Charge dismissed against teen attacker of teacher
The Kalgoorlie Children's Court has dismissed a charge against a 14 year-old girl who attacked her teacher.
View ArticleHotels back security cameras plan
Hotels in Kalgoorlie-Boulder have welcomed plans to have closed-circuit TV security cameras operating in the city by June.
View ArticleCameras to keep watch on hoons
The Ravensthorpe Shire has voted to install two closed-circuit television cameras in Hopetoun's main street.
View ArticlePolice unite to stop violence
Police say more than 30 Western Australian wheatbelt and Goldfields residents have been charged over drug and alcohol abuse during a nationwide campaign aimed at stamping out violence.
View ArticleFunding puts community patrols back on track
The Western Australian Goverment says it has allocated funding to allow Aboriginal community patrols in Kalgoorlie-Boulder to restart.
View Article30 charged in grog crime crackdown
Thirty people in Western Australia's Goldfields have been charged with offences during the recent Operation Unite.
View ArticleMinister rejects mobile police post call
The Minister for Police says he does not believe reopening a mobile police post in Boulder will minimise crime in the area.
View ArticleMP to pursue Boulder policing issue
The Member for Eyre, Graham Jacobs, says he was happy with the turnout of a community forum attended by the Police Minister to discuss crime in Boulder.
View ArticlePolice say bikie laws would help curb crime
A senior regional police officer says the State Government's proposed new bikie laws will go a long way to stamping out organised crime throughout regional Western Australia.
View ArticleCall for more police to tackle Boulder crime
The Western Australian Opposition says a stronger police presence is needed to curb antisocial behaviour on Boulder's main street.
View ArticleCampaign cracks down on illegal prospecting
The Department of Mines and Petroleum is reminding people to report any illegal prospecting.
View ArticleNo go yet for cameras in regional taxis
The Transport Department says, while it would be ideal to have surveillance cameras in all regional taxis, it would be a major logistical challenge.
View ArticleHotel questions takeaway alcohol ban
Management from a Leonora hotel say the police ban on the sale of takeaway alcohol over the weekend may have reduced antisocial behaviour in the Goldfields town but the restrictions impacted...
View ArticleThe burglars' tips for burglar proofing
A WA study into the minds of burglars shows that locked doors and windows are the best robber deterrent
View ArticleWeekend crime spree triggers lockup warning
Goldfields police are asking people to lock their vehicles and houses, even while at home, after a increase in crime over the weekend.
View ArticleSchool knife incident triggers police warning
Kalgoorlie-Boulder police are warning students to be alert, after an incident on Tuesday morning where a schoolgirl was approached by a boy allegedly carrying a knife.
View ArticleRace round triggers lock it or lose it warning to drivers
Kalgoorlie police have issued a stern warning to motorists to lock their cars and remove valuables, in the lead up to the race round.
View ArticleFarm theft fuels police warning
Police are reminding farmers to be on the lookout for fuel thieves during harvest time.
View ArticleHow to avoid meeting with the police this festive season
As the peak time for road traffic, alcohol consumption and unattended homes fast approaches, here's how you can avoid meeting with police in any capacity this Christmas.
View ArticleKambalda residents briefed on crime reporting process
Kambalda police have issued a warning to the residents of the Western Australian Goldfields' town to avoid posting crimes on social media, before contacting police.
View ArticleCCTV owners urged to help police catch crooks
Goldfields-Esperance police are calling on businesses and homes to register their private closed-circuit TV footage to help catch criminals in the local community.
View ArticlePolice cite growing interest in forming Neighbourhood Watch
The crime prevention and diversity officer in Kalgoorlie says there is growing interest in having a Neighbourhood Watch program in the city, after a community forum last week.
View ArticleKalgoorlie residents warned to lock up against opportunistic thieves
The officer in charge of Kalgoorlie police says opportunistic thieves are taking advantage of the community's complacent approach to securing their properties.
View ArticlePolice warn daytime burglaries more common in winter
Goldfields' police are calling on the community to remain vigilant about burglaries at all times during the winter months.
View ArticleRegional residents urged to keep watch for building site theft
Police are asking residents who live near homes under construction to be on the lookout for unusual activity after-hours.
View ArticleWA farmers urged to secure valuable scrap metal as police warn of growing...
Police say theft of valuable scrap metal from rural properties is becoming a serious and growing issue across Western Australia.
View ArticleIllicit drugs go up in flames as Kalgoorlie police destroy haul from series...
Kalgoorlie police say the destruction of a significant quantity of illicit drugs and paraphernalia highlights the need for ongoing help from the public.
