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Ben Harvey
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Cops armed but broken on thin blue line

Police officers are often damaged people. Most drink too much. Many have fierce tempers. A lot are womanisers. For those reasons and a lot more, many suffer relationship breakdowns and end up alone.

Ben HarveyChief Reporter

War crimes allegationsSAS leaders on notice as ADF looks to penalise

The Chief of the Australian Defence Force is sifting through a list of senior officers’ names in a bid to ascertain who should be held to account for SAS soldiers embroiled in war crimes allegations.

Caught on CCTVBikie brawl breaks out at popular Scarborough bar

Police are investigating after a violent clash between members of rival outlaw motorcycle gangs broke out at a popular Scarborough bar.

Reversed over‘My son owes you his life’: Hit and run Mum

The mother of a teenager who was dragged and reversed over by a car in Wellard at the weekend has thanked bystanders who stepped in, saving her son’s life.

Emily Baker

Behind barsAlleged quarantine breacher busted after ‘pub brag’

A 42-year-old man who allegedly went to a Northbridge venue while he was supposed to be in self-quarantine after travelling to WA from South Australia was reportedly dobbed in by another patron.

Shannon Hampton

Father accusedBash victim faces severe brain damage ‘if he survives’

A 33-year-old father accused of attacking a man outside a Busselton bar has been granted bail while his alleged victim fights for his life with severe brain injuries in hospital.

Shannon Hampton

Port HedlandWoman seriously injured in alleged stabbing

A woman was seriously hurt in an alleged Port Hedland stabbing yesterday afternoon.

Behind barsMan accused of breaching quarantine ‘went to the pub’

A 42-year-old man is due in court today on allegations he visited a Northbridge venue last night while he was supposed to be in self-quarantine after travelling to WA from South Australia.

Shannon Hampton & Peter Law

Shock revelationsVatican stands WA bishop down amid sex crime claims

The Vatican has sent WA’s longest-serving Catholic bishop on six months of ‘sabbatical leave’ away from his Kimberley diocese amid investigations into allegations of historical sex crimes.

Shannon Hampton & Carly Laden

‘Completely unpredictable’Getz hoon ‘could have killed someone’

Two fencing contractors who were forced to take shelter on the back of their work vehicles to escape a hoon in a Hyundai say the erratic driver could have killed someone.

Sarah Brookes

WATCH NOWWild goose chase ends in dramatic double arrest

A wild high-speed chase through Mandurah streets ending in a dramatic double arrest has been captured on camera by police chopper.

Sarah Brookes

Shocking footageCCTV captures horrific moment car reverses over teen

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT Horrific video has emerged of the moment a teenager was knocked down, dragged and then reversed over by a car in a hit-and-run in Wellard overnight.

Emily Moulton

Northbridge spreeAlleged cop basher could face hefty jail term

A Kalamunda man accused of breaking a police officer’s nose and assaulting four others during an incident in Northbridge overnight could be facing serous jail time over the alleged assaults.

Emily Moulton

Officers bashedCop’s nose broken in violent Northbridge attack

A 20-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly unleashing a violent attack on four police officers in Northbridge last night, breaking one of their noses.

Sarah Steger

DevastatingFamily of ‘car surfing’ teen to ‘turn off life support’

The family of a young girl critically injured after falling from the boot of a car seen “hooning” in Pinjarra have reportedly made the heart-wrenching decision to turn off her life support.

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Why has nobody resigned over the Afghanistan inquiry?

No matter how long it takes, Australian soldiers who committed war crimes in Afghanistan must be tried and jailed and the top brass — with whom the buck stops — must stand down.

Ben HarveyChief Reporter

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Meth accused behind bars after ‘drug-affected speeding’

A woman accused of being involved in a major drug syndicate has had her bail revoked after she was caught driving more than 50km/h over the speed limit while allegedly under the influence of ice.

Shannon Hampton

Serious accusations‘Long trial’ for childcare worker on scratching charges

A 23-year-old childcare worker accused of deliberately scratching four kids in her care could face a trial so lengthy it will need to be moved from Joondalup to Perth.

Tyler Brown

Middleman undoneCopper it sweet: Hedland man jailed for fencing metal

A well-known Hedland ‘character’ who was considered a ‘generous man’ in the local community has been jailed for nine months after he was caught selling 2700kgs of stolen copper.

Emily Moulton

SHOTGUN ACCUSEDAlleged Geraldton shooter bailed after weapons seized

A Geraldton man has faced court the day after he allegedly fired a homemade shotgun at a man he was arguing with — nearly hitting two bystanders.

Liam Beatty

WATCH THE FOOTAGEWoman’s alleged Getz rampage caught on camera

A 45-year-old has been charged after allegedly attempting to ram council workers and doing burnouts on an oval in Redcliffe yesterday.

Massive bustTwo men charged after $6.5 million seized from home

Two Perth men have been charged after police seized $6.5 million in cash from a house in the northern suburbs that is believed to be part of a sophisticated money laundering operation.

Emily Moulton

‘Not guilty’Troy Mercanti’s NSW bikie funeral excuse revealed

Lawyers for Troy Mercanti will fight claims he flouted conditions banning him from associating with members of outlaw motorcycle gangs after he allegedly attended a NSW Mongol bikie funeral.

Shannon Hampton

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Rapists punished for brutal massage parlour attack

Two men who robbed a Perth massage parlour and viciously raped two masseuses at knifepoint have been slapped with an extra two years prison by WA’s top court. GRAPHIC CONTENT.

Sarah Steger