Crime
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Homicide squad searching bushland as part of a missing person investigation
Police are searching bushland south-east of Perth as part of a missing person investigation.
- by Phil Hickey
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Crime
Bulgarian sent to prison for smuggling 31kg of meth into WA
A Bulgarian man who admitted trying to smuggle 31 kilograms of methamphetamine into Western Australia has been jailed for 13 ½ years.
- by AAP
Guns on the run: Firearms stolen from licensed dealer south of Perth
Eleven rifles and two shotguns were stolen from the home of a licensed firearms dealer in Rockingham on Monday evening.
- by staff writers
Courts
Perth mum murdered after returning from Coles night-fill shift, police allege
Perth mother of three Mara Harvey was murdered late at night last Monday as she returned home from her night fill job at her local Coles, police will allege.
- by Phil Hickey
Family violence
'A men's issue': White Ribbon boss urges action after Perth deaths
Violence that can culminate in the murder of women and children is happening in every community in Australia.
- by Jane Gilmore
Analysis
Family violence
Perth mass killings: Domestic violence deaths double after horrific year
So far this year, there have already been twice as many domestic violence related deaths when compared to all of 2017.
- by Nathan Hondros
Updated
Crime
Two boys drown in the river after foot chase with police in Maylands
Two teenage boys have drowned in the Swan River after a foot chase with police in Perth's inner-city suburb of Maylands on Monday afternoon.
- by Phil Hickey & Hannah Barry
Crime
'Blunt instrument, knives' used in alleged Bedford mass murder
WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson says police will allege knives and a blunt instrument were used in the mass murder.
- by Hamish Hastie
Crime
Bedford tragedy: Accused killer faces Perth court, bodies undiscovered for six days
Police are alleging Mr Harvey killed Mara Lee Harvey at the couple's Bedford property on September 3.
- by Phil Hickey
Why is this happening? Expert raises the spectre of 'copycat' killings
A professor of criminology says a copycat phenomenon might be partly responsible for the number of family killings in WA over the past few months.
- by Nathan Hondros
Hackers target Perth Mint trading platform
More than a dozen Western Australian Perth Mint customers have been caught up in a data hack.
- by staff writers