A Tasmanian man who attempted to murder his family with a box cutter on his wedding anniversary has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Damian Leslie Harper received his sentence for the attempted murder of his wife and two sons in Cuprona, near Burnie, in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The 48-year-old man was […]
Thu Sep 14, 2023 - 9:45amPolice say they hold “significant concerns” for a missing Tasmanian fisherman as the large search for him enters its third day. 75-year-old Kerry Frankcombe was last seen leaving the Port Sorell boat ramp in the early hours of Sunday September 10 and was reported missing at 7:40pm that night after failing to return from his fishing trip. Search […]
Tue Sep 12, 2023 - 11:45amThe boat of a missing man last seen in Tasmania’s north-west has been found drifting kilometres off the states coast overnight. 75-year-old Kerry Frankcombe failed to return from a planned day fishing trip from Port Sorell on Sunday afternoon. Tasmania Police Senior Constable Damien Godfrey said rescue crews are currently scouring the Port Sorell area for Frankcombe, who […]
Mon Sep 11, 2023 - 10:30amMore than $26,000 has been raised for a talented north-west coast teenager after her sudden passing this week. Samara Whitney has been remembered as a ‘charismatic, friendly, and compassionate’ person who always supported her fellow Wynyard Football Club players. “Time has since stood still for her family, friends, school community and sporting clubs as we […]
Thu Sep 7, 2023 - 1:25pmA 23-year-old man has been extradited to Tasmania from the Adelaide suburb of Ingle Farm to face charges of affray and assault. The outlaw motorcycle gang member was arrested by South Australia Police’s Crime Gangs Task Force over alleged Devonport assaults in August. The man will appear in Devonport Magistrates Court today. August 11: Interstate […]
Wed Sep 6, 2023 - 10:26amA young woman has died following a serious crash in Tasmania’s north overnight. The 25-year-old is believed to have lost control of her vehicle on Moriarty Road at Latrobe around 9pm on Thursday. She is the third person to pass away on Tasmania’s roads in recent weeks. Anyone who may have witnessed a Black BMW […]
Fri Sep 1, 2023 - 7:41amTasmania’s Central Coast Council are searching for the culprits behind a deliberate tree poisoning incident in Penguin. The council have discovered holes drilled into the base of the trees where poison has been poured in at Hiscutt Park and Johnson’s Beach. “These beautiful trees are a valuable community asset, and deliberate vandalism of them impacts on the […]
Fri Sep 1, 2023 - 4:00amA ‘planned search’ has landed a Penguin man in custody on several charges this afternoon. The 33-year-old was arrested after police uncovered a significant amount of methamphetamine at his home on Thursday. Alongside the drugs, cash, stolen property, a firearm and ammunition were also discovered. Police say the amount of methamphetamine seized would have put […]
Thu Aug 31, 2023 - 6:22pmA Devonport man who set fire to the Housing Tasmania unit he were living in has been sentenced to jail. Terrence Leigh Adams caused over $200,000 worth of damage to his property and a neighbouring unit in the early hours of the morning on 25 April 2020. In her remarks, Justice Tamara Jago dismissed Adams claim […]
Thu Aug 31, 2023 - 2:41pmAfter going on a rampage with a pickaxe-like-tool over an occupied toilet, a Burnie man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Justin Dean Jones pleaded guilty to three counts of assault, four counts of injuring property and three counts of destroying property in the Burnie Supreme Court on Thursday. The court heard how […]
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