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There has been a heavy police presence outside one of the schools.

PoliceKnife scare sends two Perth schools into lockdown

There has been a heavy police presence outside one of the schools.

Matt Zis

A serving WA Police officer has been stood down after allegedly assaulting his five-week-old baby.

CrimeWA cop faces charge over alleged horror assault of baby

A serving WA Police officer has been stood down after allegedly assaulting his five-week-old baby.

Troy de Ruyter

Liberal MLC Neil Thomson.

Petition tabledPremiumPetition for Boulder police station tabled in Parliament

A petition calling for a permanent police station in Boulder has been tabled in State Parliament as more than 1000 locals sign their name advocating for a stronger police presence. 

Tegan Guthrie

The ex-girlfriend of a man accused of murdering two Perth brothers and their friend in Mexico has testified their killer was an “assassin” who boasted about making them cry in their final moments. 

CRIMEPremiumEx says accused killer boasted of brothers’ final tears

The ex-girlfriend of a man accused of murdering two Perth brothers and their friend in Mexico has testified their killer was an ‘assassin’ who boasted about making them cry in their final moments. 

Caleb Runciman

A pair of Hakea prison greens posted on Facebook Marketplace for a laugh have become a haunting reminder of the darkest period of Struan Morrison’s life — and the fight that followed.

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‘I burnt out my eyes’: Perth ex-con’s gripping story

The Hakea prison greens were never supposed to leave the prison. Somehow, Struan Morrison walked out with them. It is a haunting reminder of a dark period — and the fight that followed.

Troy de Ruyter

Police have released vision following a shooting in Hamilton Hill on Sunday morning. WA Police

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Vision of men fleeing Perth street emerges after shooting

Terrifying vision has emerged of two men fleeing a suburban street following a shooting in Perth’s south, as police continue their hunt for two gunmen more than 12 hours on. 

Jessica Evensen and Matt Zis

The man was charged with three separate counts over the hit-and-run.

CrimePremiumMan charged after cyclist critically injured in hit-and-run

A Northam man has been charged after a cyclist was critically injured in an alleged hit-and-run crash in the Wheatbelt town.

Caitlin Vinci

A man has been charged after a young child was filmed steering a car through a Perth suburb.

CrimeVideoPremiumMan charged after toddler drives Hilux on Perth road

An Alkimos man has been charged with reckless driving after allegedly allowing a three-year-old child to steer a moving Toyota Hilux in a shocking social media stunt.

Caitlin Vinci

Specialist WA Police units including the serious offender enforcement squad and the child abuse squad arrested 25 people during national child protection week.

WA NEWSPremiumInterstate offenders caught targeting vulnerable WA kids

WA Police have identified 15 children in harms way from online creeps and laid 79 charges during a national week of action to combat the abuse of children.

Caleb Runciman

Still images from footage of a brawl in at a residential premises on Galbraith Road in Pegs Creek Karratha about 8.30am on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 Unknown

WA NEWSVideoPremiumWATCH: Cop pushes Aboriginal woman to ground

The clash between a handful of cops and a group of people in Karratha was filmed on Tuesday morning.

Ben Harvey and Caleb Runciman

A pedestrian has been killed in a rubbish truck crash in Queens Park, Perth.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPerth pedestrian killed in horror rubbish truck crash

Police are investigating what went tragically wrong.

Bryce Luff

Police are investigating after a home in South Fremantle was broken into during the early hours of Sunday morning.

CrimePolice investigate after Freo home broken into, items stolen

Police are investigating after a home south of Perth was broken into during the early hours of Sunday morning.

Kellie Balaam

The West Australian takes an inside look at the specialist police squad who monitor the 'worst of the worst' child sex offenders 24/7, 365 days of the year.

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Inside WA Police’s secret war on child sex offenders

The West Australian was this week granted special access to the WA Police serious offender enforcement squad — a dedicated unit whose task is to stop child sex offenders cause further harm.

Caleb Runciman

Emergency services at the scene of a car vs wall in Cooloongup overnight.

PolicePremiumLate night chaos as car crashes into home, driver flees cops

Police are investigating multiple serious crashes as they hunt a driver who managed to escape officers in an overnight pursuit.

Caleb Runciman

Luke Ritchie who dropped off his dead girlfriend in a Joondalup street earlier this year has been accused of being at the centre of Friday’s wild police pursuit through the northern suburbs.

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Identity of man accused of suburban police chase revealed

The man who dropped off his dead girlfriend in a Joondalup street earlier this year has been accused of being at the centre of Friday’s wild police pursuit through the northern suburbs.

Justin Bianchini and Caleb Runciman

A South West primary school was forced into lockdown when a man armed with an axe started acting aggressively towards the public on Friday morning.

CRIMEMan ‘armed with axe’ forced WA school into lockdown

A South West primary school was forced into lockdown when a man with an axe started acting aggressively towards the public on Friday morning.

Caleb Runciman

A stolen car crashed into a bus during a pursuit that began in Perth’s north before the erratic driver was arrested by the tactical response group when he tried to steal another car. 

CrimeVideoBus passenger injured in dramatic pursuit through Perth

The tactical response group were in the area for an unrelated matter when they spotted the stolen Mazda. 

Caleb Runciman

Emergency services at the scene of a fatal car crash in Mount Helena overnight.

PolicePremiumDriver dies after horror overnight crash in Perth Hills

A man has died after his vehicle collided with a power pole and rolled in Perth’s east overnight.

Tegwen Bescoby

Police are hunting Patryk Kamal Singh who may be armed and frequents Mandurah, Pinjarra and Dwellingup areas.

Missing person‘DO NOT APPROACH’: Armed man on the run from police in Perth

A man who police fear may be armed with a firearm is the subject of an urgent hunt in the Peel region.

Brooke Rolfe

Albany police cadets' Lilly O'Donnell and Isabell O'Donnell are pursing a career in the force.

Twinning times PremiumAlbany twins take first steps into policing career together

Albany twins Isabell and Lilly O’Donnell have spent their lives side by side and now the 18-year-olds are taking their first steps towards becoming police officers together. 

Amy Towers

Police are responding to a freak crash in Kelmscott where an object became dislodged from a trailer and struck a pedestrian, leaving her with serious injuries. 

WA NEWSPremiumCops rush to scene as woman hit by object in freak crash

Police are responding to a freak crash in Kelmscott where an object became dislodged from a trailer and struck a pedestrian, leaving her with serious injuries. 

Caleb Runciman

Police have issued an appeal for information after approximately 5,500 sheep worth almost $2 million were stolen from a rural Queensland property.

PoliceBizarre theft as 5,500 sheep stolen from rural property

Police have issued an appeal for information after approximately 5,500 sheep worth almost $2 million were stolen from a rural property.

Katherine Kraayvanger

Police are searching for Glenn Anthony Howard.

CRIMEArson squad hunt man over house fire that hospitalised woman

Arson squad detectives are searching for a man as part of their investigation into a suspicious Port Kennedy blaze that hospitalised a woman with burns and destroyed a home.

Caleb Runciman

A man has died after he was shot at a home in Western Sydney on Wednesday afternoon, leading to a major police operation.

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Sydney shooting a suspected case of mistaken identity

‘There is a possibility the wrong person has been shot’: A man has been killed in a suspected case of mistaken identity linked to Sydney’s underworld on Wednesday.

Katherine Kraayvanger