down dealers, drugs and dollar bills.

Jessica Evensen

The Nissan Navara ute police are searching for after an abandoned chase.

PolicePolice hunt Nissan ute after high speed car chase

Police are on the lookout for a blue Nissan Navara ute which was involved in a high-speed police chase near Bunbury, which saw the trailer it was towing become disconnected. 

Amber Lilley

The police pursuit ended in an arrest in Midland.

CrimeVideoPremiumWATCH: Gripping video shows shocking Perth police chase

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a man was caught by police following an intense police chase.

Jessica Evensen

The spreading cult that has tipped into terrorism

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The spreading cult that has tipped into terrorism

Social media this week was also full of sick praise for Freeman from other sovereign citizens, many of whom claimed the incident was a staged or ‘false flag’ ruse by authorities.

John Flint

The scene where the police officer was injured.

PolicePremiumPolice officer taken to hospital with serious injuries

A police officer is in hospital with serious injuries after he was dragged along the road during a dramatic arrest.

Tahnee Graham

On 15 September 2025, the Foley family will have served the Western Australia Police Force and the WA community for 100 years.

PoliceCommentsPremiumThe history-making family with 254 years of police service

The Foleys have been part of the blue family for 100 unbroken years - a total of 254 years of service across seven family members - making them the longest serving family in WA Police history.

Jessica Evensen

The man smashed his ute through the Galleria shopping centre in Morley, before deciding to end his night with a pint at a nearby pub.

PoliceVideoWATCH: Bizarre crime spree ends in man pouring himself beer

A man who ramraided Morley Galleria before sneaking his way into a pub and pouring himself a pint of Carlton Dry has been charged over the bizarre crime spree. 

Rachel Tassicker & Caleb Runciman

Mr McCullough, 39, handed himself in at Perth police station on Saturday night after he allegedly managed to escape the Central Law Courts in Perth. 

Courts & JusticePremiumCops probe if clothes were switched before court escape

Police are investigating whether an accused child sex offender managed to escape a Perth courthouse by switching clothes with another person and pretending to be somebody else.

Caleb Runciman and Jessica Evensen