Tasmania Police are investigating reports of a suspicious man in a white van who allegedly approached a child while they were walking to school in the Sandy Bay area this week. The primary school student from Waimea Heights Primary School alerted their parents following the incident on Tuesday morning when a “man they didn’t know” in […]
Fri Dec 8, 2023 - 12:25pmA boy with autism now lives with a “constant fear of being attacked” after his 12th birthday was ruined by armed men who pushed their way into his family home during the celebrations. Jaidon Glen Polden, then 18, was one of four men armed with a handgun, knife, taser and knuckledusters when they carried out […]
Fri Dec 8, 2023 - 9:30amLeading Tasmanian greyhound trainer Anthony Bullock is appealing a lifetime ban that prevents him from owning, training or nominating greyhounds for racing. Bullock was banned and charged with “possessing an animal part capable of being used as bait, quarry, or a lure” by a panel of stewards last month after an animal tail was discovered […]
Fri Dec 8, 2023 - 5:00amTasmania 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 […]
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