A 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 […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 10:40amA man has been left with “serious internal injuries” and another has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after an assault in Launceston’s northern suburbs overnight. Police say officers were called to reports of a disturbance at an address on Hargrave Crescent in Mayfield shortly after 8pm on Tuesday, where they found the seriously […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 7:30amThe husband-and-wife duo behind a Sandy Bay Vietnamese restaurant have been fined almost $70,000 for underpaying two of their family member employees who they had helped relocate to Australia from Vietnam. Xuan A Tran and her husband Quang Manh Dong, the owners of ‘Vina Yummy Kitchen’, have admitted to underpaying Tran’s sister by $18,683.69 and […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 5:00amA Hobart driver has been fined for ‘recklessly’ blasting through a red light and causing an ‘avoidable’ crash. The crash, which occurred around 10pm on Friday night, saw the driver run a red light at the Molle Street and Davey Street intersection. The driver then collided with another vehicle and crashed through a fence on Davey […]
Wed Nov 22, 2023 - 3:00amTasmania Police’s Professional Standards team will “review the use of force” used during the arrest of a man who had allegedly stolen a boat on Launceston’s Tamar River yesterday. The man was arrested on Monday afternoon following the “protracted incident”, which involved specialist resources and negotiators “due to concerns about the man’s own welfare and […]
Tue Nov 21, 2023 - 11:20amA man is evading the police in what is believed to be a stolen boat on Launceston’s Tamar River this afternoon. Police say officers are currently responding to the “isolated incident” on the river, which involves a man and a “stolen vessel”. “Police are working to safely take the man into custody,” a spokesperson said. […]
Mon Nov 20, 2023 - 2:15pmPolice are searching for a suspect who allegedly assaulted a teenager on the Hobart waterfront in the early hours of Sunday morning. Footage of the attack, obtained by Pulse, shows the apparent assault on an 18-year-old on the footpath of Hobart’s Morrison Street by an unidentified offender. In a statement to Pulse, Police have confirmed […]
Mon Nov 20, 2023 - 12:20pmTwo teenagers who robbed a Sandy Bay shop while armed with a Stanley knife and a hammer have both “been in trouble for stealing many times” but now “need to try to stay out of trouble” or risk prison, a Supreme Court Judge has warned. The teenage girls, aged 15 and 17 at the time, carried […]
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