A Tasmanian man has been hit with a hefty fine ahead of Christmas after he was caught speeding at more than 50km/h over the speed limit. The 43-year-old was allegedly doing 151km/h in a 100km/h zone when he was nabbed by officers on the Huon Highway at Leslie Vale around 7pm on Friday. He was handed an […]
Fri Dec 22, 2023 - 9:25pmA Volunteer firefighter has been sentenced to a year-long home detention order for deliberately lighting fires in Tasmania’s north that he later helped fight. Louis George Taylor-Lawdorn was convicted of arson and burglary for incidents carried out across Rossarden in 2021. During a recent appearance at the Supreme Court in Burnie, the court heard how […]
Fri Dec 22, 2023 - 3:30pmMore of the Midland Highway has returned to the 110km/h speed limit ahead of the Christmas holiday period. The 2km section just south of Oatlands brings the total length of completed road works up to 22 kilometres, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Michael Ferguson says. Speed limits will also be raised to 80km/h on other sections of […]
Fri Dec 22, 2023 - 12:00pmA woman has been left seriously injured after she was allegedly shot in Launceston overnight. Police have arrested a man over the incident, which they say occurred at a house on Castlemain Road in Ravenswood just before midnight on Thursday. “Police and emergency services were called … after reports a firearm had been discharged,” a […]
Fri Dec 22, 2023 - 10:30amA 49-year-old man has been charged with firearm and drug offences after a police search of a Brighton property on Wednesday. The incident saw officers search the residence and surrounding area around 3pm yesterday, where they allegedly uncovered firearms, ammunition and drug related paraphernalia. Police said several firearms and parts, including long arms and a pistol, […]
Thu Dec 21, 2023 - 11:00amThe son of the late underworld figure Mark “Chopper” Read will spend at least the next year in prison for multiple burglary and firearms incidents he committed. Charles Vincent Read, 24, was sentenced in the Hobart Magistrates Court on Wednesday for multiple charges, including burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft, possession of ammunition without a license […]
Thu Dec 21, 2023 - 5:00amThe Tasmanian man accused of murdering 14-year-old Shyanne-Lee Tatnell has been told he must enter a plea at his next court appearance. Christopher Mark Jordan, 36, appeared via video link from Risdon Prison in the Launceston Magistrates Court on Wednesday, marking his fourth appearance since being charged. The Scottsdale man’s Legal Aid lawyer, Hannah Goss, […]
Wed Dec 20, 2023 - 11:30amThe driver of a stolen vehicle who allegedly ran off from the scene of a fatal crash on the Murchison Highway in Tasmania’s north-west on Friday has been charged with manslaughter. The 52-year-old man from Wynyard is also facing charges of causing grievous bodily harm by dangerous driving, by negligent driving and cause the death of another […]
Tue Dec 19, 2023 - 10:45amA person has been arrested a short time ago over a fatal crash at Yolla that claimed the life of a Malaysian tourist on Friday. Police say no charges have been laid at this stage. The arrest came just hours after Western District Commander Stuart Wilkinson urged the man allegedly responsible to turn himself in. A 43-year-old […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 3:50pmThree people have been charged following a dramatic police chase through the streets of Sheffield that ended in a crash early Sunday morning, while one suspect remains on the loose. Police were called to the scene of the alleged burglary in the small town just after 1am on Sunday, when, shortly after, an officer spotted a […]
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