Courts & Crime

Aquinas sacrilege by “somebody in the know”
by Daniel Spencer

AQUINAS COLLEGE suffered its second sacrilegious act in as many weeks on Friday night, after vandals intruded on the unlocked school chapel and ruined religious motifs.....full story

Crime spate in neighbouring Melville suburbs
by Lydia Ng

NEIGHBOURING suburbs Winthrop and Kardinya have seen a series of crime in recent weeks, raising fears for safety in the area.....full story

Student fined over BZP importation
by Tristan Broomhall

A 21-YEAR-OLD Langford man pleaded guilty to importing the banned substance benzylpiperazine (BZP), known as an alternative to Ecstasy and other party drugs, in Perth Magistrate's Court today.....full story

Convicted assaulters released for counselling
by Lisa Morrison

TWO prison inmates, convicted of violent assaults, were recently released on parole to attend counselling that was not available in gaol.....full story

Street signs stolen for novelty, cash
by Daniel Spencer

STREET signs stolen around Perth are being erected in houses and garages or sold as scrap metal for cash.....full story

Surfer taken to the launderers
by Sally Hyslop

A few months ago, Peter (real name withheld) would have thought that a beautiful girl depositing thousands of dollars into his bank account was the stuff dreams were made of.....full story

International students cash in illegally
by N. Rahimi Azmi

INTERNATIONAL students in Perth are breaching their visa job restrictions to earn more money to live.....full story

Taggers on the loose
by Mui Pin Tan

GRAFFITI has once again plagued Murdoch University’s campus, with the walls of its non-denominational worship centre being targeted on April 26.....full story

Dumbleyung still angry at cop shop shutdown
by Daniel Spencer

DUMBLEYUNG residents remain frustrated at the lack of police presence in their town, following the closure of the local station last July.....full story

Police investigate Winthrop armed robbery
by Emil Goh

POLICE are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on April 27 at a supermarket in Winthrop Village Shopping Centre.....full story

Hoons flaut laws
by Samantha Shafran

YOUNG guys say WA’s anti-hoon laws make them “think twice” before driving dangerously, but that’s about it.....full story

Coolbellup plea as belongings lie on lawn
by Crystal Wieringa

A COOLBELLUP man on April 23 pleaded guilty in Fremantle Magistrates Court to breaching a violence restraining order, as his possessions lay on the front lawn of his estranged wife’s house.....full story

Cops taze man holed up in Hilton roof cavity
by Charlotte Choo

POLICE zapped an alleged serial burglar with a stun gun after discovering him in a narrow roof cavity at a house in Hilton on April 21.....full story

Canning Vale theft hearing adjourned
by Crystal Wieringa

THREE men had accused of 23 allegations of theft in Fremantle Magistrates Court on April 23 had their case adjourned pending further investigations.....full story

Belmont’s 48-hour graffiti guarantee
by Gwendolyn Goh

BELMONT council has pledged to remove graffiti on public property within 48 hours of being notified.....full story

Legal prostitution increases trafficking - Salvo
by Caroline Smith

THE issue of human trafficking is not only globally, but locally, relevant and may get worse with the decriminalisation of prostitution in WA, says the Salvation Army’s Robert Maley.....full story

Vandalism up at Murdoch Uni Village
by Noorsureena Izham

VANDALISM at the Murdoch Uni Village is causing danger and inconvenience to a nearby retirement village, and to student residents, the village’s director says.....full story

Man "tazed" after abusing cops
by Tristan Broomhall

A 27-year-old man pleaded guilty in Fremantle Magistrates Court on April 11 to three charges relating to an aggressive outburst at police on March 3.....full story

Bunking debunkers debunked
by Vanessa Williams

WA corrective services minister Margaret Quirk has dismissed naysayers of her ‘double bunking’ initiative, saying it will help WA’s major prisons to safely house more jailbirds.....full story

IKEA teens robbed at knifepoint
by Crystal Wieringa

TWO female teenagers are scared to return to work after they were robbed at knifepoint in their employer’s Innaloo car park on the evening of April 7.....full story

Lib questions homicide Bill
by Justin Biggar

PROPOSED changes to WA’s homicide laws, following recent high profile cases, have been questioned by the state Opposition’s newest recruit.....full story

Double bunking debunked
by Heather McNeill

OVERCROWDING in Perth’s prisons is about to worsen, with the government squeezing an extra bed into hundreds of cells in WA’s three major gaols, Acacia, Hakea and Casuarina.....full story

Mandurah train hit by bottle
by Kirsty Duncan

COMMON sense was thrown out the window on April 4, as a southbound train on the new Mandurah line was targeted by ignoramuses.....full story

Gnomes nicked
by Carly Merrett

THREE men were arrested in Langford late on Easter Monday after police found 33 ceramic and clay ornaments weighing down the rear end of a Holden Commodore.....full story

Bibra Lake grass goes up in smoke
by Coleen Tan

BIBRA LAKE residents say an alleged arson attack on Meares Park that occurred on March 30, was unsurprising given the length of grass in the reserve.....full story

Kidnapping vanishes into thin air
by Charissa Mitting

AN attempted kidnapping at Forest Lakes Shopping Centre, Thornlie, on March 27 shocked shoppers, including this reporter.....full story

Outrage over infant hurler’s release
by Natalia Machado

A VICTIM support group is outraged a man convicted in 2005 of inflicting grievous bodily harm on his 3-year-old daughter has been released from gaol after only serving three years in prison.....full story