Fremantle News Digest

Sat October 2 2010

NORFOLK STREET and South Terrace in Fremantle were closed Thursday morning following fears a bomb had been left in the E-Tech TAFE carpark (opposite the Norfolk Hotel). The relief was palpable when it was discovered there was no bomb and police issued the all-clear.

Sat March 20 2010

ABORIGINAL elder Marie Thorne wants a police crackdown on street drinking and yob behaviour in Fremantle’s CBD. And she says it’s way past time the port city had an Aboriginal community centre and a drying out centre.

Sat March 6 2010

POLICE conducted a dawn raid on the Coffin Cheaters’ HQ in Strang Court, Beaconsfield this week.

Sat Feb 13th 2010

FREMANTLE mayor Brad Pettitt has played down recent media reports the port city is to employ security patrols. A recent crime and safety report found crime was on the increase in Fremantle, but it was still less than in Northbridge, Kalgoorlie and Broome, Dr Pettitt said.

Sat Jan 16th 2010

Fremantle Councillor Andrew Sullivan says the early evening bashing of a woman during a vicious brawl last weekend demonstrates the need for more police on the ground in Freo.

Sat Dec 19th 2009

FREMANTLE MP Adele Carles hopes a growing level of community concern will be enough to convince upper house MPs to reject new stop and search
laws. The bill has already been passed by the lower house and is being reviewed by an upper house committee.

Sat Dec 5th 2009

THE WA crime and corruption commission is monitoring the internal police investigation of an incident in which a woman was allegedly injured by police after filming officers questioning three Aboriginal youths.

Dec 01 2009

The rift between Fremantle MLA Adele Carles and the WA Police Union president Russell Armstrong deepened this week after Ms Carles spoke in Parliament about allegations about police behaviour at the Fremantle Bhangra Dance Party.

Nov 28 2009

The Corruption and Crime Commission will review a police internal investigation into the arrests of five teenagers at the Fremantle Bhangra dance party. Only one boy ended up being charged and parents claim they were subjected to insulting and threatening language by police upon their arrival at Fremantle lock-up.

Nov 28 2009

Fremantle Greens MP Adele Carles wants police banned from using Tasers on children. Her call follows the use of the electric-shock device on a person during scuffles after last week’s Bhangra street party