Home
Search
thewest.com.au
NewsChevron Right Icon

Police

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.

updated
updated
DrivingPremium
updated
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

Detectives are investigating a fatal crash north of Perth after a 19-year-old lost his life in an off-road rollover.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumYoung man dies in ute rollover north of Perth

Detectives are investigating a fatal crash north of Perth after a young man lost his life in an off-road rollover.

Hannah Cross

Senior Constable Lisa Rosenberg was in the team that helped pinpoint Terence Fisher.

CRIMEPremiumWA Police’s warning to killers after cold case breakthrough

A police officer behind the DNA breakthrough that identified a suspect in the 1979 unsolved murder of Kerryn Tate has warned criminals in hiding they should start ‘looking over their shoulders’.

Caleb Runciman

Authorities on the scene of the alleged stabbing in Gosnells.

CRIMEPremiumMan shot twice by police to face bedside hearing

A man who was tasered and shot by police after he allegedly lunged at them with a hunting knife and stabbed someone outside a Centrelink will face court from his hospital bed.

Caleb Runciman

A driver is assisting police after a one-year-old boy was fatally struck by a car in a WA mining town. 

Crime PremiumBaby boy dead after being hit by a car in WA mining town

A driver is assisting police after a one-year-old boy was fatally struck by a car about 230km north of Kalgoorlie.

Caleb Runciman

The Fremantle Sailing club is “shocked” and has renamed a race after it was revealed the event’s namesake is considered a suspect in the 1979 killing of Kerryn Tate.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
CrimePremium
The West Australian exclusive
Club’s shock as police reveal cold case murder suspect

A six-race series named after Terry Fisher and hosted by Fremantle Sailing Club will be renamed after detectives pinpointed him as the key suspect in Kerryn Tate’s killing. 

Caleb Runciman

‘Peter Dutton relentlessly and shamelessly described the caravan as a mass casualty terror attack against Sydney’s Jewish community. It was never true,’ writes Mark Dreyfus.

opinion
opinion
Mark DreyfusCommentsPremium
opinion
Pollies must stop point scoring and let cops do their jobs

Police get up before dawn and go to bed long after the rest of us. They deserve better than the politicking we have seen from Mr Dutton and his inexperienced and immature national security spokesperson.

Mark Dreyfus

This latest revelations surrounding former police chief Michael Murphy come as the NT Government independent inquiry into all senior police appointments since August 2023. 

The NightlyNT police chief promoted close mate twice and his relatives

Former NT police chief Michael Murphy, who has been fired for helping a close friend secure a senior executive appointment, also promoted his mate’s wife and mate’s cousin during his brief tenure. 

Kristin Shorten