View ArticleFake meth lab puts Kalgoorlie-Boulder volunteers through their paces
An explosive exercise has helped volunteer firefighters, paramedics and SES members build their emergency management skills.
View ArticleKalgoorlie MP says crime prevention grants could help prevent repeat of...
Kalgoorlie MP Wendy Duncan urges community groups to apply for grants to keep children busy and combat crime.
View Article'Bait' car' lures unsuspecting car thieves in Goldfields
Kalgoorlie-Boulder detectives have hailed the city's first 'bait car' operation a success.
View ArticleWA regional councils urged to use $5m fund to install CCTV cameras in crime...
A state MP is urging local governments in Western Australia to make use of a $5 million infrastructure fund to help police combat crime through the use of closed-circuit TV cameras.
View ArticleRetailers say juvenile gang is 'terrorising' Kalgoorlie, police to step up...
A long-standing Kalgoorlie businessman says retailers have been left at their wits' end after weeks of harassment from a group of juveniles.
View ArticleCommunity not 'under siege', regional WA's top cop says
Assistant police commissioner Murray Smalpage says a summer crime spike in regional areas is being well-managed by local officers.
View ArticleIndigenous Affairs Minister and Kalgoorlie Mayor trade pot shots over...
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has accused Kalgoorlie Mayor John Bowler of spreading "misinformation"
View ArticleMP proposes repurposing work camp to house youths as solution for Goldfields...
Mining and Pastoral MLC Dave Grills says the mothballed Warburton Work Camp should be expanded for at-risk youth and young offenders.
View ArticleKalgoorlie mayor calls for young repeat offenders to be caned in bid to fight...
A West Australian mayor calls for a return to corporal punishment of juvenile criminals, and pledges to pursue the matter with the Barnett Government.
View ArticleNorthern Goldfields town blossoms with reduced crime: police
A combined effort across the community has seen a 35 per cent drop in crime in Laverton
View ArticleLocking bad people up 'works': Minister for Justice rejects calls for prison...
Federal Minister for Justice Michael Keenan is rejecting calls from the Red Cross for an overhaul of the prison system, saying locking people up works.
View ArticleNightmare fortnight to blame for 6 per cent crime jump in the Goldfields
Police say a spike in motor thefts, including nearly 200 in a single fortnight, was a key factor behind the rise in offences for 2015/16.
View ArticleRemote community campaign holds agencies to account and turns around youth...
A northern WA goldfields town turns around youth crime rates through a campaign holding agencies to account, and revamping a stalled youth program.
View ArticleKalgoorlie CEO defends 'passionate' Mayor and pressures Premier prior to...
The CEO of Kalgoorlie-Boulder says he does not want to hear platitudes and expects the Premier and other state ministers to come with ideas and solutions ahead of a leaders summit this weekend.
View ArticleRegional WA communities push for trial of Federal Government's cashless...
Regional communities across WA push for trials of the Federal Government's cashless welfare card.
View ArticleReformed drug dealer says tougher penalties would not have changed her behaviour
A reformed drug addict and dealer says the WA Government's proposed life sentences for meth traffickers would not have changed her behaviour.
View ArticleNew Kalgoorlie MP and former policeman tackles would-be thief
A newly elected state MP and former police officer tackles a would-be thief trying to break into his car.
View ArticleWarburton Work Camp reopened as Government revives mothballed, 'white...
A mothballed remote West Australian prison work camp, once criticised as under-utilised and a 'white-elephant', is reopened.
View ArticleElijah Doughty trial: How Indigenous rangers worked with police to ease...
As hundreds of people waited outside Kalgoorlie Courthouse for the outcome of the Elijah Doughty manslaughter case, a group of young Aboriginal men were working hard to ease tensions in the crowd.
View ArticleFinal man pleads guilty to stealing $60,000 gold found during barbecue
A Kalgoorlie Court has heard Glen Stephen Rutherford had no prospecting knowledge or experience when he trespassed on a live mining tenement, stole a valuable gold nugget, smashed it to bits and tried...
View ArticleHoon jailed over burnout spree tells police it was for 's***s and gigs'
A 21-year-old hoon who told police he performed burnouts at a busy intersection for "s***s and gigs" is not laughing now after being handed an eight-month prison term.
View ArticleAboriginal trainee wants to stop 'revolving door' of WA prison system amid...
At 50, Aboriginal man Troy Rundle has made a dramatic career change to become a prison officer, as WA's Department of Justice desperately tries to fill 450 vacant prison officer positions.
View ArticleHoon avoids jail after fleeing crash scene in mining city's latest case of...
A 24-year-old Kalgoorlie woman who crashed into an old courthouse building and fled the scene has avoided jail for reckless driving, telling a Magistrate she had "poor recollection" of the incident...
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