'Paddywagon escapee'had been on the run from police for four days
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'Paddywagon escapee'had been on the run from police for four days

A Perth man who was on the run from police for nearly four days has been identified as the man who fell and escaped from an unsecured police paddywagon.

  • byHannah Barry

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Lanes re-opened,traffic backed up to 17 kilometres after West Perth crash
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Traffic

Lanes re-opened,traffic backed up to 17 kilometres after West Perth crash

Emergency services were called to a crash involving several cars near Loftus Street just after 4pm.

  • byHannah Barry
Perth man arrested after violent fallout to fender bender

Perth man arrested after violent fallout to fender bender

A man who allegedly demanded cash from another man after a minor crash in Perth’s north earlier this month has been arrested and charged over the incident.

Perth woman reports sexual assault after going missing on night out

Perth woman reports sexual assault after going missing on night out

The woman,18,was walking near Leederville Parade and Loftus Street around 1.30am when her friend lost track of her.

Vegan activists confront Leederville diners in latest protest

Vegan activists confront Leederville diners in latest protest

Diners in Leederville's popular Oxford Street were left shocked and disturbed after vegan activists confronted them with disturbing animal cruelty vision and placards on Friday night.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
LeedyPalooza to stop traffic in Leederville from Friday

LeedyPalooza to stop traffic in Leederville from Friday

Nine music,food,entertainment and cultural events - mostly free - will take place over eight summer days.

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Subi,Mt Lawley suffer while Leederville thrives:retail strip report

Subi,Mt Lawley suffer while Leederville thrives:retail strip report

As Perth retail strips,particularly Subiaco and Mt Lawley,struggle in a weak economy,food retailers are taking over and cheap easy parking remains vital.

  • byEmma Young
The parking parallel:Comparing costs at Perth's popular cafe strips
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City life

The parking parallel:Comparing costs at Perth's popular cafe strips

First Ku De Ta,now its neighbour 8 On The Point. Is Perth parking so costly it's deterring trade? WAtoday compares costs across our most popular cafe strips.

  • byDavid Prestipino
$120,000 worth of jewellery,electronics stolen from Perth western suburb homes

$120,000 worth of jewellery,electronics stolen from Perth western suburb homes

The car has been spotted in Dalkeith and Swanbourne,with fake registration plates of 1EIQ552.

Fire crews sent to blaze at Leederville's Hip-E Club
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City life

Fire crews sent to blaze at Leederville's Hip-E Club

About $500,000 worth of damage was done to the club that plays old school tunes,boasts all night drinks specials,Flashback Fridays and the longest running student night in town.

  • byDaile Cross
Two charged after car chase through northern suburbs ends in crash

Two charged after car chase through northern suburbs ends in crash

Just after 9.40am on Sunday morning,traffic officers patrolling in Scarborough saw a 2013 red Mazda station sedan on Corbett Street.

  • bystaff writers