Family feud sparks Huntingdale siege

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FRAN RIMROD

November 12, 2009 - 8:50AM

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A family fight ended in a police siege last night after a man began shooting a house and nearby cars from the back yard of his Huntingdale property.

Sergeant Graham Clifford said police rushed to a house on Kelvdedon Way at 6.30pm yesterday, where a 43-year-old man was seen walking in and out of his house, charging a rifle and firing shots.

The man had also shot bullets into a car in front of the house, Sergeant Clifford said. No one was injured from the stray bullets.

Police cordoned off the area and officers approached the man to surrender his weapon.

Sergeant Clifford said the man was eventually arrested after being subdued with a Taser and disarmed.

He said the man had become enraged following a fight with a family member.

Charges are expected to be laid later today.

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Perth man Tasered after driveway shooting

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DANIEL MERCER, The West AustralianNovember 12, 2009, 5:46 am

A 43-year-old man was Tasered after going on a shooting rampage and setting fire to a car in Huntingdale last night.

Police were called to the man's house on Kelvedon Way at 6.18pm after reports the man had fired multiple rounds from a .223 high calibre rifle at a car in his driveway.

Fire crews also attended after the man set fire to the car, which is believed to belong to his step-daughter.

The man was arrested about 7.30pm after a tactical response officer used a Taser to subdue him and he was taken to Armadale police station for questioning.

Police said the .223 calibre rifle and a number of other firearms were seized during the incident.

Police inquiries are continuing.

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Man, 43, arrested after shots fired and car torched

November 12, 2009 06:14am

POLICE have arrested a 43-year-old man after shots were fired and a car was set alight during an incident in Huntingdale yesterday.

Police were called to Kelvedon Way about 6pm after receiving reports that shots had been fired, and found a man wandering in his front yard armed with a rifle.

As police watched, the man, whose young son was in the house, walked in and out of the home, firing several shots into the ground and at a white sedan parked on the front lawn.

The man then set fire to the vehicle before surrendering to Tactical Response Group officers, who searched the premises and seized two rifles.

Firefighters extinguished the car, which was gutted.

Charges are expected to be laid today.

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For legal reasons, comments cannot be published on this matter.

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Fatal Bike vs Car

Corner of Albany Hwy and Dorothy Street, Gosnells, happened sometime after 11am, body not removed until well after 12.30, sympathy to the families affected by this tradegy RIP. Motorcycle versus Vehicle. One white car and black motorcycle still on scene, the body was loaded into an ambulance, traffic was blocked off in all directions leading up to the intersection. The roads were blocked off for most of the afternoon, traffic was again flowing by 4pm, the road having been cleared sometime after or around 3.30pm.

Motorcyclist killed in Gosnells

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JAYNE RICKARD, The West Australian
November 11, 2009, 3:31 pm

A man, 59, was killed after his motorcycle ploughed into the side of a Mitsubishi Lancer in Gosnells this afternoon.

Police are investigating whether either of the drivers went through a red traffic light.

The crash occurred at the intersection of Albany Highway and Dorothy Street just before noon.

The female, 19, driver of the Lancer was taken to Armadale Hospital but was not seriously injured. She was the sole occupant of the vehicle

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'Drug lab' neighbours forced to evacuate homes

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FRAN RIMROD

November 10, 2009 - 9:45AM

Maddington residents were forced to evacuate their homes last night before police arrested an armed man inside a suspected drug lab.

Police spokeswoman Ros Weatherall said the Tactical Response Group was called to a house on Kenwick Road after reports a man with a firearm was holed up in a house.

Officers evacuated neighbours and cordoned off the area before arresting a 38-year-old man, Ms Weatherall said.

She said the alleged offender followed police instructions without any confrontation.

Police searched the house and a shed and discovered a hydroponic cannabis set-up and a  gas bottle containing ammonia.

Ammonia is used to manufacture methamphetamine.

Fire and rescue services also attended the scene.

The man was charged with cultivating a prohibited plant with intent to sell and supply.

Last night's arrest was the third suspected drug lab in the past two weeks which police have uncovered.

A pilot was arrested on Friday after police found chemicals and glass instruments used for making drugs inside a hangar at Jandakot Airport.

On October 29, a woman was charged in relation to a suspected drug lab in Huntingdale where residents were also forced to flee their homes.

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Lack of soap in public school toilets in Thornlie

Open letter to Margery Evans, Deputy Director General, Schools


Thank you for your recent letter, I am amazed that this issue exists in our society, I understand the reasons for not having soap in the toilets, but to simply deny something to stop the vandalism seems to be a major cop out, and a health dept which can not make principals do the right thing, what is the use of that, instead of trying to fix the issue they will take the easy path and simply deny yhe resourse, we all know that you need to wash your hands immediately after using the toilet, what about the issue of girls using tampons etc, I believe it is disgusting that this can go on, if you were to visit a school would you shake hands with a student, would you eat food they have prepared, local councils say they have no control yet they inspect the canteens, if the health dept has no say because it is crown land, then how can you control health related issues within the schools, I realise that it is hard to supervise kids while they are in the toilets, and that kids use toilets as places to wag schoo, smoke and other thnig, I believe that most parents are ignorant of the fact that their kids can't wash their hands, we all know that when one kid gets gastro, most of kids catch it, I wonder why, and the worst thing is that I believe my kids habits are changing, they tend to not wash when at home, how any one can be supportive of this "policy" is beyond me!

peter evans