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Fitzroy Crossing and Derby: Police seek murder suspect

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:05:20 +0000

NSW police are looking for a man suspected of committing a murder nearly 40 years ago.

The man is believed to have had several aliases in the early 1970s as he worked at various jobs in the Fitzroy Valley and Derby areas.

WAToday [read this story]

Broome: Tourist pilot charged with ‘unsafe practices’

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:08:00 +0000

A Broome helicopter pilot who takes tourists on scenic flights is charged with “unsafe flying practices”.

These include failure to maintain proper records and failing to make sure his machine is airworthy.

ABC [read this story]

Wyndham: Quad bike man goes missing

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:13:35 +0000

A Kununurra man out alone in the bush on his quad bike went missing for several hours.

He said he was unconscious for several hours in bush near Cape Dommet, before coming to.

ABC [read this story]

Gibb River Road: Tourists roll car

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:03:56 +0000

Three elderley tourists rolled their vehicle on the Gibb River Road about 120km north of Derby on Sunday.

Two of them suffered spinal injuries and had to be airlifted to Perth.

The West Australian [read this story]

Fitzroy Crossing: Sly grog problems

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:47:22 +0000

Police have been concentrating on sly-grog patrols for vehicles approaching Fitzroy Crossing.

Since Tarunda supermarket burned down last year more Fitzroy people have been shopping in Derby, bringing large amounts of liquor at the same time.

The Australian [read this story]

Derby: Darwin protesters transfer to Curtin

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:29:05 +0000

Afghan asylum seekers who broke out of Darwin detention centre in protest are being sent to Curtin.

The 82 men staged a protest along Stuart Highway for most of the day on Wednesday.

Brisbane Times [read this story]

Willare: Crash victim seriously injured

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:30:01 +0000

Contrary to earlier reports, a woman passenger in last night’s crash near Willare is in a serious condition.

The 55-year-old Derby woman is in Derby hospital.

WAToday [read this story]

Willare: Road train kills motorist

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:16:23 +0000

A man driving a Ford station wagon collided with a road train and died in the crash last night.

Police say the man was entering Great Northern Highway from a side road jus to the west of Willare, and five passengers in his car were not badly hurt.

PerthNow [read this story]

Broome: Inquest into Balgo man’s death in custody

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:37:34 +0000

An inquest into the death of a 24yo Balgo man who died in police custody commenced yesterday.

The man had been arrested and taken to hospital, but he left the hospital and was picked up again by police who left him unattended in the lockup where he suffered a brain haemmorage.

The West Australian [read this story]

Babysitter guilty of sexually assault

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:12:12 +0000

Perth Childrens Court convicted a 14-year-old Broome boy of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl.

He was babysitting the child at the time.

ABC [read this story]