A senior Tasmanian lecturer who died after a one-punch attack at a Hobart nightclub in 2019 could have been saved if his internal bleeding had been detected and treated in a timely manner, a coroner has revealed. Stewart Williams, a 54-year-old lecturer, had dedicated several years to his work at the University of Tasmania before […]
Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 1:40pmA Hobart teenager has racked up close to a dozen charges after he allegedly went on a robbery spree across New Town yesterday. According to detectives, the 17-year-old committed “a series of theft and robbery” incidents across the Hobart suburb on Thursday morning. They say he also threatened several other youths at multiple locations and left one […]
Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 1:30pmPolice have seized eight firearms, including two illegally manufactured pistols and a PCP air rifle, during a raid on a property in Tasmania’s north-west. The operation, carried out by the Western Drug and Firearms Unit on Wednesday, also uncovered various firearm components and related equipment. The 46-year-old man allegedly responsible for the weapons is facing […]
Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 10:30amA new police task force has been launched to address the rising issue of youth crime on Hobart’s Eastern Shore. The task force, which includes uniformed and plain-clothes officers, will focus on shopping centres, bus malls and other public spaces during the Christmas period. Inspector Andrew Keane hopes the taskforce will deal with a small […]
Thu Nov 30, 2023 - 12:55pmAnother suspicious fire has torn through an abandoned building in New Norfolk overnight, marking the latest incident in a series of recent attacks. Firefighters found the old high school hostel on Blair Street, more recently known as Carinya Education Park, engulfed in flames when they arrived at the scene shortly after 1:15am on Thursday morning. The fire was […]
Thu Nov 30, 2023 - 7:10amA man armed with a knife started a short standoff at a Tasmanian service station overnight after he threatened to set fire to the building. Staff and customers fled when the man climbed onto the roof of the Launceston Ampol service station on Westbury Road around 11:30pm on Wednesday. The area around the service station […]
Thu Nov 30, 2023 - 7:00amA Hobart man who allegedly attempted to make off with free products during Black Friday sales at a Hobart shopping centre has been charged. The 28-year-old man from the Rosny area will face court in the coming weeks after he allegedly entered the loading bay of a business at Eastlands around 11:40am on Friday and attempted to […]
Wed Nov 29, 2023 - 4:10pmA taskforce setup by Tasmania Police to reduce illicit drug and firearm-related crime in the state has seen 17 criminals charged in just one week. Drugs, cash and firearms have all been seized by officers working on Taskforce Scelus across the west coast and north-west in its first week of operation. Detective Inspector Michelle Elmer […]
Wed Nov 29, 2023 - 3:45pmA coronial investigation has concluded that a 26-year-old man from Youngtown died in a horrific road accident due to being nearly four times the legal blood alcohol limit and riding a defective motorcycle. Richard Keith Gesler died at the scene when his Suzuki GSX 750 motorcycle collided with the centre barrier on the East Tamar […]
Wed Nov 29, 2023 - 3:30pmThe man accused of murdering 14-year-old Tasmanian teenager Shyanne-Lee Tatnell has not yet entered a plea, nearly four months after his arrest. Scottsdale man Christopher Mark Jordan appeared before the Launceston Magistrates Court via video link on Wednesday to face charges related to the alleged death of the young girl. Tatnell’s remains were discovered in […]
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