The Latest Breaking News from WA Police

Cleo Smith rescuer leaked to journalist lover

A former WA police detective who rescued kidnapped child Cleo Smith has been found to have leaked sensitive information to journalists.

AAP · Oct 26, 2023

Police no-show at inquiry a 'slap in the face': senator

WA Police are a no-show at a Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children, leaving many questions unanswered.

AAP · Oct 4, 2023

Officers shot Kalgoorlie man, acted by the book: police

One police officer has fired two shots, and another fired one shot, during a fatal confrontation with an armed man in Kalgoorlie, WA Police say.

AAP · Sep 23, 2023

Senior WA Police Officer Charged W/ Multiple Child Sex Offences Allegedly Relating To Teen Girl

It will be alleged the victim was 13 years old at the time of the first offence.

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 11, 2023

WA police officer Constable Anthony Woods dies after injuries suffered during an arrest

A West Australian police officer has died after he was run over and dragged under a car during an arrest, it was announced on Sunday night.

The New Daily · Jun 11, 2023

Three men charged over alleged plot to smuggle 800kg of cocaine into Western Australia

Police find 29 packages of the drug hidden onboard a bulk cargo carrier bound for Western Australia, in one of the largest cocaine busts in decades.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2023

Perth prospector Brian Brady found alive after four-day search in the Midwest

A Perth prospector who had been missing in the Midwest outback since Saturday has been found alive.

ABC News · May 31, 2023

Jimmy Taylor vanished in Derby 49 years ago. Now the cold case has a new suspect and a $1 million reward

It's been almost 50 years since Jimmy Taylor vanished from outside a shop in his home town. Now a new suspect and a $1 million reward have sparked hopes the mystery may be solved.

ABC News · May 30, 2023

Police seize loaded homemade firearm and drugs in Geraldton

Geraldton detectives say a loaded gun, gel blaster and assorted rounds of ammunition were among items seized by police during a recent search.

ABC News · May 25, 2023

Eyre Bird Observatory visitor rescued after spending night lost and alone on Nullarbor Plain

A 75-year-old man who built a mattress out of tree branches and wrote a message for rescuers in the sand has been found by police after spending a night alone in "one of the least populated places on the planet".

ABC News · May 23, 2023