as posted on PerthNow
POLICE have charged two men in connection with the theft of a $600 000 car.
The rare 1971 GT HO Phase 3 Ford Falcon disappeared from an Osborne Park panel beating shop in November last year.
Detectives yesterday located the car at a Maddington property and recovered the number plates and an allegedly stolen Harley Davidson motor bike during a raid on a second property in the same suburb earlier today.
A 46-year-old Kelmscott man was charged with receiving and is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
A 38-year-old Maida Vale man is expected to be charged with stealing the Falcon. He was arrested after abandoning his Toyota Hi-Ace van on railway tracks at Kenwick following a police pursuit.
The driver was charged with breaching bail, failing to stop for police, reckless driving and not having a driver's licence. He was due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today.
as posted on PerthNow
Friday 18 January 2008
Tuesday 15 January 2008
Hoon clocked at 140km/h in Maddington police chase
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AN 18-year-old man was arrested and his car seized by police early today after police pursued a Holden Commodore at speeds of 140km/h in Maddington.
Major Incident Group police spotted the Commodore about 3.30am as it accelerated along Tonkin Highway and they followed the vehicle with their emergency lights and siren turned on.
The driver then left Tonkin Highway at Thomas Rd and travelled onto the South West and Brookton highways until the Commodore's engine started to emit smoke and mechanical failure brought the car to a halt.
Police then arrested the driver.
The Holden was impounded for 48 hours and the 18-year-old Martin man was charged with reckless driving and failing to stop for police.
He will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
Since the Hoon Legislation was enacted in September 2004, WA police have seized 1900 vehicles throughout the State.
as posted on PerthNow
AN 18-year-old man was arrested and his car seized by police early today after police pursued a Holden Commodore at speeds of 140km/h in Maddington.
Major Incident Group police spotted the Commodore about 3.30am as it accelerated along Tonkin Highway and they followed the vehicle with their emergency lights and siren turned on.
The driver then left Tonkin Highway at Thomas Rd and travelled onto the South West and Brookton highways until the Commodore's engine started to emit smoke and mechanical failure brought the car to a halt.
Police then arrested the driver.
The Holden was impounded for 48 hours and the 18-year-old Martin man was charged with reckless driving and failing to stop for police.
He will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
Since the Hoon Legislation was enacted in September 2004, WA police have seized 1900 vehicles throughout the State.
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Bandit threatens worker with screwdriver
as posted on TheWest
A bandit terrorised a shop assistant with a screwdriver at a King Kong store on Albany Highway yesterday afternoon.
Police said the man entered the Gosnells store about 5pm, browsed the isles and left before returning a few minutes later, when he produced a screwdriver from his pants and told a shop assistant to fill up a bag with money.
The shop assistant refused, and the bandit threatened him with the screwdriver before reaching across the counter and filling the bag with cash.
Witnesses say they saw the man, who is described as Aboriginal, about 180cm tall with short black hair and wearing a dark blue basketball shirt with white writing, travel down Albany Highway towards Perth.
MICHAEL BENNETT
as posted on TheWest
A bandit terrorised a shop assistant with a screwdriver at a King Kong store on Albany Highway yesterday afternoon.
Police said the man entered the Gosnells store about 5pm, browsed the isles and left before returning a few minutes later, when he produced a screwdriver from his pants and told a shop assistant to fill up a bag with money.
The shop assistant refused, and the bandit threatened him with the screwdriver before reaching across the counter and filling the bag with cash.
Witnesses say they saw the man, who is described as Aboriginal, about 180cm tall with short black hair and wearing a dark blue basketball shirt with white writing, travel down Albany Highway towards Perth.
MICHAEL BENNETT
as posted on TheWest
Saturday 12 January 2008
Parks come alive
as posted on COGsite
The City of Gosnells People in Parks events for 2008 will get underway on
Sunday 20 January at Greenway Reserve, in Thornlie.
All activities are free and include live music, animal farm, face painting, bouncy castle, balloon twisters, clowns and much more. Playgroup WA will also be running activities for children and parents. There will be six fun-filled events for the season, including:
Sunday 20 January
5.30pm to 7.30pm – Greenway Reserve, Thornlie
Sunday 3 February
5.30pm to 7.30pm – Mahogany Street Reserve, Maddington
Sunday 17 February
Pets in the Park
5.30pm to 7.30pm – Armstrong Park, Huntingdale
Sunday 2 March
Be Active
5.30pm to 7.30pm – Masters Street Reserve, Kenwick
Sunday 16 March
Harmony Week
5.30pm to 7.30pm
The Boardwalk: Treeline Parade, Southern River
Sunday 30 March
4pm to 6pm
Brookland Greens: Repton Loop, Canning Vale
Some of the 2008 events will be themed with the popular Pets in the Park returning to Huntingdale and there’s also Be Active and Harmony Week events. Parking will be limited, so why not walk or ride a bike there?
A sausage sizzle, soft drinks and ice-cream will be on sale from the Rotary Club of Gosnells and community groups, such as Neighbourhood Watch, will also be on hand offering valuable information.
These popular events bring members of the neighbourhood together to meet each other, enjoy themselves and to enhance awareness of community safety.
Look out for a flyer in your letterbox or for more details, check the City’s website www.gosnells.wa.gov.au or call T: 9452 9901.
as posted on COGsite
The City of Gosnells People in Parks events for 2008 will get underway on
Sunday 20 January at Greenway Reserve, in Thornlie.
