Tasmania Police will ramp up their patrols in busy shopping precincts in the lead up to Christmas as the battle against shoplifters and those engaging in antisocial behaviour continues. Foot patrols will make up a majority of their efforts, with officers planning to specifically target shoplifters that are already known to police. Inspector John Toohey […]
Thu Dec 7, 2023 - 11:59amThere’ll be no jail time for children under 16 who commit crimes and those that do will not be held criminally responsible until they reach the age of 14, Tasmania’s new Youth Justice Blueprint suggests. Minister for Education, Children and Youth Roger Jaensch says the change would position Tasmania as the “nation’s leading jurisdiction on youth […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 5:00pmCourt documents outlining the allegations against Tasmanian Supreme Court Justice Gregory Geason, including accusations of “verbal abuse” and “striking”, tracking a person “using technology” and “pressuring a person” to sign a contract, have been released. Justice Geason pleaded not guilty to one charge of emotional abuse and one charge of common assault when he appeared in the Hobart […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 3:55pmA night-time crackdown on rural roads in Tasmania’s Northern Midlands on Tuesday has resulted in 9 drivers being issued with infringements. Police say during a brief 90-minute window, 2x drivers were caught driving drunk, 5 were caught exceeding the speed limit, 1 was caught without a licence and an unaccompanied learner driver tested positive for […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 11:10amA specialist international police crime squad has successfully recovered $150,000 stolen from a Tasmanian business through a ‘sophisticated email scam’. Tasmania Police, along with several other states and the AFP, launched Operation EMMA9 to crackdown on money laundering operations. As a result, eighteen Australians accused of being money mules have been charged and over $2.6 million […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 5:00amTwo tractors have been completely destroyed after they were reportedly intentionally set on fire in the early hours of Monday morning. Police say the tractors had slashers attached to their rear when they went up in flames in flames in bushland off the East Tamar Highway at Hillwood at around 1:45am. It is believed the tractors […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 4:00amA Hobart teenager who led police on a dangerous half-hour chase while under the influence of cannabis has been given a suspended sentence and warned that any further offences could land him in prison. The 19-year-old P-plater “panicked” when a marked police car approached him while he was smoking cannabis on Cherokee Drive in Cambridge […]
Tue Dec 5, 2023 - 6:30pmBob Brown’s lawyers want trespass charges against him and fellow activists dropped following an incident during an anti-logging protest near Snow Hill on Tasmania’s east coast last year. Brown, Kristy Lee Alger and Karen Lynne Weldrick were arrested for allegedly trespassing while attempting to protect the nesting habitat of the critically endangered swift parrot in […]
Tue Dec 5, 2023 - 4:00pmA woman who was dobbed in by other motorists for driving around with a smashed windscreen was also found to be intoxicated while behind the wheel, according to police. The 43-year-old from Risdon Vale was pulled over in South Arm on Monday where she returned a breath alcohol reading of 0.236, four times the legal limit. […]
Tue Dec 5, 2023 - 9:31amA Tasmanian Olympian rower has been denied bail after he was charged with family violence offences. 56-year-old Simon Burgess appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court on Monday to face charges of common assault, injure property and breach of a family violence order, according to The Mercury. The charges stem from an alleged incident at a […]
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