A Hobart man is facing almost 100 charges for offences against children over a five-year period. Tasmania Police have charged the 31-year-old with a total of 98 offences following an extensive investigation. The man was arrested on Monday by Tasmania Police’s high risk child exploitation team, with assistance from the Australian Federal Police. Charges against […]
Mon Sep 18, 2023 - 4:30pmA Tasmanian man has been sentenced after ‘losing his cool’ and trashing a service station because his card declined while he was trying to pay for fuel. Facing the Magistrates Court in Launceston last week, 25-year-old Andrew Dillon Smith admitted to the ‘erratic and aggressive’ incident at the BP Newnham service station on July 23. The court heard […]
Mon Sep 18, 2023 - 2:48pmA spike in vehicular crime has been reported across Tasmania in the last 12 months, with approximately 3,400 thefts and burglaries committed, police say. In the last year, 1,746 vehicles were reported stolen and 1,740 were broken into for the purpose of stealing valuables. Acting Commander John King said police charged offenders for 37% of […]
Mon Sep 18, 2023 - 6:00amEight motorcycles used by hoons across Hobart’s suburbs have been removed from the street this week. Police seized the eight bikes, including two that were stolen, during several traffic operations targeting illegal and anti-social riding off-road motorcycles in Bridgewater and Gagebrook. Six people have since been arrested and are now facing various charges including evading police, […]
Sun Sep 17, 2023 - 4:00amA Chigwell man has been arresting after busting his way into the Hobart Police Station on Liverpool Street overnight. The 20-year-old forcibly entered the station by smashing the entrance door around 12:30pm on Friday night. Police say the man was quickly arrested by waiting officers and taken across the road to the Royal Hobart Hospital for […]
Sat Sep 16, 2023 - 5:18pmA hooning four-wheel drive that reportedly rolled in a Burnie park is at the centre of a Police investigation this morning. Police say the white vehicle was filmed hooning on the grassed area near Truganini and Jorgensen Streets and fully rolled over before landing back on its wheels. The incident, which occurred near a playground, was […]
Thu Sep 14, 2023 - 10:30amA Tasmanian man who attempted to murder his family with a box cutter on his wedding anniversary has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Damian Leslie Harper received his sentence for the attempted murder of his wife and two sons in Cuprona, near Burnie, in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The 48-year-old man was […]
Thu Sep 14, 2023 - 9:45amThe son of infamous criminal Mark “Chopper” Read has pleaded guilty to dozens of gun, drug and theft charges in Hobart Magistrates Court. 24-year-old Charles Vincent Read initially pleaded not guilty to 58 charges but later changed his plea to 49 of them, hoping to be eligible for a court-mandated diversion program. Read is currently […]
Wed Sep 13, 2023 - 4:00amA Tasmanian man found with a hoard of stolen firearms and $150,000 worth of vehicles has been given a 15-month suspended prison sentence. Terry Carter pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property, possession of stolen firearms and various summary charges, including theft, unlicensed firearm possession and drug-related offences in the Supreme Court on Friday. During a […]
Sat Sep 9, 2023 - 6:00amA 28-year-old man has been arrested after an alleged attack at the Glenorchy bus mall on Sunday afternoon. Detectives took the man into custody on Thursday after 4 days on the run. The Glenorchy man has been charged with one count of wounding and is set to appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court on Friday. September 3: Glenorchy […]
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