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Dylan Cvek tried his hand at cage fighting under the alias Dylan 'The Mauler' Wolf.

BikiesPremiumCage fighter turned bikie caught allegedly fleeing Australia

A fugitive who is suspected of trying to flee Australia via WA on a luxury yacht is a former MMA fighter who had his foot severed in a gangland-style shooting likened to a scene from a Quentin Tarantino film. 

Caleb Runciman

Chia Liang Saw, 41, has been charged with persistent sexual conduct with a child under 16.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
WA NewsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Identity revealed of child sex accused Perth doctor

A western suburbs paediatrician who treated children with complex behavioural issues has been charged with sexually abusing a young patient.

Caleb Runciman and Rhianna Mitchell

The group of eight people and their dog had to be rescued after a wild storm left them stranded on the beach in Lake Clifton.

PoliceCommentsDramatic rescue after wild storm traps campers on WA beach

Chilling footage has shown the dramatic moment eight people and a dog had to be airlifted off a WA beach after becoming stranded during a wild WA storm last weekend. 

Brooke Rolfe

A couple has recalled the horrifying moment they were almost killed at the same Canning Vale intersection that claimed a four-year-old’s life this week.

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Chilling detail in Perth crash that killed little girl

A couple has recalled the horrifying moment they were almost killed at the same Canning Vale intersection that claimed a four-year-old’s life this week.

Brooke Rolfe

Associate professor Annette Idler details the hidden cost of casual cocaine use as Australia's demand soars.

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The West Australian exclusive
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‘Blood on your hands’: Expert reveals hidden cost of cocaine

One of the world’s leading narcotics trafficking experts wants recreational Australian drug users to realise ‘they have blood on their hands’, with surging consumption fuelling violence and corruption.

Richard Baker

Interstate bikie smuggling

CrimePremiumFirst people-smuggling charges over brazen bikie boat plot

A daring plot to allegedly smuggle an interstate bikie wanted for ‘multiple serious crimes’ out of the country on a luxury yacht has been unravelled by police off the coast of a WA town. 

Caleb Runciman

Detectives from the drug and firearm squad have charged two men as part of their ongoing investigation into a 80kg drug seizure in January. Supplied

CrimePremiumTraffic stop in WA leads to discovery of 80kg drug stash

A major seizure of more than 80kg of methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine has led WA detectives to charge a Victorian man and his alleged WA associate with serious offences. 

Caleb Runciman

Deputy commissioner Kylie Whiteley said speed contributed to the horror crash.

PoliceCommentsPremiumSpeed ‘without a doubt’ contributed to fatal crash: Top cop

A senior WA Police officer says ‘without a doubt’ speed and a history of concerning road behaviour is being investigated after a tragic fatal crash that killed a driver and seriously injured his girlfriend.

Caleb Runciman

Deputy Commissioner Allan Adams, Det-Sen. Sgt Dean Bailey and Great Southern district Acting Supt Rhonda Alexander.

police awardsPremiumRegion’s dedicated officers awarded medals for long service

The three-and-half decade career of Albany’s head detective and the bravery of another long-serving officer who rescued a vulnerable person from a lake headlined a ceremony recognising police service.

Melissa Sheil

Police are looking for 12-year-old Oliver Galvin who may be in the Midland area.

WA NewsCommentsSearch for 12yo Rockingham boy missing for days

Police have concerns for the welfare of a young boy who has been missing in the southern suburbs for more than three days. 

Rachel Fenner

A man is recovering in hospital after he was shot in the arm following a violent confrontation outside a Mandurah property on Sunday.

CRIMEPremiumMan shot during violent confrontation outside Mandurah home

A man is recovering in hospital after he was shot in the arm following a violent confrontation outside a Mandurah property on Sunday.

Caleb Runciman

Aussie kids being radicalised ‘within days’ online.

