School theft verdict

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In the District Court in Perth two brothers have been found not guilty of stealing more than $300,000 in government grants given to a Muslim school.

Anwar and Zubair Sayed stood trial accused of stealing the money while they were directors of the Muslim Ladies College in the Perth suburb of Kenwick.

It was alleged the money was transferred to an account in Pakistan with the intention of creating a sister school in Afghanistan.

The brothers denied any wrongdoing and today it took a jury three hours to acquit them.


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Two charged after police chase

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POLICE used stingers to stop an allegedly stolen Holden Statesman and end a pursuit through Perth's southern suburbs last night.

It will be alleged the car was stolen from Shelley at about 8.30pm last night and was later used in an aggravated burglary in Shelley.

A police chase began after the driver refused to stop for a patrol car on Gosnells West Rd in the early hours of the morning.

Police followed the car through Maddington onto Tonkin Hwy, where officers had laid tyre-puncturing stingers near the Kelvin Rd intersection.

The car was driven for several hundred metres on flat tyres before veering into scrub.

Two men were arrested after being tracked through the bush by a police dog.

A 25-year-old Maddington man was charged with aggravated burglary, car theft, reckless driving, failing to stop and not having a driver's licence. He is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates court today.

A 17-year-old man from Forrestfield was charged with car theft and will appear in Armadale Children’s Court on Monday.


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Fire at cannabis operation

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Police say faulty wiring in a hydroponic cannabis operation sparked a fire in a Perth home.

Emergency service crews were called to the Gosnells home yesterday.

A search uncovered an elaborate hydroponic set up in 3 bedrooms of the house.

Police found a number of mature cannabis plants, about 6 kilograms of cannabis and a shotgun.

A 46 year old Gosnells man has been charged with numerous offences and is due in court next week.


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Stingers used to halt high-speed chase

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CHLOE JOHNSON
September 17, 2009 - 9:27AM

Two Perth men took police on a speedy pursuit this morning after stealing two vehicles during the night.

Police said a 25-year-old Maddington man and his 17-year-old accomplice from Forrestfield stole a Holden Statesman from a Maddington home about 8.30pm.

The duo used that car to drive to a house in Shelley, where police claim they stole another car, which they abandoned nearby.

Police said they spotted the Holden driving along Gosnells Road early this morning.

They attempted to stop the car but it continued to speed through several streets in Maddington and on to Tonkin Highway.

The vehicle came to a halt after police laid stingers on the road to puncture the car's tyres, causing it to veer off the road and into bushland.

Both men fled the car into the bush but were later found hiding in scrubland by police dogs.

Police did not say how fast the car was driving in the chase, but said it was well above designated speed limits.

The 25-year-old faces 11 charges including aggravated burglary and stealing a motor vehicle. He will appear in Perth's Magistrate's court today.

The 17-year-old was charged with stealing a motor vehicle and will appear in the Armadale Children's Court on September 21.



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Two charged after police chase

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September 17, 2009 08:30am

TWO men have been charged following a pursuit through Perth's southern suburbs last night.

It will be alleged the men last night stole a Holden Statesman which was later used in an aggravated burglary in Shelley.

A pursuit began after the driver refused to stop for a police patrol car on Gosnells West Rd.

Police followed the car through Maddington onto Tonkin Hwy, where officers had laid tyre-puncturing stingers near the Kelvin Rd intersection.

The car was driven for several hundred metres on flat tyres before veering into scrub.

The two men were arrested after being tracked through the bush by a police dog.

A 25-year-old Maddington man was charged with aggravated burglary, car theft, reckless driving, failing to stop and not having a driver's licence. He is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates court today.

A 17-year-old man from Forrestfield was charged with car theft and will appear in Armadale Children’s Court on Monday.


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