A review of police surveillance operations, prompted by a botched operation at Risdon Prison in 2017, is currently underway and is expected to be completed by early next year. Former Tasmanian Director of Public Prosecutions Damian Bugg will lead the review, which will investigate the period during which privileged conversations between inmates and lawyers were […]
Sat Oct 14, 2023 - 3:00amA car found submerged in the Derwent River has left locals puzzled and authorities investigating today. The small white vehicle was discovered at Cornelian Bay this morning, sparking questions about how it ended up in the water. Tasmania Police are working to identify the owner and to remove the vehicle from the water, but could […]
Fri Oct 13, 2023 - 3:30pmPolice have charged two 14-year-olds and one 15-year-old after they allegedly drove across the Bowen Bridge at 200km/h – 120km/h over the 80km/h limit – before evading police. The unlicensed teenagers are also alleged to have entered multiple homes across the city from New Norfolk to Howrah, Rokeby and Lindisfarne to steal car keys and […]
Fri Oct 13, 2023 - 11:39amA Ravenswood man who allegedly threatened a member of the public with a hammer has been charged. The 42-year-old targeted the person in Kings Meadows on October 3rd, demanding they hand over their money and phone. Police say the person targeted was not injured but left shaken by the experience. The offender is scheduled to appear in the Launceston […]
Thu Oct 12, 2023 - 4:55pmA coroner has officially confirmed that the body of a missing Tasmanian man was discovered by a YouTube missing persons squad, less than 2 kilometres from his home where he was last seen. Human remains belonging to 61-year-old Dale Nicholson were found during the search of the Derwent River earlier this year, almost seven years […]
Thu Oct 12, 2023 - 11:30amAfter attacking a teenage girl in an underground Kingston tunnel last year, a mother of three has pleaded guilty to charges of wounding and common assault. Rebecca Ann Trinder, in her 30s, assaulted the then-16-year-old in January 2022 believing that she and her group of friends were filming her. The Supreme Court of Tasmania heard how […]
Thu Oct 12, 2023 - 5:00amAn “execution-style killing” that resulted in the murder of a young Tasmanian man has been revealed by a coroner to have been carried out with ‘at least three’ gunshots by a friend. In 2018, 24-year-old Jake Daniel Anderson-Brettner was fatally shot in the torso with a self-loading pistol equipped with a silencer, fired by friend […]
Wed Oct 11, 2023 - 11:45pmA man who crashed his car into a power pole in Hobart’s north overnight has been arrested after allegedly assaulting an eyewitness. Police say the assault happened after the driver crashed on Boyer Road shortly after 9:30pm on Tuesday night. After stopping at the scene to help, the man allegedly assaulted the witness, who managed […]
Wed Oct 11, 2023 - 11:30amA coroner has found that a young man killed in a motorcycle crash in 2021 was more than four times the legal alcohol limit and speeding at the time of the crash. The unidentified Launceston man was seen overtaking vehicles at about 200km/h before the November crash, estimated to have been travelling at a minimum of […]
Wed Oct 11, 2023 - 4:00amA tattoo studio in Launceston has been targeted in a suspected arson attack. The front window of The Tattoo Society was smashed and a fire was started in the waiting area early on Tuesday morning. Fire investigators have confirmed the blaze was deliberately lit, with police now investigating. It’s understood neighbours nearby used fire extinguishers […]
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