Tag Archives: Western Australia

Perth Man Imprisoned for 30 Months For Assaulting Hospital Security Officers

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A 52 year old man has been jailed for two and a half years after he was charged by WA Police in relation to an assault on Security Officers at Royal Perth Hospital in July 2015. Continue reading Perth Man Imprisoned for 30 Months For Assaulting Hospital Security Officers

An End To 18 Months of ‘Pure Hell’: WA Sergeant Cleared of Slapping a Pilbara Teen

Sergeant Mark McKenzie: shown here with $1 million drug bust
Sergeant Mark McKenzie: 2012 photo showing some of a million dollar drug bust
A senior WA police officer has been found not guilty of assaulting a teenager by slapping him across the face when he was handcuffed. Continue reading An End To 18 Months of ‘Pure Hell’: WA Sergeant Cleared of Slapping a Pilbara Teen

WA Police Suspends Local Policing Initiatives To Focus On Faster Intervention

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Police Minister Liza Harvey and Senior Sergeant Ashley Goy championed the local policing initiative

Faced with an increase in crime (16.6% above the previous year) across a range of offences since last winter, Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan has indefinitely suspended the local policing initiative (Frontline 2020) to boost police capacity to respond to crime. Continue reading WA Police Suspends Local Policing Initiatives To Focus On Faster Intervention

Fifteenth Anniversary of the Australia Day Police Tragedy

Cessna 310 (civilian), similar to the aircraft operated by WA Police

Australia Day 2001: four police officers onboard a Cessna aircraft (call-sign PolAir 64) are on a return flight to Newman after investigating a serious domestic disturbance in the remote Aboriginal community of Kiwirrkurra, near the border of Northern Territory.

What happened that night became the most tragic loss of lives in a single accident in the history of Western Australian Police. Continue reading Fifteenth Anniversary of the Australia Day Police Tragedy

New Partner To Build On WA Police Dog Rumble’s Legacy

Rumble - Everyone please meet 'Faustus' the Latin meaning is fortunate or lucky. Faustus is now under the protective wing of Matt Muletta who you all would remember more fondly as Police Dog Rumble's Dad. WA Police/Facebook
Rumble – Everyone please meet ‘Faustus’ the Latin meaning is fortunate or lucky. Faustus is now under the protective wing of Matt Muletta who you all would remember more fondly as Police Dog Rumble’s Dad. Source: WA Police/Facebook
A police officer who lost his much-loved police dog, Rumble, to illness has a new four-legged partner who also needed a second chance after his owner died. Continue reading New Partner To Build On WA Police Dog Rumble’s Legacy

Critical Incident Follow-ups “Not Necessary” For WA Police Officers

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Phil Hickey at Perth Now writes: A motion for mandatory psychological assessments and follow-up assessments six weeks later for officers who attend critical incidents, such as shootings, was passed at the WA Police Union’s annual conference last month.  Continue reading Critical Incident Follow-ups “Not Necessary” For WA Police Officers

Lowlife Scum Tries To Run Over WA Police Officers Leaving One Officer Injured

Recap of earlier post: A would-be cop killer in South Lake tried to run over two South Metro Response officers before crashing his car and being apprehended as he tried to flee police on Sunday evening. Continue reading Lowlife Scum Tries To Run Over WA Police Officers Leaving One Officer Injured

Perth Transit Officers Help a Motorcyclist Who Was Clotheslined With Rope and Glassed

A motorcyclist, who was struck in the throat by a piece of rope tied across the road and then glassed by a gang of juveniles, has refused to outright condemn the perpetrators of the act. Continue reading Perth Transit Officers Help a Motorcyclist Who Was Clotheslined With Rope and Glassed