Three-time Tasmanian Olympian Simon Burgess has temporarily had his name removed from the state’s Sporting Hall of Fame following recent appearances in a Hobart court. Burgess, 55, faced charges of common assault, property damage and breaching a family violence order when he appeared before the Hobart Magistrates Court in December. Pulse can now reveal that […]
Wed Jan 24, 2024 - 1:30pmAn interim report released by an independent reviewer has shed light on the ‘disturbing child abuse techniques’ used by Tasmania police officer Paul Reynolds. Reviewer Regina Weiss described the accounts of grooming and abuse from victim-survivors, their families and observers as “harrowing, shocking and devastating”. “The betrayal of trust felt by so many is evident. […]
Tue Jan 23, 2024 - 12:30pmCriminals in New Norfolk have been exploiting the part-time police presence in the area to commit crimes, according to the local mayor. Mayor Michelle Dracoulis has joined Labor MP’s Jen Butler and Rebecca White in calling for a greater police presence around the clock in the region, with the pair saying locals are feeling unsafe […]
Tue Jan 23, 2024 - 4:30amA young man and a teenager who were found hiding in a bush after crashing an allegedly stolen car on a suburban Hobart street are now facing multiple charges. The pair, a 29-year-old and a 17-year-old, collided with another vehicle on Kalang Avenue in Lenah Valley on January 17th before fleeing the scene. Police later found […]
Mon Jan 22, 2024 - 4:30pmA young P-plate driver involved in a fatal crash on the Midland Highway two years ago unintentionally drove onto the wrong side of the road just before the incident, a coroner has concluded. Jacob Allan Donohue and Will Cecil Oliver, both 19, tragically lost their lives in the head-on collision with a truck just north […]
Mon Jan 22, 2024 - 11:00amTwo teenagers are in trouble with authorities after they were caught driving an allegedly stolen Toyota at speeds exceeding 160km/h through Tasmania’s Midlands this afternoon. According to police, the pair will spend the night in custody after allegedly attempting to evade officers who had spotted them on the Midland Highway near Stonor at around 3:30pm […]
Sun Jan 21, 2024 - 7:40pmAn illegal gel blaster and various drugs were allegedly uncovered during an early morning raid at a home in Tasmania’s north yesterday. Dozens of police units from the Drugs and Firearms Unit and the Western Criminal Investigation Branch executed a search warrant at the Devonport home around 5am on Friday. Police allege that several items […]
Sat Jan 20, 2024 - 9:00amA stolen motorcycle that police say has links to multiple burglaries across Hobart earlier this month has been found during a search of a home in Hobart’s northern suburbs. The motorcycle, along with a stolen car, was located and seized during a targeted search of a private residence in Bridgewater on Thursday. Police suspect the […]
Fri Jan 19, 2024 - 12:00pmThe heartbroken Hobart family of a newborn baby who tragically lost his life following an alleged serious assault in early December have remembered their “sweet angel” on what would have been his first birthday. 10-month-old Khaylan Shayne Butler passed away at the Royal Hobart Hospital after he was allegedly shaken and dropped into his cot […]
Fri Jan 19, 2024 - 9:35amA man has been arrested following what is believed to have been a nearly 5-hour standoff with police in the state’s north. Police were called to Rutherglen Road near Hadspen, south-west of Launceston, around 6:45pm on Thursday following reports of a “man walking on the road”. Shortly after 8pm, police confirmed that Rutherglen Road had […]
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