Sadly, the man missing from Launceston has today been found deceased in the West Launceston area. Police say there are no suspicious circumstances and officers will prepare a report for the Coroner. “Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones,” they said. If you or anyone you know needs help: Lifeline on 13 11 […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 10:30amA Herdsmans Cove man has been sentenced to five months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, for recklessly firing a homemade shotgun into the air while drunk. Steven Wayne Barton, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of recklessly discharging a firearm and eight summary firearms offences stemming from an incident on May 27 when he fired […]
Mon Dec 18, 2023 - 4:00amThe search for a driver who fled the scene of a fatal crash in north-west Tasmania on Friday that left a Malaysian tourist dead and two others injured is continuing. The tourist, who was in Tasmania to take part in a motorcycle tour of the state, was killed around 9:25am near Yolla on the Murchison […]
Sun Dec 17, 2023 - 7:00pmA Smithton man has been charged in connection with an alleged wounding incident in the north-west Tasmanian town earlier this week. The man, who is in his 40s, is alleged to have wounded another person on King Street on December 13. Detective Acting Sergeant Jeremy Williams said the man was arrested after an investigation conducted […]
Sun Dec 17, 2023 - 4:00amTwo Hobart kids, both just 12-years-old, will spend the night in custody after they allegedly assaulted and robbed a teenager in Hobart’s Elizabeth Street bus mall. Police accuse the two children of approaching another young person – who was seated at a bus stop – and stealing their property around 1pm on Friday afternoon. They […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 8:30pmA corner says we may never know what caused a fatal head-on crash on the Bass Highway in October of last year because of a lack of evidence. Graham Seth Wells, 68, tragically lost his life at the scene of the crash near Latrobe on October 22, 2022, after suffering fatal injuries to his chest, spine, pelvis […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 10:35amUpdate – A person has sadly passed away following a 3-vehicle crash on the Murchison Highway at Yolla today. SEE THE LATEST. EARLIER – 10:45am, Friday December 15: A driver has run off from the scene of a serious crash involving two cars and a motorbike in north-west Tasmania this morning. Police say officers are […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 9:34amTwo Tasmanian men accused of attempting to smuggle 4kg of cocaine and 3kg of meth into the state, in what the police are calling the “largest seizure” of the drugs in history, have appeared in court. Craig Aaron Castle, 34, from Elderslie and Joshua Charles Hay, 40, from Swansea are each facing charges of trafficking […]
Thu Dec 14, 2023 - 5:30amTwo men have been charged with drug trafficking after a targeted police operation that led to the largest seizure of methylamphetamine and cocaine in Tasmania’s history. According to authorities, the suspects arrived in Tasmania via boat from Victoria during the early hours of Thursday morning on December 7. They were quickly intercepted shortly after their arrival […]
Wed Dec 13, 2023 - 8:55amAn Ulverstone man who brutally murdered young mother Gabrielle Marshall while she was staying at her friend’s house in June 2021 has been sentenced to life in prison. Colin William Drake, 37, fatally stabbed Marshall more than two years ago, just weeks after she had relocated to Tasmania from Queensland for a fresh start. At the […]
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