Lauren Price is a crime reporter for The West Australian. She joined The West's crime team in 2023. Lauren regularly covers crime, courts and breaking news. Got any story tips? Contact Lauren below.
A Perth mother who was caught trying to smuggle drugs into a US prison for a lover she had met online has been jailed for three-and-a-half-years.
Lauren Price
A 22-year-old man has been charged over a shocking crash that killed a mother, her baby and another woman in the Mid-West
There have been emotional scenes as the Perth Jewish community gathered for a poignant vigil to mark a year since Hamas’ devastating October 7 attack on Israel.
Disgraced Perth cricketer Alex Hepburn has been given the green light to play in the top WA league despite having been barred from the sport in England and Wales for a decade.
A man accused of unleashing a violent rampage in the streets of West Leederville before engaging in an armed stand-off with police has been hit with more charges.
A man has been arrested at Perth Airport after allegedly trying to fly interstate under a fake name while carrying thousands of dollars in cash.
A 35-year-old man who died in a tragic workplace incident at a roadworks site on the Mitchell Freeway has been identified as a father from Ireland.
A young driver has been killed after crashing into a tree on a remote stretch of road in the Great Southern
A 15-year-old boy has been taken into custody over an alleged knife incident at Karrinyup Shopping Centre.
Three women and a child have been seriously injured in a horror collision in Perth’s southeast
It was a classic Christmas Day around the family pool until five-year-old Jacob was faced with saving his little brother Daniel from drowning.
As Lesley and Russell prepare to be commended with bravery awards, they remember how they desperately tried to save two children from drowning on New Year’s Eve. SEE THE FULL LIST OF RECIPIENTS.