All activities are free and include live music, animal farm, face painting, bouncy castle, balloon twisters, clowns and much more. Playgroup WA will also be running activities for children and parents. There will be six fun-filled events for the season, including:
Sunday 20 January
5.30pm to 7.30pm – Greenway Reserve, Thornlie
Sunday 3 February
5.30pm to 7.30pm – Mahogany Street Reserve, Maddington
Sunday 17 February
Pets in the Park
5.30pm to 7.30pm – Armstrong Park, Huntingdale
Sunday 2 March
Be Active
5.30pm to 7.30pm – Masters Street Reserve, Kenwick
Sunday 16 March
Harmony Week
5.30pm to 7.30pm
The Boardwalk: Treeline Parade, Southern River
Sunday 30 March
4pm to 6pm
Brookland Greens: Repton Loop, Canning Vale
Some of the 2008 events will be themed with the popular Pets in the Park returning to Huntingdale and there’s also Be Active and Harmony Week events. Parking will be limited, so why not walk or ride a bike there?
A sausage sizzle, soft drinks and ice-cream will be on sale from the Rotary Club of Gosnells and community groups, such as Neighbourhood Watch, will also be on hand offering valuable information.
These popular events bring members of the neighbourhood together to meet each other, enjoy themselves and to enhance awareness of community safety.
Look out for a flyer in your letterbox or for more details, check the City’s website www.gosnells.wa.gov.au or call T: 9452 9901.
as posted on COGsite
Get hooked on Western Australian authors
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Take a sneak peak at the secret world of Batman with Western Australian comic book author Shane McCarthy in Thornlie on Thursday, January 17, 2008.
Mr McCarthy is one of eight Western Australian authors visiting public libraries during the summer school holidays, to read their books and talk with children as part of the Premier’s Summer Reading Challenge.
He will be at the Thornlie Library, at the corner of Connemara Drive and Culross Avenue in Thornlie, on Thursday, January 17, between 9.30am and 10.30am.
Shane has worked on many famous comic book titles including Batman, Daredevil, Star Wars and, currently, Transformers. His work has been published throughout the world and translated into more than five languages.
The fifth annual Premier’s Summer Reading Challenge encourages children from kindergarten to Year 7 to spend at least 15 hours reading between 6 December 2007 and 11 February 2008.
Department of Education and Training Director General Sharyn O’Neill said the ‘writer in library’ sessions were a great way to get hooked on reading and get involved in the challenge.
“Enjoying reading is an important first step in improving literacy for life, and can unlock countless opportunities at school and beyond,” Ms O’Neill said.
“Meeting a local author is a very inspirational experience and it will motivate many children to pick up an entry form and a handful of books this summer.
“Western Australia has some fantastic children’s authors, so the ‘writers in library’ sessions promise to be fascinating, and I encourage parents and children to take advantage of this special opportunity.”
Children can read by themselves, with a friend, listen to an audio book or be read to by an older parent or sibling – all of which count toward the required 15 hours of reading. Books, magazines and newspapers are all included in the challenge.
There are plenty of fantastic prizes to be won by children and for their schools, and all entries must be received by Monday, 18 February 2008.
For more information on the challenge, the ‘writers in library’ sessions and tips on how to help your child read, visit www.det.wa.edu.au/education/events/readingChallenge
Media contact: Carmen Carter, Media & Communications Officer, 9264 5723
as posted on COGsite
Take a sneak peak at the secret world of Batman with Western Australian comic book author Shane McCarthy in Thornlie on Thursday, January 17, 2008.
Mr McCarthy is one of eight Western Australian authors visiting public libraries during the summer school holidays, to read their books and talk with children as part of the Premier’s Summer Reading Challenge.
He will be at the Thornlie Library, at the corner of Connemara Drive and Culross Avenue in Thornlie, on Thursday, January 17, between 9.30am and 10.30am.
Shane has worked on many famous comic book titles including Batman, Daredevil, Star Wars and, currently, Transformers. His work has been published throughout the world and translated into more than five languages.
The fifth annual Premier’s Summer Reading Challenge encourages children from kindergarten to Year 7 to spend at least 15 hours reading between 6 December 2007 and 11 February 2008.
Department of Education and Training Director General Sharyn O’Neill said the ‘writer in library’ sessions were a great way to get hooked on reading and get involved in the challenge.
“Enjoying reading is an important first step in improving literacy for life, and can unlock countless opportunities at school and beyond,” Ms O’Neill said.
“Meeting a local author is a very inspirational experience and it will motivate many children to pick up an entry form and a handful of books this summer.
“Western Australia has some fantastic children’s authors, so the ‘writers in library’ sessions promise to be fascinating, and I encourage parents and children to take advantage of this special opportunity.”
Children can read by themselves, with a friend, listen to an audio book or be read to by an older parent or sibling – all of which count toward the required 15 hours of reading. Books, magazines and newspapers are all included in the challenge.
There are plenty of fantastic prizes to be won by children and for their schools, and all entries must be received by Monday, 18 February 2008.
For more information on the challenge, the ‘writers in library’ sessions and tips on how to help your child read, visit www.det.wa.edu.au/education/events/readingChallenge
Media contact: Carmen Carter, Media & Communications Officer, 9264 5723
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A Big ThankYou ...
on the way to the shops a couple of days ago, my family were walking to Forest Lakes SC, on arrival at the shops, my daughter Yoorala relised that she had lost her purse, we retraced our steps but did not find a trace of the purse, my wife contacted the Shopping Centre Management Office, they were very helpful and she phoned our new Police Station they were very helpful too, seems they already have a lot of lost property, but unfortunately the purse was still missing, the purse contained a large amount of cash, my daughters Christmas present money from her family ... but the story ends well, yesterday we got a call from Forest Lakes Centre Management, someone had notified them of a found purse, my daughter quickly identified the purse and its contents, she has learnt a valuable lesson, and our faith in human nature has been restored ... THANK YOU
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