A Launceston motorcyclist has died after a serious crash in the north of the city this evening. Police say the 31-year-old man passed away on Saturday night following the incident on Doyne Street in Invermay. Investigations into the cause of the crash, which occurred around 5 pm, are still ongoing and are expected to take […]
Sat Dec 2, 2023 - 8:10pmProminent Tasmanian Supreme Court Judge Gregory Geason has today been arrested and charged with criminal offences. In a brief statement on Friday afternoon, a spokesperson from Tasmania Police said a 62-year-old man, later confirmed to be Mr Geason, was taken into custody earlier in the day. “The man has been charged with one count of common […]
Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 8:35pmAn investigation has been launched after a young child was rushed to the Royal Hobart Hospital with “critical injuries” that are believed to be suspicious this morning. Police say the child, whose age has not yet been disclosed, was transported to hospital by Ambulance from a residence in Warrane at around 1:10am on Friday. Officers from […]
Fri Dec 1, 2023 - 4:30pmA 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 […]
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