Police
‘Richard was wandering the bush, lost and alone’: Perth’s new search service for loved ones with dementia
Safe & Found was created by WA police and Australia Medic Alert Foundation to support West Australians living with dementia or a cognitive impairment who might be at risk of becoming lost or reported missing.
- by Holly Thompson
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‘Secret’ Perth NYE party organisers could face jail for COVID-19 breach
Partygoers were allegedly dancing and drinking without masks, behind blackout curtains and locked doors, contrary to snap restrictions that had forced cancellations on most other events.
- by Peter de Kruijff
Venue manager, event promoter charged over ‘secret’ NYE party at The George
The venue faces fines of up to $250,000 and the possibility of losing its liquor license.
- by Emma Young
Trio charged over alleged plot to import $100 million worth of meth into WA
The men in their 30s were arrested on December 30 after Australian Border Force officers found 99 kilograms of drugs hidden in a shipment of latex bed pillows
- by Holly Thompson
Two rescued after becoming ‘disorientated’ while crabbing at night in Mandurah
The 24-year-old had been in good condition when she had been pulled from the water, but the 68-year-old was “cramping badly around the legs.”
- by Holly Thompson
COVID-19 ‘breaching’ New Year’s event at The George organised by third party
Police say a New Year’s Eve event with about 300 patrons that allegedly broke COVID-19 restrictions was a ticketed event organised by a third party.
- by Peter de Kruijff
New Year’s Eve event condemned by police for ‘blatant disregard’ of COVID restrictions
Police commissioner Chris Dawson has expressed his disappointment in The George and the partygoers who attended the New Year’s Eve event.
- by Holly Thompson
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Investigation
Ellenbrook man denies wanting lawyer over allegations of sexually assaulting girl, 7
Police allege the 25-year-old was not known to the family and broke into the girl’s Ellenbrook home just after midnight on December 27 in an ‘opportunistic’ crime.
- by Holly Thompson and Aja Styles
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WA
WA Police search for intruder over ‘heinous’ sexual assault of young girl in her Ellenbrook home
A seven-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in her family home in Ellenbrook on Boxing Day, according to WA Police who are seeking any information about the incident from the public.
- by Lauren Pilat
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Courts
‘Selfish and stupid’: Demons fan who dodged quarantine for AFL grand final released
Two Melburnians who skipped border restrictions to attend the AFL Grand Final in Perth before being jailed have now returned to Victoria.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Peter de Kruijff
Perth Mess Hall contact charged in Yallingup for alleged isolation breach
The 25-year-old woman has been charged with two counts of failing to comply with a direction under WA’s Emergency Management Act and her test results were still pending as of Saturday afternoon.
- by Peter de Kruijff