WA news LIVE: WA Police increasingly using drones as first responders at crime scenes

WA Police are increasingly using drones to scope crime scenes and determine what response is needed on the ground.

In the first week of this month, 77 police jobs utilised the drones to support attending officers.

One of those incidents was an assault which took place outside a petrol station in Baldivis on Saturday.

“About 6.45pm, police received multiple reports of a disturbance involving several people, including children, in a car park outside a service station on Baldivis Road, near Safety Bay Road,” a spokesman said.

Good morning and welcome to our live news blog for this Tuesday, the 10th of November.

Making headlines today, embattled minister Don Punch has accused Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas of “exploiting vulnerable Aboriginal people” to score political goals in response to a petition demanding the Bunbury MP’s resignation from cabinet.

The petition, launched yesterday, is backed by prominent Aboriginal elder Dr Robert Isaacs, a respected public health figure and member of the Stolen Generation who helped establish Clontarf Aboriginal College.

Meanwhile, Perth’s cheapest fuel chain allegedly charged motorists for premium 95 and 98 petrol while pumping standard 91 octane into their tanks, according to Western Australia’s consumer watchdog.

Consumer Protection Commissioner Trish Blake made the announcement on Monday, and said the agency would claim motorists were paying for premium grade fuel despite testing indicating it was unleaded 91.

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