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CCC
CCC report accuses hero Cleo Smith cop of misconduct in ‘relationship’ with journalist
The WA detective who made international headlines for rescuing kidnapped girl Cleo Smith has been accused of misconduct by the Corruption and Crime Commission.
- by Heather McNeill and Jesinta Burton
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Skipper pleads not guilty over fatal Mandurah estuary boat crash
The man allegedly responsible for killing two women when the boat he was navigating crashed in the Mandurah Estuary has pleaded not guilty to two charges of manslaughter.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Perth woman denies attempting to murder husband by poisoning water
Bozena Knapinski, 62, has been accused of trying to murder her husband after he suspected she was slowly poisoning him and set up a covert operation to catch her.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Cleo Smith hero detective quits police force as CCC report looms
The WA detective who made international headlines after rescuing kidnapped child Cleo Smith has quit the police force ahead of the release of a CCC investigation into his conduct.Â
- by Heather McNeill
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Crime
Good Samaritans shot at during crime spree in which man dies
The occupants of two vehicles who stopped to help at a crash site were allegedly met by a gun-wielding man, who was later found dead 280km away.
- by Louise Harris
‘Monster in my closet’: Perth man jailed 31 years after knifepoint rape of single mum
The 48-year-old was extradited to Perth from Queensland to face historic rape charges after DNA evidence linked him to the 1992 crime.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Ezra Holt
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Crime
WA Police track down wanted man, but allegedly unlicensed gun yet to be found
The tactical response group was deployed to a home in The Vines about 9.30am on Wednesday, where the man and a woman known to him were allegedly involved in a disturbance.
- by Holly Thompson
‘He’s had kids punching him’: Lawyer asks for teen on murder charge to be released
Rebecca Collard, 48, died after she was deliberately run over by a 17-year-old boy, police allege.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Woman rushed to hospital after being hit by Transperth bus
The 54-year-old woman received serious injures after the bus hit her in the Perth CBD.
- by Holly Thompson
Police investigate ‘sexting’ between Aquinas College staff member and students
Aquinas College principal Robert Henderson sent a message to parents on Tuesday to address rumours of the investigation within the school community.Â
- by Heather McNeill
Gun limits on the cards as WA’s new firearm laws near fruition
The WA public will get its first look this week at the Cook government’s new gun laws, which would remove thousands of firearms from the community.
- by Hamish Hastie