as posted here

Gosnells house fire suspicious: investigators

FLIP PRIOR, The West AustralianDecember 11, 2009, 7:13 am

• 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Send
• Share
• Print

Investigators believe a Gosnells house fire was deliberately lit.

A FESA spokesman said the Eileen Street fire, which caused about $200,000 damage, started in the home's closed garage about 1.30am.

The couple who lived there was home at the time but escaped uninjured.

Firefighters remained at the scene until the early hours of this morning, mopping up the extensive damage.

Police are investigating the incident.

as posted here

as posted here

Gosnells house damaged by fire

Posted Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:20am AEDT

Police believe the fire may have been deliberately lit. (ABC News)

• Map: Gosnells 6110

Police are investigating a suspicious fire which has extensively damaged a home in Gosnells.

The fire started in the Eileen Street house about 1:30am (AWST) and burned out a section of the garage.

Police believe the fire may have been deliberately lit.

Police will examine the scene later this morning.

as posted here

as posted here

Police look for pizza shop robbers

Posted Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:03pm AEDT

WA Police say the pizza shop worker was hit over the head with a computer bag.

• Map: Gosnells 6110

WA Police are looking for two men after a a pizza shop worker was hit over the head with a computer bag and robbed.

The robbery happened at the Albany Highway store about 4:00pm (AWST) on Monday.

Police say one of the men stayed in a silver Ford Falcon while the other went inside and paid for a pizza before assaulting the attendant.

The attacker is described as being fair skinned, between 25 and 30 years of age, about 170 to 175 centimetres tall, with short black hair and a raised upper lip.

Police believe the men may be responsible for two fraud offences where victims were told they were buying cheap laptop computers.

After handing over cash, the victims were given computer bags containing potatoes and onions.

as posted here

as posted here

Tree-sit protest in Thornlie takes ugly turn

• by Staff Writers 
• From:PerthNow 
• December 10, 2009 8:16PM 
• 3 comments

• Increase Text Size
• Decrease Text Size
• Print
• Email
• Share

10.12.09 Nine News Tree sitter protest

(no votes yet)

10.12.09 Nine News Tree sitter protest

Arrest as Perth tree-sitter's protest enters fourth night

Views today: 0

A WOMAN has been arrested in an ugly turn for a Perth protest as a 57-year-old man prepared to spend a fourth night up a gum tree in an attempt to save it.

Police allege the woman punched a worker involved in a tree lopping operation in Hume Rd, Thornlie, Nine News said tonight.

Contractors for the City of Gosnells are in the street removing about 20 eucalypts considered dangerous.

Tree-sitter Richard Pennicuik told Nine he had bought his house because of the tree outside and would do everything in his power to save it.

When asked whether he would chain himself to the tree, however, Mr Pennicuik replied:

"No, I don't want to do that. That's ridiculous. I'm not an idiot."

Mr Pennicuik's son, Rhys, was among at least three other tree-sitters who had joined the protest, Nine said.

Related Coverage

• Readers' Comments: Anger as school trees get chop - PerthNowPerth Now,
• Man dies on Hume FreewayHerald Sun, 6 Nov 2009
• River bank mangroves slashedCourier Mail, 15 Aug 2009
• Man critical after horror smashHerald Sun, 21 Jul 2009
• Lucky escape from bus crashHerald Sun, 5 Jul 2009

Rhys Pennicuik said his father could be very tenacious.

"He doesn't look too brilliant but he's determined enough to stay up that tree for a bloody long time," he said.

The City of Gosnells has said it will not seek to remove Mr Pennicuik, but refuses to talk to him while he remains in the tree.

Reportedly 60 per cent of street residents were in favour of the yellow box gums being removed.

Mayor Olwen Searle told local newspaper Comment News yesterday that the safety of pedestrians and motorists was paramount because Hume Rd provided access to several schools, a church, playing fields, shops, the library and the pool.

The Hume Rd trees are the first to go under a Five Year Streetscape Redevelopent Program to replace dangerous trees with more suitable alternatives.

A gum tree dropped a limb onto the road in February last year, sparking community and council fears for public safety.

With Jaime Schurmer, Comment News

as posted here

as posted here

Spinal injuries after Thornlie crash

ATHANAE LUCEV, The West AustralianDecember 9, 2009, 6:10 am

• Send
• Share
• Print

Six people, including four youths, were taken to hospital last night after a two-car crash in Thornlie.

The male juvenile driver of an allegedly stolen car ran a red light at the intersection of Forest Lakes Road and Garden Street and collided with a second vehicle.

Police had observed the car moments before it drove through the intersection but had not activated sirens.

Three passengers in the allegedly stolen car were taken to Fremantle Hospital, one with suspected spinal injuries.

The other passengers were taken to Royal Perth and Sir Charles Gairdner hospitals.

Police apprehended three people at the scene.

A spokesman said alcohol was not a factor in the crash.

as posted here