Lauren Price is a crime reporter for The West Australian. She joined The West's crime team in 2023. Lauren regularly covers crime, courts and breaking news. Got any story tips? Contact Lauren below.
This year’s Royal Show will be ‘extra special’, with a range of Bertie Beetle show bags available exclusively to Perth fans, offering a mouthful of nostalgia that has lured punters to the stall for 60 years.
Lauren Price
A body has been recovered from a major blaze at a warehouse in Perth’s southern suburbs.
Lauren Price and Phil Hickey
An anonymous tip from someone in Perth’s southern suburbs about a threat to ‘shoot up a middle school’ led US authorities to the home of the 14-year-old accused of being America’s latest mass school shooter.
Two puppies have perished in a devastating housefire overnight, but an epic tale of bravery has emerged as neighbours recounted their effort to save the homeowner trapped inside the inferno.
A home in Perth’s north has been severely damaged by a raging fire, which authorities say was caused by a lithium-ion battery.
A massage therapist has been charged over allegations that he sexually assaulted a female client during a session.
A 45-year-old man has died after being discovered in the wreckage of a car that had slammed into a tree in the Wheatbelt.
The RAC Rescue helicopter has been deployed to a serious car crash in Perth’s outer north.
A new helicopter tendered to the Australian Border Force is set to tackle illegal foreign fishers and unlawful arrivals coming in through the vast Kimberley region.
A Perth father who collapsed in a gym shower and was left undetected for 15 hours has died in hospital.
Lauren Price and Caleb Runciman
Police are on the hunt for a scam artist who nearly swindled thousands of dollars from an elderly woman in an elaborate trick.
A 65-year-old man has been charged over the suspected hit-and-run of another man whose body was mysteriously found on the road in Perth’s northern suburbs on Monday.