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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

Serious offender Samuel Anthony Abraham, 41, is wanted by police after allegedly breaching his reporting obligations.

CRIMEManhunt: Police launch search for missing declared offender

WA Police have launched a manhunt for 41-year-old serious offender Samuel Anthony Abraham, warning the public not to approach him after he allegedly breached mandatory reporting obligations.

Charlton Hart

A man is attacked by a group of people in Mandurah.

CrimePerth man left injured after alleged rock attack by youths

Police are investigating after a man was knocked unconscious outside a Hungry Jacks after allegedly being struck by rocks. 

Brooke Rolfe

Police allegedly found meth in a man’s McMuffin during a traffic stop last month.

PoliceWA Police reveal wild discovery inside man’s Maccas feed

A breakfast burger has become an unlikely piece of evidence after police in WA’s north uncovered a shocking addition hidden inside. 

Tegwen Bescoby

A home in Port Kennedy is at the centre of a police probe after it erupted in flames in a suspected arson attack.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumWoman left with burns after arson attack destroys Perth home

A home in Perth’s south is at the centre of a police investigation after it erupted in flames in a suspected arson attack.

Brooke Rolfe

A 35-year-old man who went missing last Wednesday was found on Friday afternoon.

missing person Man found after going missing for three days

A man who went missing last Wednesday has been found safe after a three-day search.

Amy Towers

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

PerthDerelict Northbridge house fire triggers major emergency

An abandoned home in the heart of Perth was at the centre of a major emergency on Sunday as it suddenly went up in flames. 

Brooke Rolfe

The boys were taken to Perth Children’s Hospital to be treated for their injuries, which are not thought to be life threatening.

PerthPerth kids raced to hospital after e-scooter crash

Two children have been injured after an e-scooter lost control and crashed on a busy suburban street in Perth’s north. 

Brooke Rolfe

Police investigating sexual assault claims involving star AFL players may try to examine the mobile phones of those inside the hotel room.

PoliceVideoShock new development in Sydney Swans investigation

Police investigating sexual assault claims involving star AFL players may try to examine the mobile phones of those inside the hotel room.

Amy Cavender

Ryan Salton revealed as ‘Hot Wheels’ drug dealer Facebook

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‘Unstoppable’ paraplegic Perth drug dealer identified

A paraplegic criminal nicknamed ‘Hot Wheels’ has been described by a judge as an ‘unstoppable and prolific drug dealer’ before being jailed for eight years.

Caleb Runciman

A 28-year-old woman has died overnight at a residence on Taree St in St James. Pictured are police at the scene

Courts & JusticePremiumMan charged with murder after woman found dead

A man has been charged with murder after the body of a 28-year-old woman was found in a home in Perth’s south-east. 

Brooke Rolfe

Multiple St James residents told The West that a woman lived at the property with her partner and multiple young children. 

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Cops arrest man after woman found dead in Perth home

A woman is dead and a man known to her is in custody after her body was found in Perth’s south-east. 

Caleb Runciman and Brooke Rolfe

The 16-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a home in Elanora Heights, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, on Sunday evening. NewsWire / Nikki Short

PoliceGirl, 16, dies after ‘being choked in sex act’

Police are investigating whether a teenage girl died after being choked during a consensual sex act in a home on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

Emma Kirk

A man hunt is underway for a person roaming free in the community after removing his ankle bracelet. 

Missing personPolice hunt for Perth man who removed ankle bracelet

A manhunt is underway for a person roaming free in the community after removing his ankle bracelet. 

Brooke Rolfe

An investigating police officer walks the path between Lake Monger and the Mitchell Freeway.

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Victim’s finger amputated in ‘meat cleaver’ attack

The victim of an early morning attack near a Mitchell Freeway exit is suspected of being slashed with a meat cleaver and has received surgery to repair his seriously injured hand. 

Caleb Runciman

A Perth driver has been fined after police caught him turning his morning commute into a Minecraft marathon. 

FINE-CRAFTPerth gamer’s morning commute ends with $1000 fine

A Perth driver has been fined after police caught him turning his morning commute into a Minecraft marathon. 

Tegwen Bescoby

A police pursuit ended in a rescue mission when a paddy wagon succumbed to the perils of a boggy beach.

PoliceVideoCops nab crook despite vehicle getting stuck on WA beach

A police pursuit ended in a rescue mission when a cop car succumbed to the perils of a boggy beach. 

Brooke Rolfe

SES crews are currently searching for James Ballantyne near Lake Parkeyering, south of Wagin.

Great Southern HeraldSearch for missing elderly man in Wagin enters second night

Police and SES have narrowed their search for missing 87-year-old man who lives with dementia to an area south of Wagin following a tip from a passing motorist, as the search enters its second night.

Melissa Sheil and Cameron Newbold