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Drug ‘boss’Premium
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Covert bust lands Escobar-loving meth kingpin

A Perth drug network ‘boss’ who helped launch a Perth cafe adorned with images of gangsters like Pablo Escobar and El Chapo faces a long stint behind bars.

Phil Hickey

Female circumcisionPremiumMum pleads guilty to genital mutilation charges

A mother and another women have pleaded guilty to trying to have a two-week old baby girl circumcised.

Tim Clarke

Sustained abusePremiumSix years jail for brutal torture of homeless man

A man who tortured a homeless man who was later found wandering the streets bloodied and naked has described his ‘tragic’ life before he was sentenced.

Emily Moulton

Awaiting trialPremiumMan pleads not guilty to child sex charges

A 26-year-old man is set to face trial in the Bunbury District Court after allegations related to exposing teenage girls to indecent matter and encouraging a young girl to engage in sexual behaviour.

Carly Laden

Mineralogy stoushPremiumPalmer, ASIC face off in court clash

The Federal corporate watchdog and Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy are to face off in the Federal Court today in what could be a warm-up bout for their main battle over 2013 payments.

Neale Prior

Apartment transfersPremiumRace man Alan MacAlister in $2m flat spat

Bankruptcy trustees have asked the Federal Court to reverse luxury East Perth apartment transfers made by a Perth racing enthusiast and his wife a month after they lost a $4 million-plus legal battle.

Neale Prior

Inside jobPremium$300k daylight robbery ‘a cry for help’

An Armaguard employee plotted for weeks to steal almost $300,000 from a heavily-fortified van in a daylight heist — then gave the cash to his teenage neighbour to hide.

Shannon Hampton

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The West Australian exclusive
Bail deniedPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Ex-café owners behind bars after guilty rape verdict

Two former Como café owners accused of raping a customer who was found passed out and semi-naked by her daughter at the venue have been told to expect lengthy jail terms after they were found guilty.

Emily Moulton

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The West Australian exclusive
Social outcastPremium
The West Australian exclusive
‘Reverse my pub ban so I can find love’: WA man’s plea

A drunken reveller who was barred from every pub in Perth has made a plea from the heart to be allowed back in bars.

Tim Clarke

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The West Australian exclusive
In custodyPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Boxing trainer and Kizon ally faces drug charges

Former promoter and John Kizon ally Craig Christian in custody over five offences.

Phil Hickey

wither’s explosionPremiumBunbury man avoids longer jail time over NYE explosion

A Bunbury man who spent 18 months in prison on remand has been spared further jail time after a South West magistrate deemed he had served enough time inside.

Carly Laden

Safety fearsPremiumDeadline for whiz kid Brown to prove safety threats

A judge has given Chris Brown until Friday to come up with more evidence after initially blasting the besieged betting whiz-kid’s attempt to throw a veil of secrecy over his Federal Court battles.

Neale Prior

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The West Australian exclusive
Court appearancePremium
The West Australian exclusive
Former WA Labor candidate charged with rape

Police allege the incident involving Robert Charles Green took place in Belmont less than two months after Premier Mark McGowan’s landslide win.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Court revelationPremiumCoward punch accused’s prior king hit

The man accused of king hitting a Perth dad outside a Success pub on Friday night had previously been convicted of another coward punch, it was revealed in court today.

Daryna Zadvirna & Monique Dirksz

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The West Australian exclusive
Glitz gonePremium
The West Australian exclusive
From life of bling on $270 a week to six years’ jail

The 30-year-old had a penchant for luxury vehicles, and travelled the globe while he earned just $270 a week in Centrelink payments. So, how did he afford to live this so-called ‘high life’?

Shannon Hampton

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The West Australian exclusive
Repeat offenderPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Predator rapes 15yo girl in Northbridge carpark

A lifelong criminal is back behind bars for raping a vulnerable and intoxicated 15-year-old girl in Northbridge after baiting her with alcohol.

Shannon Hampton

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The West Australian exclusive
No place like dronePremium
The West Australian exclusive
Rival spying claims land warring home owners in court

A dispute between neighbours over kids riding dirt bikes that escalated into allegations of spying and stalking has ended up in WA’s highest court with one party being banned from filming the other.

Emily Moulton

Breaking court orderPremiumBunbury man’s stream of vile texts to ex-partner

A South West magistrate has slammed the ‘absolutely outrageous’ behaviour of a 23-year-old Bunbury man towards women after he sent hundreds of explicit and derogatory text messages to his ex-partner.

Exclusive, Carly Laden, SOUTH WESTERN TIMES

Creditors agreementPremiumPeace deal to wrap up Scala-linked company

The Federal Court has given the go-ahead to a creditor payment plan that liquidators have mapped out with Leopold Scala’s 24-year-old son Andrew after initially being at loggerheads.

Neale Prior

Bribery claimsPremium‘Corrupt’ health bureaucrat pleads not guilty

John Fullerton — the health executive alleged to have been bribed by contractors with lunches, flights and gifts — has pleaded not guilty to 47 fraud and corruption charges.

Tim Clarke

HUNDREDS OF OFFENCESPremiumCeleb poseur to plead guilty to teen ‘sextortion’

A Perth man allegedly blackmailed so many girls from around the world to record sex acts he will need his own courtroom to hear all the charges.

Shannon Hampton

Hundreds of filesPremiumMan pleads guilty to uploading child abuse material

A 30-year-old Banksia Grove man has pleaded guilty to saving and uploading hundreds of files containing abhorrent child exploitation material to Google Drive.

Shannon Hampton

Unsocial mediaPremiumCop accessed details of woman he met on Snapchat

An award-winning detective who ‘stupidly’ used the WA Police computer system to find the personal details of a woman he met on Snapchat has copped a big fine.

Emily Moulton

‘Intimidation tactics’CommentsPremiumPalmer warns of ‘bad day for Aus’ if court fight fails

There were no tears from mining magnate Clive Palmer today but he did deliver a dire warning, should he lose his battle against the WA Government.

Sarah Ison