Police
Rossmoyne principal offers support to students after Willetton shooting
The principal wrote to parents and carers to inform them “with great sadness” that a young person from the school had died.
- by Michael Genovese and Jamie Freestone
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‘It’s shocking’: Perth Ahmadiyya Muslim community concerned about Islamophobia after radicalised teen stabbing
Imam Syed Wadood Janud spoke on behalf of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community on Sunday in response to the news that a radicalised 16-year-old boy stabbed a member of the public on Saturday night in Willetton before being shot dead by police.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Third man allegedly linked to horrific Perth home invasion arrested
WA Police have arrested and charged a third man allegedly involved in the violent home invasion against an elderly Girrawheen couple two weeks ago.
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Crime
‘Radicalised teen’ shot dead by police in Willetton after stabbing
A “radicalised” teenage boy has been shot dead by police following an “extremely confronting” incident in Willetton on Saturday night.
- by Heather McNeill, Hamish Hastie and Rebecca Peppiatt
Second WA detainee allegedly re-offends months after High Court release
The man is accused of aggravated burglary. The discovery of his case comes amid ongoing controversy over the release of another former detainee.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Heather McNeill
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Crime
WA’s top cop denies police ignored alleged murder victim’s triple-zero calls in days before her death
WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch has backed a police decision not to attend the Yangebup home of Joan Mary Drane 48 hours before her son allegedly murdered her.
- by Hamish Hastie
Second WA detainee back before the courts after release under controversial High Court ruling
Kimbengere Gosoge is the second former immigration detainee to have allegedly reoffended soon after their controversial release under a High Court ruling last November.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt, Heather McNeill and Hamish Hastie
The phone call between Perth bashing victim and the immigration minister
The Perth grandmother bashed in her own home, allegedly by a former detainee, has taken on the Immigration Minister Andrew Giles over the chain of events prior to the attack.
- by Hamish Hastie and Jamie Freestone
Drug driver who ploughed into 21-year-old on Kwinana Freeway pleads guilty to manslaughter
Abbey Sheriff, pictured, was killed when Evie Butterworth drove high on drugs at speeds of up to 188km/h.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Violence
WA police union calls for sweeping anti-knife laws
The premier has given the strongest indication yet that he will commit to laws allowing police to use metal-detecting wands in a wide range of public places.
- by Michael Genovese
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Crime
Detainee accused of violent home invasion wasn’t wearing an ankle monitor
A former detainee accused of a violent assault was not required to wear an electronic ankle monitor and had been bailed by police and courts multiple times this year.
- by Angus Thompson, Heather McNeill and Olivia Ireland