Shane John Edward King: Immediate prison sentence avoided for carrying knives for protection

An Albany man traumatized by a serious attack has avoided immediate jail time after being caught carrying a fishing knife for protection twice in 11 days. Shane John Edward King, 59, appeared in Albany District Court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to two counts of carrying a weapon.

Jason Edward Olivieri: Six years in prison for selling and possessing methamphetamine valued at over $32,000

An Albany man whose home exploded in January was sentenced to six years in prison for possession and sale of more than $32,000 worth of methamphetamine. Jason Edward Olivieri, 47, was convicted July 22 in Albany District Court of seven counts related to possession, sale and delivery of methamphetamine and possession of unlawfully obtained property.

Prison sentence for armed robber who fled for fear of assassination

A fugitive who was found hiding in the hull of a yacht because he believed he was facing a death sentence has been sentenced to prison for aiding and abetting the theft of $550,000 in drug money. Mark Anthony Horne, 34, and four other people attacked truck driver Leith Carstairs as he was parked on … Read more

Christopher Eric Dyson escapes prison sentence for stealing cash at work

A man with a deep-rooted drug addiction says he stole money from his workplace to keep his family together. Christopher Eric Dyson, 34, was sentenced in Kalgoorlie Local Court last week for a string of offences, including stealing $2,000 from the safe at Return-It, where he had worked for four months.

Legendary womanizer meets notorious impresario in Freeze Frame Opera's Don Giovanni at Fremantle Prison

Freeze Frame Opera's latest reinterpretation of the classical repertoire brings Mozart's Don Giovanni into the age of #MeToo, amid a Harvey Weinstein-style saga of betrayal and intrigue, staged at Fremantle Prison. For director Penny Shaw, it is child's play to bring together the legendary womanizer and the notorious impresario, and both meet a correspondingly tricky … Read more