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Police say the Ford Mustang was stolen from a car dealership in the middle of the night.

CRIME Mustang stolen from car dealership, used in home robbery

Police are investigating a series of crimes across Perth’s southern suburbs.

Oliver Lane

Police Minister Reece Whitby.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumFirearms buyback to mop up illegal weapons under new laws

Labor has softened its language over its tough firearm laws, with new Police Minister Reece Whitby apologising to gun owners for the inconvenience of the changes and leaving the door open to ‘sensible’ changes.

Dylan Caporn

A baby has been found dead at a home in regional NSW.

The NightlyTragedy as baby found dead in NSW home

The infant was taken unresponsive to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Demi Huang

Two students are in a serious conditional in hospital after being hit by a car outside school.

ACT NewsTwo kids in serious condition after being hit by stolen car

Two students have been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being hit by a vehicle that is believed to have been stolen in the nation’s capital. 

Max Corstorphan

Craig Anthony Dwyer is escorted by detectives.

Courts & JusticeVideoPremiumSentence looms for rapist who attacked sleeping uni student

Chilling details have emerged of an horrific cold case that was cracked more than 30 years later after detectives sifted through thousands of names dating back as far as 1810.

Rebecca Le May

The road policing command squad deployed extra officers on metropolitan roads at the weekend as part of a major blitz

Crime CommentsPremiumNearly 500 WA drivers caught speeding in two-day crackdown

Two drivers had their cars impounded during the WA Police blitz after they were caught clocking up to 110km/h in 60km/h zones.

Jessica Evensen

A rescue operation is underway on the croc-infested Drysdale River.

Disaster and EmergencyRain makes rescue of rafters in croc-infested waters harder

A desperate rescue operation for two people who fell in crocodile-infested waters in the Kimberley nearly two days ago has become increasingly difficult after a downpour.

Jessica Evensen

She was seen walking across a railway line towards her home about 9pm.

Regional WAPremiumFresh search for clues in Lisa Mott’s suspected murder

Cold case detectives have descended on bushland surrounding an abandoned panel van to comb for new evidence that could help solve the suspected murder of Collie schoolgirl Lisa Mott more than four decades ago.

Sofia Fimognari

WA Police confirmed 354 people had been charged over 561 knife possession-related offences since December 20234.

CrimePremiumHundreds of people charged in police knife-wanding crackdown

Police officers have conducted more than 30,000 scans for edged weapons and confiscated almost 90 blades in the three months since introducing the toughest knife laws in the country.

Jessica Evensen

A search is underway for a missing man and a boat near Rottnest.

DISASTER AND EMERGENCYPremiumSearch underway for missing man and boat near Rottnest

A search is underway after a man and his boat are believed to have gone missing on Friday night.

Bunnings stores will remain open for tradespeople only. Members of the general public will be able to click and collect products. Mega.

The NightlyBrisbane Bunnings store evacuated over bomb fears

Specialist police have rushed to the scene to inspect the suspicious item.

Sarah Keszler

Great Southern police are seeking public assistance after an unknown female made a mayday call from the Bremer Bay area.

Emergency callPremiumPolice deployed to Bremer Bay to investigate mayday call

The person on the call stated they were hurt but have not been heard from since. 

Georgia Campion

WA Police are continuing to appeal for information over a ram raid in Perth’s southern suburbs earlier this month. 

CRIME Police hunt drivers involved in brazen Jandakot ram-raid

Detectives are hunting for the perpetrators who carried out a ram-raid with a sports car in Perth’s southern suburbs earlier this month. 

Jessica Evensen

Col Blanch speaking outside ABC Studio on Wednesday morning. Riley Churchman

CrimeTop cop’s plea to young drivers after weekend road horror

Eight people — including three teens — have died in six separate crashes on West Australian roads since Friday.

Jessica Evensen

A WA Police officer was assaulted by a group of teen cyclists outside Optus Stadium on Friday. The group that helped promote the ride-out event has since paused all events across the country and issued an apology to the officer. Supplied

CRIMEPremiumTeen receives ‘no punishment’ for bashing cop

WA’s top cop urges the DPP to challenge a court decision that allowed a 14-year-old who assaulted a police officer outside Optus Stadium last year to walk away scot-free.

Jessica Evensen

An investigation has been launched after a suspicious man approached multiple young girls in Baldivis in the last week. 

CrimeReports of suspicious man approaching girls in Baldivis

An investigation has been launched after a suspicious man approached multiple young girls in Baldivis in the last week. 

Rachel Fenner

Police are rushing to the scene of a serious crash after a man was hit by a truck on Great Eastern Highway.

PolicePremiumHorror as person hit by truck on Great Eastern Highway

The West Australian understands the man has been critically injured.

Caleb Runciman

Detectives from the Rapid Apprehension Squad have charged three people following an evade police incident that occurred on Monday, 17 March 2025. About 8.00pm, police sighted a stolen Nissan X-Trail bearing false registration plates on Leach Highway in Palmyra. It will be alleged, the driver failed to stop for police and an evade police incident ensued through several southern suburbs; including Cockburn, Bibra Lake, Murdoch and South Lake. WA Police

CRIMEVideoPremiumWATCH: Cops pounce on trio moments after dramatic car chase

In footage taken by the police air wing, an officer tracking the car can be heard saying the vehicle reached speeds of “130km/h”.

Caleb Runciman

A man who suffered a traumatic brain injury from a bashing almost 20-years-ago has been revealed as the victim of a “unprovoked” armed robbery in a Warwick carpark.

CRIMEPremium‘Horror movie’: Bash victim speaks after Maccas attack

A man who suffered a traumatic brain injury from a bashing almost 20-years-ago has been revealed as the victim of an ‘unprovoked’ armed robbery in a Warwick carpark.

Jerrie Demasi & Caleb Runciman

WA Police acting road policing Commander Mike Peters said speed, alcohol, a lack of seatbelts, fatigue or distractions — such as mobile phone use — were “very likely” to have been contributing factors in all four fatal crashes.

PolicePremiumPolice at ‘wit’s end’ as seven die in crashes since Friday

Senior police say they are at their ‘wit’s end’ after seven people died in four ‘completely avoidable’ crashes on WA roads since Friday.

Caleb Runciman

Two people have been killed, while another two are being assessed for injuries after multiple motorcycle accidents across the State on Sunday. 

Disaster and emergencyA horror day in WA: two motorcyclists dead, two injured

Two are dead and two are being assessed for injuries after multiple motorcycle accidents across the State on Sunday. 

Caitlin Vinci and Rachel Fenner

Shortly before 11am, a motorcyclist in his 40s, ran into a tree near the Pinjarra-Williams Road and Watts Road intersection, in Dwellingup. 

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumMotorcyclist flown to RPH after hitting tree

A man has been flown to Royal Perth Hospital after his motorcycle crashed into a tree in WA’s south-east on Sunday. 

Caitlin Vinci

The closed stretch of highway.

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DrivingPremium
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Two dead in horror motorcycle accident on northern highway

Police have confirmed two people riding a motorcycle died in a devastating crash on the North West Coast Highway on Sunday morning. 

Rachel Fenner

A Warnbro man has been charged with a raft of offences after allegedly taking police on a high-speed chase through Perth’s southern suburbs.

CrimeVideoPremiumMan allegedly leads police on wild high-speed chase

WATCH: Footage shows a high-speed chase through Perth’s southern suburbs as a Warnbro man has been charged with a raft of offences.

Hannah Cross