The number of offenders dealt with by police in WA reached a half-decade high last financial year, with domestic violence offending spiking by almost 30 per cent.
Caleb Runciman
An Albany woman accused of setting fire to a popular Spencer Park bakery and trying to claim $2.7 million in insurance money has denied the allegations, pleading not guilty to the charges laid against her.
Jacki Elezovich
A pair of illegal fishing boats carrying almost 130kg of sea cucumber were intercepted in Kimberley waters by the Australian Border Force last week.
A 28-year-old man who raped two backpackers in Broome after celebrating his release from prison has been sentenced to more than 16 years behind bars.
Katya Minns
The 17-year-old was detained about 3pm (AEST) on Thursday at the airport situated 50km south-west of Melbourne.
Jonathon Nolan
The man at the centre of the mysterious death of Amy Wensley has been released from jail after having a serious charge dropped.
Rebecca Le May
Convictions have been overturned against three members of a Hong Kong group that organised a candlelight vigil to mark China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Jessie Pang and Anson Law
A “volatile” builder who left clients needing tens of thousands of dollars in repairs hugged his lawyer as he walked free from court with a fine.
Liam Beatty and Zoe De Koning
A passenger who helped tackle a 17-year-old boy allegedly armed with a gun as he tried to board a Jetstar flight has described the terrifying event at an Australian airport.
Blair Jackson, Joanne Williamson, Emma Kirk
A young man has been granted bail while accused of helping set fire to a parked car and graffitiing nine others with hate slogans.
Luke Costin
A wanted man in a stolen car allegedly twice confronted police and threatened officers with a firearm before being fatally shot on the Gold Coast.
Laine Clark
Cricketing great Stuart MacGill has become emotional as a court was read details of his alleged kidnapping as he battles allegations he facilitated a drug deal.
Steve Zemek
A landmark report found the criminal justice system needs to “do better” to achieve justice for victim survivors of crimes like rape, sexual abuse and harassment.
Jessica Wang
Confronting footage shown in the Supreme Court of WA last week showed his brother Ershaad Sayed and the 22-year-old victim shouting at each other and squaring up for a fight as they paced the forecourt.
A teenager was made to stand for hours, sometimes while naked, and sleep on the floor by his grandmother as part of a punishment regime.
Ethan James
Police have released video of a man they think can assist them as they investigate a series of disturbing break-and-enters and sexual assaults in one major city.
Duncan Evans
A regional accounting firm director allegedly filmed underneath the skirts of about 150 women and girls, a court has been told.
Zoe De Koning
Police have called in “expert analysis” in their case against a man accused of waving a terror group’s flag during a pro-Palestine rally.
Liam Beatty
Chaos has unfolded outside a private school on the Gold Coast, leaving one man dead and two others injured.
Rhiannon Lewin
The building was once home to AIDA Cafe Restaurant Club — a late-night shisha bar and nightclub.
A child says she can ‘never forgive’ the driver in a horrific crash that injured her and left two children dead after a dangerous drag race on a busy road.
Adelaide Lang and Holly Truelove
A large sentence discount has been awarded to a man behind the deaths of two young brothers, found in a crumpled car still dressed in their school uniforms.
A factory has been destroyed by flames after a car was driven inside the premises and set alight, sparking a health alert for the nearby community.
Rachael Ward
A man accused of fleeing police in a stolen Volkswagen Beetle before he collided with two police cars and an innocent driver has been charged with almost 40 offences.
