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WA Police Inspector Geoff Desanges.

crimePremiumMidland: Police hunt gang of youths smashing cars with rocks

Police say they were called after reports several cars parked at multiple businesses along Great Eastern Highway, Midland, had been damaged between 7pm on Friday and 8.30pm on Saturday.

Jessica Evensen

A 37-year-old woman and her three young children have been found dead at a home in Oregon. (AP PHOTO)

CrimeMother, three young children found dead at Oregon house

A woman and her three young children have been found dead at a house in Cornelius, Oregon, officials say.

Staff Writers

Prosecutors are seeking a stronger sentence for Kristian White over an elderly woman's manslaughter. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumPush for cop warning after great-gran killed with Taser

The consequences for a police officer who shot his service Taser at a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home should be a warning to other cops, prosecutors argue.

Adelaide Lang

A ransomware attack has delayed a US trial linked to the shooting of two Queensland police officers. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumHackers delay US trial linked to Wieambilla shootings

The trial of a US man accused of links to the Wieambilla shootings in rural Queensland has been delayed after a ransomware attack on his lawyer's office.

Rex Martinich

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NewsPremiumUpdate after brutal spectator brawl

There has been a major update after a brutal brawl broke out in the stands of an NRL game in a major sporting arena, which left one woman knocked unconscious.

Alexandra Feiam

Shane Bowden was shot 21 times by two hooded gunmen in his driveway. (HANDOUT/QLD POLICE MEDIA)

CrimePremiumNo bail for accused getaway driver in bikie 'execution'

A man accused of driving two gunmen to the fatal shooting of a former bikie has tattoos dedicating his life to an outlaw motorcycle gang, a judge heard.

Rex Martinich

An inquest has begun into the death of Gold Coast grandmother Rosemarie Campbell, who died just three days after undergoing gastric bypass surgery performed by former Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s partner, Dr Reza Adib. Picture, Portia Large.

newsPremiumPalaszczuk’s partner faces inquest after death

Surgery performed by Annastacia Palaszczuk’s partner will be at the centre of an inquest into the death of a grandmother, just days after her gastric bypass surgery.

Andrew Hedgman

A juror caught taking this fold-up knife into a courthouse claimed he had it "to cut up fruit". (HANDOUT/NSW DISTRICT COURT)

CrimePremiumJuror brings knife into court in slavery trial

A juror bringing a knife to court and being discharged for misconduct was only the beginning of the troubles for a slavery trial in Sydney.

Adelaide Lang

Kiesha Thompson's ex-partner has been refused bail while he awaits trial for murder. (HANDOUT/QUEENSLAND POLICE)

CrimePremiumMan accused of partner's hit-and-run murder denied bail

A man spoke about how he wanted his ex-partner "no longer on this earth" months before she was allegedly run over on purpose by an SUV, a judge has heard.

Rex Martinich

The Premier has slammed those responsible for the vandalism.

CrimePremiumRoger Cook slams vile anti-Semitic attack in Perth’s north

The Premier said the graffiti outside a home in Perth’s northern suburbs was ‘totally unacceptable’.

Jessica Evensen and Caleb Runciman

Media coverage of the Bondi Junction stabbings has already been placed in focus by an inquest. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumCourt scrutinises media use of rampage victims' images

Media outlets' ability to publish dead people's images without explicit permission will be tested by families of Bondi Junction shopping mall stabbing victims.

Jack Gramenz

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COURTPremiumMajor update after Taser cop avoids jail

The sentencing of a police officer found guilty of manslaughter after he tasered a 95-year-old woman has been called “manifestly inadequate”.

Clareese Packer, Rhiannon Lewin

CCTV of Noah Balta assaulting a man outside a Mulwala club. Supplied

AFLPremium‘Up to Richmond’: AFL boss handballs Balta call

Richmond could pick Noah Balta for an AFL return before his sentence for assault is handed down and the league won’t stand in their way.

News Corp Australia

Jack Marvelly denied holding Nazi views despite inking his body with swastikas and slogans. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumMan behind hate crime at war memorial 'not malicious'

A man has revealed why he inked his body with Nazi swastikas and slogans such as "white pride", and sat in front of a war memorial.

Adelaide Lang

Cauchi was then shot and killed by NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott. Supplied.

UPDATEDKey questions in Bondi killer probe

The possibility that killer Joel Cauchi targeted specific groups or individuals will be probed in a five-week inquest into the Bondi attack.

Clareese Packer

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CourtPremiumMajor update as Giuffre leaves hospital

Virginia Giuffre did not appear in court on Wednesday, where she faces a charge of breaching a DV order, after being released from hospital following a bus crash.

Emma Kirk

The scene of the incident on Waldeck Street.

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New twist in man’s death on Geraldton road

Police have given an update on their investigation into the death of a 59-year-old found unconscious over the weekend.

Josephine Hingst

Virginia Giuffre posted a photo showing her face with what appeared to be extensive bruising. (HANDOUT/INSTAGRAM)

CrimePremiumPrince Andrew accuser negotiating over criminal case

After reports of a bus crash, Virginia Giuffre is out of hospital, her lawyer said after her case for allegedly breaching a restraining order returned to court.

Aaron Bunch

A man has been found guilty of murder after stabbing another man in a suburban park. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumKiller's tears as jury finds him guilty of man's murder

A Supreme Court jury has found Malwal Aweng guilty of murdering another man during a violent altercation in a park.

Tara Cosoleto

Environmentalists have hailed a High Court decision in their battle to protect habitat for gliders. (HANDOUT/TARONGA ZOO)

CrimePremiumAxe falls on loggers' plan to avoid battle over gliders

The High Court permitting individuals and groups to prosecute state loggers is a win in the eyes of advocates but they'd rather it wasn't left to citizens.

Jack Gramenz and Luke Costin

Police are investigating after 50 cars were damaged and broken into across the western suburbs.

CrimeCars targeted amid crime spree in Perth’s wealthiest areas

Perth’s wealthiest suburbs were the centre of a senseless crime spree in which almost 100 cars were vandalised in an act police decried as ‘wanton damage without rhyme or reason’.

Caleb Runciman and Harriet Flinn

Three people are dead in the latest US mass shooting in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. (AP PHOTO)

CrimeThree dead in Virginia shooting, suspect still at large

Law enforcement says three people have been killed and three others injured in a shooting in northeastern Virginia.

Staff Writers

A police spokeswoman said members of the public helped catch the alleged arsonist. 

CRIMEPremiumWA man hit with dozen charges after four month ‘arson spree’

A 30-year-old man has been hit with a dozen arson charges in relation to several fires in the Spearwood area after members of the public provided ‘crucial’ information to police. 

Caleb Runciman

An arrest warrant will be issued if a woman charged with animal cruelty fails to attend her next appearance at the Geraldton Courthouse.

CourtPremiumAnimal cruelty-accused threatened with arrest warrant

A woman facing animal cruelty charges in Geraldton has been given a warning saying an arrest warrant will be issued if she fails to make her next court date.

Matthew Paddick