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Perth Now
3 days ago
- Perth Now
Horror as toddler taken in stolen car
A two-year-old child was in the dark blue Hyundai i30 at the time it was stolen. WA Police Credit: Supplied A two-year-old has been found safe and well after a terrifying ordeal when thieves took the car they were in. The toddler was inside the dark blue Hyundai i30 hatchback about 2pm on Friday when it was taken from a hotel in Redcliffe in Perth. Frantic efforts to locate the vehicle, which was last seen in the Bayswater area near Guildford Road, were successful at 3.45pm. A two-year-old child was in the dark blue Hyundai i30 at the time it was stolen. WA Police Credit: Supplied 'Police have located the two-year-old child safe and well, and have also recovered the vehicle,' Western Australia Police said. 'Police are conducting inquiries with the parties involved.' Earlier, authorities were 'urgently seeking' assistance from the public in locating the vehicle.
News.com.au
3 days ago
- General
- News.com.au
Toddler found safe after being inside stolen car sparking desperate manhunt in Perth
A two-year-old has been found safe and well after a terrifying ordeal when thieves took the car they were in. The toddler was inside the dark blue Hyundai i30 hatchback about 2pm on Friday when it was taken from a hotel in Redcliffe in Perth. Frantic efforts to locate the vehicle, which was last seen in the Bayswater area near Guildford Road, were successful at 3.45pm. 'Police have located the two-year-old child safe and well, and have also recovered the vehicle,' Western Australia Police said. 'Police are conducting inquiries with the parties involved.' Earlier, authorities were 'urgently seeking' assistance from the public in locating the vehicle.
Hindustan Times
15-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Man wrongly jailed twice after name mix-up: ‘The gravity of this should have been considered'
A man was wrongfully arrested and detained twice after a name mix-up in the Western Australia Police system, with the state's Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) condemning the failures as deeply concerning, reported the New York Post. The incidents began in January 2023, when a man, referred to in the CCC report as Marc Smith (a pseudonym), was involved in a dispute over a boat. He called emergency services, claiming he felt threatened by the boat's owner. However, at the same time, someone else had also called police to report that a man was stealing a boat. An emergency dispatcher misspelt Marc's name as "Mark," inadvertently linking him to an outstanding warrant and a breach of bail belonging to someone else. Police officers who arrived at the scene failed to verify Marc's identity or cross-check his address. Instead, they arrested him on suspicion of boat theft, possession of a stolen SmartRider card, and the outstanding warrant. Despite Marc pointing out the incorrect spelling of his name, officers did not verify his identity further. Even though his fingerprints were taken and did not match those on the warrant, police did not act on the discrepancy. With the warrant still appearing valid in the system, bail was refused and Marc spent the night in custody. The following day, a magistrate reviewed the case in court and immediately spotted the error, dismissing the charges and ordering his release. However, three months later, Marc was again arrested at the same police station after an officer once again entered the incorrect spelling of his name into the system. He had visited the station seeking help when the error occurred. Upon seeing the warrant linked to "Mark Smith," officers arrested him a second time. Marc explained that this was a repeat of the earlier incident, and he was released after further police enquiries confirmed the mistake. While a criminal investigation was launched after the first wrongful arrest, WA Police concluded there was insufficient evidence to pursue charges for deprivation of liberty. But the CCC strongly criticized the outcome and the handling of the case. Also read: The Princess of Greece who married an Indian-origin lawyer, visited Dehradun for haldi before royal wedding 'The gravity of this should have been considered appropriately from the start,' the CCC report stated. 'This matter could have been avoided if the officers had undertaken basic checks on the information [the man] provided. The failure to follow basic procedure is concerning.' The commission concluded that Marc, a vulnerable individual, had been wrongfully detained due to a series of preventable errors and inadequate investigation by law enforcement. In response, a WA Police spokesperson said, 'Our agency and our officers are dealing with roughly 1.5 million calls for help every year. But we accept that even one mistake is one too many.' 'In this instance, following the internal investigations, three officers received sustained managerial outcomes,' the spokesperson added. 'WA Police are always looking at ways our systems, policies and procedures can be improved to better protect our community and better support our officers.' Also read: Indian-origin Dubai millionaire recreates 1980s Kerala lifestyle with vintage home and cars
NDTV
15-05-2025
- NDTV
Misspelt Name Lands Australian Man In Jail Twice
A man was wrongfully arrested twice and held overnight in jail after an emergency dispatcher misspelt his name. The Western Australia Police misspelt the man's name as Mark Smith, whose real name was Marc Smith. The incident occurred in January 2023 when a man reported to Triple Zero, Australia's national emergency number, that another man was attempting to steal his sailboat. The alleged offender called emergency services at the same time to inform them that he felt threatened by the boat owner and asked for police help, The New York Post reported. As a result, authorities mistook the suspect's name for that of another individual who had an ongoing arrest warrant for breach of bail and had nothing to do with the case. They misspelt the name of the suspect, writing it as Mark instead of Marc. The officers gathered statements from both men, but they neglected to verify the information of the alleged offender. Unaware of his real name and address, they discovered that he owned a public transport SmartRider that did not belong to him. The individual was arrested on suspicion of having an outstanding warrant, stealing a boat, and possessing a stolen SmartRider. Officers took him to the police station, scanned his fingerprints, but they did not wait for the ten-minute process to verify if they matched those already in the system. The man attempted to inform the authorities that his name was misspelt, but they did not verify it, and he was not questioned about any further information. He was detained overnight without being granted bail. A magistrate discovered the error the next day and had the man's charges dropped. However, three months later, authorities repeated the blunder. The same man and his caretaker went to the same police station to ask for help. They detained him a second time after he noticed his picture was linked to the other Mark's pending warrant. The individual informed police that he had been unfairly arrested twice for incorrectly spelling his name and that he was released following further investigation. The WA Corruption and Crime Commission (WA CCC) condemned the authorities for two erroneous detentions of the same name. They filed a report criticising the police for their wrongdoings due to the repeated mistakes. The officers involved chose not to take part, and the internal assessment concluded that there was insufficient evidence to accuse them of deprivation of liberty.
7NEWS
08-05-2025
- 7NEWS
Elderly pedestrian dies of critical injuries after being hit by car near shopping centre intersection in Perth's south
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a station wagon on Wednesday night. The 78-year-old man was hit near the Livingston Marketplace shopping centre in Canning Vale, about 30 minutes south of Perth CBD, about 6.20pm. The grey Honda CRV station wagon was in a southbound lanes of Nicholson Rd, just before the intersection of Ranford Rd, Western Australia Police said. The elderly pedestrian suffered critical injuries. He was taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital where he later died. The 39-year-old driver was not injured. He is assisting police with an ongoing investigation. Police have now appealed to the public, urging anyone who witnessed the crash, or who might have dashcam footage, to contact Crime Stoppers.
