A manhunt has been launched for the rider of a red quad bike after an ‘incident’ in Tasmania’s north-west tonight. Police say multiple officers are currently scouring the Penguin area in pursuit of the person following what was only described as an “evade incident”. “Members of the community are asked not to be alarmed by […]
Tue Nov 28, 2023 - 5:40pmA bushfire that ignited just 1km away from the main township of Strahan on Tasmania’s west coast was “deliberately lit”, according to investigators. The blaze on Ocean Beach Road started around 12am on Monday morning and, as of Tuesday, had burned through approximately 172 hectares of bushland – a similar size to that of a […]
Tue Nov 28, 2023 - 9:15amA young teenage driver who rolled his ute while driving “too fast” down a north-west Tasmanian beach with people sitting in the rear tray has been sentenced in the Supreme Court. The then-17-year-old P1 licence holder, identified only as HKR, was driving on Moorland Beach near Devonport Airport in July 2022 while ‘out for some […]
Tue Nov 28, 2023 - 5:00amA young P-plater will face court in the coming weeks after a ‘dangerous’ high-speed incident on Bridport Road last night. Police caught the 19-year-old P2 driver travelling at 156km/h on the highway near George Town around 8:30pm on Sunday. They say officers pulled the teen over and found him to have a blood-alcohol reading of […]
Mon Nov 27, 2023 - 12:05pmA woman has been arrested after she allegedly pulled a knife while attempting to flee the scene of a multi-vehicle crash in the Hobart CBD this afternoon. According to Police, several vehicles collided on Liverpool Street around the Harrington Street area at 2:15pm on Sunday. It is understood the woman allegedly crashed into a ‘series […]
Sun Nov 26, 2023 - 4:03pmA man is on the run after an alleged Black Friday robbery at a shopping centre on Hobart’s Eastern Shore. The offender, described as being in his late 20’s, allegedly threatened staff at an Eastlands store around 11:40am on Friday before stealing several items and fleeing on foot. Police say the man is believed to […]
Fri Nov 24, 2023 - 3:14pmPolice are searching for a man who has allegedly been “exposing himself” to people in a Tasmanian park in recent weeks. The man is suspected of “behaving inappropriately” in the Romaine Park reserve area in Upper Burnie and anyone who may have seen him is asked to report it to the police. A victim who […]
Fri Nov 24, 2023 - 12:50pmA Tasmanian man is set to appear in the Launceston Magistrates Court today following a recent drug bust at a property in the north of the state. During two searches of a Ravenswood property, specialist drug and firearm officers seized 78.7 grams of ice, small quantities of cocaine and cannabis, along with a ‘significant amount’ […]
Thu Nov 23, 2023 - 4:51pmA teenage driver has been disqualified from driving for the next three months after he was caught speeding past police at 39km/h above the posted speed limit. The 18-year-old was travelling above the limit along the 70km/h West Tamar Highway at Riverside on Wednesday when he was caught. As a result, he received a fine […]
Thu Nov 23, 2023 - 2:30pmAn elderly man from Launceston who lost his life in a crash with a refrigerated truck while on the way to a tax appointment last year was observed ‘driving erratically’ in the minutes leading up to the incident. According to a new coroner’s report, the 80-year-old was seen “speeding up, slowing down and changing lanes […]
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