Police news

A line of blue

The changing of the guard - Kununurra's full compliment of police officers lined up for a photo shoot outside the Country Club Resort on Friday.

The station farewelled Const. Jason Radicevic who has been posted to Forrestfield and welcomed Snr Const. Lance Sloan from Parmelia and Const. Lauren Marsh and Const. Matt Stride from Kalgoorlie.

Death after fire

A 49-year-old New Zealand man died in a donga on Carlton Hill Station early on June 20.

Det. Sgt Chris Turner said police believed the man had two candles burning near a pile of books.

The books had caught fire and smouldered.

Police believe the man attempted to put the fire out but was overcome by smoke and passed out and died near the door leading out of the demountable.

More sex charges

Detectives have charged a 19-year-old Kalumburu man with 12 counts relating to having sex with an underage person.

One of the charges relates to an historical incident and the others to incidents that are alleged to have taken place last year in the community.

The man was picked up in Kununurra and bailed to appear in the Magistrate's Court today (Thursday).

He faces charges of sexually penetrating a child under 13 years of age; seven counts of sexually penetrating a child aged between 13 and 16; and four charges of indecent dealing with a child aged between 13 and 16.

Dealer charges

Two men from a house in Casuarina Drive, Kununurra, have been charged with offences related to dealing in drugs.

One man was charged with possession with intent to sell or supply; possession of a smoking implement and possessing cannabis.

A second man was charged with three counts of selling cannabis; one of possessing cannabis with intent to sell or supply and conspiracy to sell the drug.

Detectives will allege they discovered more than 100 grams of cannabis in the house, some of it in small 'deal bags'.

They also seized a large amount of cash, believed to have been the proceeds of drug dealing.

Long arm of law

The long arm of the law caught up with a 26-year-old man following an incident alleged to have taken place in October 2005 at the King River Camp.

The man was arrested in Kununurra last week and charged with common assault.

Snr Const. Ron Dodson said it would be alleged the man had been drinking with friends and relations at the camp.

He began arguing with a female relation over money - she was sitting down at the time.

It will be alleged the man kicked her in the chest, punched her in the face and then grabbed a branch and began hitting her about the lower back.

Friends dragged him off and the woman was taken to hospital suffering from bruising.

Use the footpath

A man, who preferred to walk down the middle of the road rather than use the footpath, finally managed to get himself arrested.

Police will allege the 32-year-old from a community near Roebourne was walking down the middle of the road near the backpackers, yelling out about needing a taxi at about midnight last Friday.

Police asked him to move on and use the footpath.

It will be alleged he became more disturbed and began shouting abuse at police until they finally arrested him and charged him with offensive behaviour.

Unlawful wounding

A 30-year-old woman has been charged with breaching bail conditions and unlawful wounding following an incident outside the Hotel Kununurra on June 14.

Police arrested the woman at a house in Pandanus Avenue on Saturday.

Snr Const. Dobson said it would be alleged the woman was outside the hotel at about 9pm when another woman called out to her.

A fight developed and continued for a couple of minutes before the first woman started to walk away.

It will be alleged she saw an empty wine bottle and picked it up and threw it at another 30-year-old woman, hitting her in the mouth and cutting right through her cheek.