Perth Police

A police investigation is under way after a gunman went on a rampage, threatening people and plunging a small town in Western Australia's Wheatbelt into lockdown.

Police believe Blake Unkovich, 28, is carrying a 12 gauge shotgun and was unwittingly helped out of The Vines area by workers on a nearby construction site.

James Dorrin Hayward, 55, was found guilty of directing an eight-year-old girl to indecently touch him on two occasions.

The Perth president of the Rebels outlaw motorcycle club has died in police custody hours after being arrested.

It's alleged members of the public had to intervene to stop the attack.

A woman was allegedly attacked with an axe by a man in a medical centre in Perth this morning.

"Scared" children as young as six were forced to hide under desks for most of the afternoon as police swarmed the suburb.

9News understands the ambulance volunteer could not join either of the armed forces on psychological grounds.

The Year 12 student was stabbed in the front and back of his chest while trying to intervene at an "out of control party".

A man is in hospital after being injured in an unprovoked attack following a music concert in Perth.

A nasal spray used to treat drug overdoses will soon be carried by all police officers in Western Australia.

It's believed to be the biggest bust of its kind in not just Perth, but all of Australia.

The 56-year-old man was found unresponsive in a car park at Kwinana Beach in south-west Perth.

Georgia Lyall, 32, was found dead by officers inside her home on Sabina Road in South Guildford

Western Australia Police allege the men became involved in an altercation outside the McDonald's on Beaufort Street about 1am.

Layla was thrown from the quad bike while riding in the Jarrahdale State Forest.

A vegan protestor has been charged by police after she allegedly became involved in a fight with a Perth restaurant owner who banned her from dining at his restaurant.

The senior constable is accused of pursuing a sexual relationship with a girl in 2009 when she was 13 years old.

A man is recovering after allegedly being slashed with a knife in a street in Perth while trying to sell his iPhone through Facebook Marketplace.

There's been an explosive clash between vegan protestors and the owner of a restaurant, who infamously banned them from his dining spot.

A former vape store employee has sounded the alarm on the illegal under-the-counter vape sales she claims are being carried out across Perth convenience stores.

A woman who was hit and killed by an SUV while trying to get help after running out of petrol has been described as "enchanting" and "loyal".

The heartbroken family of a budding rugby league star killed in a Perth car crash has gathered at a makeshift memorial after rushing from interstate and overseas.

A million dollars worth of illegal vapes has been seized from an interstate truck heading into Perth in West Australia's biggest bust of its kind.

Police allege a teenager is responsible for the death of a 45-year-old father whose body was found bound inside his Perth home.

Heart-stopping dash cam vision has been captured showing a frightening crash on the Kwinana Freeway in Perth.

Constable Anthony Woods succumbed to his injuries in hospital when his 'shattered' family turned off his life support.

A 23-year-old man who allegedly ran over and killed a Western Australian police officer will be charged with murder.

Constable Anthony Woods, 28, died after the incident in Ascot in the city's east, WA Police announced on Sunday night.

The 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, briefly appeared in the Perth Children's Court on Friday via video link.

Police say a 36-year-old man stashed over $1.8 million in cash inside a duffle bag, and then placed it in a suitcase.

Two men have been killed and two children were taken to hospital after a crash in Perth's south.

A Perth man has been seriously injured after being flung from the roof of his own vehicle in an attempt to stop it from being stolen.

Police in Perth are hunting for gang of thugs accused of a smash and grab rampage through the city's northern suburbs.

The Perth woman's partner is under police guard after she was allegedly stabbed to death.

Music fans say they were left "stunned" and workers are angry after flares were thrown at an outdoor music festival in Perth.

Tensions boiled over at a state league soccer game in Perth's north with spectator hurt when a brawl erupted.

A fifteen-year-old boy is fighting for life after crashing a quad bike in a suburban street in Perth.

WA Police are investigating how a heavy cow statue ended up on a servo roof in Perth.

Police are probing an abduction scare in Perth's southern suburbs amid claims a girl narrowly escaped being pulled into a car.

A man has died after being pulled unconscious from the water at Fremantle's South Beach.

The 87-year-old Mandurah man awoke to the intruders searching through the rooms of his Dudley Park home about 2am yesterday.

The man was found dead in his prison cell days after details of how he lured a nine-year-old girl from a Perth park and assaulted her were read out in court.

The mother-of-two is accused of hitting a bar staffer in the head with her high-heeled shoe and ramming her red Mustang into the venue.

The WA government changed its laws after discovering a secret underground bunker.

The discovery of a tiny lost radioactive capsule beside a remote highway in Western Australia raises many questions - not least how it escaped layers of radiation-proof packaging loaded onto a moving truck.

A radioactive capsule the size of a 10-cent coin is lost on a staggering 1200 kilometres of outback Western Australian highway.

WA's state's emergency department is conducting a search for the missing device using gauges to measure radiation along long stretch of freeway between Pilbara region and Perth.

A Perth aged care worker is behind bars, accused of unthinkable crimes against vulnerable victims.

A 37-year-old man has miraculously survived after becoming trapped inside a 100-tonne crane as it tipped in Perth's north.