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A 48-year-old man has been charged by police after allegedly stealing a monitoring tag from a shark he accidentally caught

Police allege 48-year-old caught great white, removed its acoustic tag, released the dangerous animal, then used device to torment locals

A Western Australian man allegedly used a monitoring tag he removed from a great white shark to set off fake warnings in the Albany area for nearly a month. The 48-year-old allegedly removed the tag from the shark after accidentally catching it and releasing it alive. The acoustic tag, which had been fitted to the shark by Western Australia’s (WA) Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development as part of a monitoring program, was found by police during a search at a property in great southern region on Oct. 1. From Aug. 13 to Sept. 4 the man allegedly used the tag to

Hotel at Albany's Middleton Beach secured with land sale MonMonday 14 updated MonMonday 14 This vacant lot will become the site of the Middleton Beach hotel. ( Share Print text only Cancel A four-star hotel standing at least five storeys tall will be built at Albany's Middleton Beach, with design works starting next year, the WA Government has confirmed. Key points: The hotel is expected to stand at least five storeys tall, with 80-plus rooms Works are expected to create 180 jobs Pacifica Developments and Ausglobal Group purchased the foreshore lot and would begin seeking architects for the s...