AustraliaVideoCommentsAussie kids being radicalised ‘within days’, top cop says

Australian children are being radicalised ‘within days’, according to the nation’s top cop who said urging tech giants to step up will be the primary focus of next month’s high-level police summit in the UK. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Mr Rodd was missing for 11 days.

foundMan found 11 days after removing monitoring device

Police have located a man more than a week after he removed his monitoring device and went on the run.

Jacki Elezovich

The Mexican cartel responsible for shipping $1 billion worth of cocaine to Australia in late 2022 feared being ripped off by its Australian partners, court documents reveal.

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The West Australian exclusive
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EXPOSED: The encrypted messages behind a doomed cocaine plot

The Mexican cartel responsible for shipping $1 billion worth of cocaine to Australia in late 2022 feared being ripped off by its Australian partners, court documents reveal.

Richard Baker

An ocean rescue for a swimmer was under way at Koombana Bay on Wednesday.

Disaster and EmergencyRescue drama as swimmer goes missing in popular WA bay

An ocean rescue is underway for a swimmer in Bunbury’s Koombana Bay. 

Craig Duncan

A manhunt is underway after several people fled on foot following a crash in Perth’s south. 

PerthPolice hunt group who fled after crashing stolen car

A manhunt is underway after several people fled on foot after a crash in Perth’s south. 

Brooke Rolfe

Police checkpoints charged one on drug charges following the funeral for Coffin Cheater Kye Ortin.

BikiesPremiumCops charge person with meth possession after bikie funeral

Police stung one person on drug charges during a major operation outside the Coffin Cheaters clubhouse, as the bikie gang gathered for Kye Ortin’s funeral.

Katherine Kraayvanger

Police have charged a woman who narrowly avoided causing train track carnage after she allegedly did not stop at a railroad crossing late Thursday night. 

PoliceVideoPremiumWoman charged after driving into path of moving train

The driver is accused of ignoring the red flashing lights before driving into the path of an oncoming freight train in Midvale.

Brooke Rolfe

The 85-year-old woman died at the scene.

WA NewsPremiumElderly woman dies after car crashes into tree

An 85-year-old woman has died after her car struck a tree on a rural road in the Wheatbelt. 

Brooke Rolfe

A sedan hit a parked ute in Guildford, sending the unoccupied vehicle through a fence and garden.

PerthPremiumSedan ploughs parked ute through fence in wild Perth crash

Unruly scenes unfolded outside a home in Perth’s east Thursday night when a sedan hit a parked ute, sending it ploughing through a fence and into a front garden. 

Brooke Rolfe

Australia’s biggest ever drug sting involving 2.4t of Mexican cartel cocaine was stricken by a cross-agency battle, as the AFP took extraordinary action to cast doubt over the covert operation by WA Police.

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The West Australian exclusive
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How WA’s global cocaine sting had Australian police at war

Australia’s biggest ever drug sting involving 2.4t of Mexican cartel cocaine was stricken by a cross-agency battle, as the AFP took extraordinary action to cast doubt over the covert operation by WA Police.

Richard Baker

It took 17 months for our State Government to realise courthouses need security guards.

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Sitting on their A’s: Months of ‘head-scratch’ closed courts

It took 17 months for our State Government to realise courthouses need security guards.

Charlton Hart

Charlton Hart

Attorney General Toni Buti said he hadn’t been “sitting on hands” and was working with Police Minister Reece Whitby on “many arrangements”.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumGovernment warned of court closure risk more than a year ago

The Cook Government was warned that police would no longer provide security services for regional courts more than a year ago but failed to put long-term security measures in place. 

Charlton Hart

The local Cannington community has been left ‘appalled’ after Rossmyone Primary School’s elderly traffic warden was attack and robbed on Tuesday morning.

CrimeCommentsLocals ‘appalled’ over brash attack on school traffic warden

The local Cannington community has been left ‘appalled’ after Rossmyone Primary School’s elderly traffic warden was attack and robbed on Tuesday morning.

Eliana Hullett and Fraser Williams