Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Crime Stoppers

  • Machete bandit robs Australind shop

    A machete wielding bandit terrorised six staff at a fast food shop in Australind last night, jumping the counter and escaping with the night’s takings.

    November 23, 2009, 9:52 am
  • Three sought over service station theft

    Police are searching for a group of people over a theft at a Bullsbrook service station after an attendant was robbed.

    November 17, 2009, 4:11 pm
  • Hitch-hiker assaulted on road side

    Police are seeking witnesses to an incident involving a 36-year-old male hitch-hiker on the Great Northern Highway on Thursday, October 15.

    November 17, 2009, 4:00 pm
  • Game of catch turns nasty

    A man was assaulted by a man who went overboard defending his girlfriend outside a cinema complex on Albany Highway in Cannington.

    November 17, 2009, 3:56 pm
  • Stolen credit card used in spending spree

    Three women went on a spending spree after allegedly stealing a credit card from a woman's purse at Bunnings in Malaga between 1.30pm and 1.45pm on Sunday, September 13.

    November 17, 2009, 3:48 pm
  • Man sought over attempted abduction

    Detectives are eager to identify a male who tried to abduct a five-year-old boy from North Cottesloe Primary School on Tuesday, October 27.

    November 10, 2009, 5:18 pm
  • Woman robbed with knife held to throat

    A 40-year-old woman trying to find a taxi in Merriwa was left traumatised after being robbed at knifepoint.

    November 10, 2009, 2:45 pm
  • Man robbed at knifepoint in park

    A 22-year-old man was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight while sitting in Russell Square in Northbridge.

    November 10, 2009, 2:32 pm
  • Northern suburbs liquor theft

    A man stole a bottle of Jagermiester by concealing it under his clothing from a northern suburbs liquor store.

    November 10, 2009, 2:26 pm
  • Information on home burglars sought

    Police are appealing for information about two home burglaries, one ended with a man being smashed over the head with a Jim Beam bottle.

    November 10, 2009, 2:20 pm
  • Wallet stolen from deli counter

    A man attempted to fraudulently use a bank card after stealing a wallet left on a store counter.

    November 10, 2009, 2:16 pm
  • Thieves embark on mini crime spree

    Police would like to speak to anybody who can identify two men who embarked on a mini crime spree through Perth's southern suburbs.

    November 10, 2009, 2:13 pm
  • Thieves fraudulently rack up $5000 bill

    Police are searching for thieves who intercepted two credit cards and fraudulently racked up bills worth nearly $5000.

    November 10, 2009, 2:04 pm
  • Woman attacked in her driveway

    A woman was forced to seek refuge insider her car to prevent a violent attack by two men in her Noranda driveway.

    November 10, 2009, 1:59 pm
  • Video store staff robbed at gunpoint

    Police are hunting a man who robbed Blockbuster Video store in Rockingham while holding staff at gunpoint.

    October 27, 2009, 6:50 pm
  • Woman repeat liquor thief

    Police are looking for a woman who stole two bottles of spirits from the same Liquor Barons store during two separate visits in just over half an hour.

    October 27, 2009, 6:47 pm
  • $60,000 bobcat and trailer stolen

    Police are asking for the public to help find a bobcat and trailer worth more than $60,000 that were stolen from a hire yard in Geraldton.

    October 27, 2009, 6:32 pm
  • Man defending wife seriously injured

    A man who defended his wife when a group of men verbally abused her has been left seriously injured.

    October 27, 2009, 6:28 pm
  • Woman, 72, attacked in Kenwick

    A 72-year-old woman was viciously bashed on her way home from Kenwick station after declining a request for cigarettes.

    October 27, 2009, 6:24 pm

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Opinion

  • Dennis Cometti

    November 2, 2009, 6:23 am
    AFL versus the World Cup, round 2

    If you remember, I did threaten another column.Today I'm in Milan (this is worse than than having a slide night when I get back) and I'm wearing a Sporting Lisbon top.The best soccer news to come out of the weekend was Fulham's striking victory over...

  • Gareth Parker

    November 18, 2009, 7:45 pm
    An inelegant solution but now the genie is out

    While Treasurer Troy Buswell will be applauded in many quarters for his extension of trading hours in an expanded area of inner Perth, it is at best an inelegant solution.The problem now is that the genie is out of the bottle and the inherent...

  • Tiffany Fox

    November 23, 2009, 5:20 pm
    Splashing out on water

    There is an ad on TV that has caught my eye. A cute little froggie is jumping from one bucket of water to another, in the hope that the sight of the slimy critter in our drinking water will make us want to use less of it.It is an admirable sentiment,...

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