A 39-year-old woman from Midway Point has been disqualified from driving for 12 months after she was caught drink driving in Hobart’s eastern suburbs today. Police say they received concerned calls from the public around midday on Sunday, reporting a grey Peugeot coupe swerving onto the wrong side of the road between Midway Point and […]
Sun Oct 29, 2023 - 2:56pmA Hobart teenager was “primarily acting alone” when he allegedly broke into several homes and stole multiple cars over the last month, Police say. The 17-year-old is alleged to have entered unlocked homes across the eastern shore with the goal of stealing car keys, which he later used to steal the vehicles. Detective Sergeant Felicity Boyd […]
Fri Oct 27, 2023 - 4:00pmA man who sexually assaulted two female goats in Tasmania’s north-east last year has avoided jail after pleading guilty to two counts of bestiality. WARNING: This story contains references to bestiality and sexual assault The Launceston Supreme Court heard how Branxholm man Jacob Heatlie Johnston, 21, took a ‘much loved family pet’ goat from a […]
Fri Oct 27, 2023 - 1:45pmA woman who drowned in a popular swimming spot while visiting Tasmania in the summer of 2022 “most likely” suffered a medical event, according to a Coroner. Emily Catherine Stein, 22, died in January 2022 after she disappeared around 15 minutes after entering the water alongside her father and brother in Launceston’s Cataract Gorge First Basin. […]
Fri Oct 27, 2023 - 11:45am7:45pm, Thursday 26: Police have charged three youths over a stabbing in Launceston on Wednesday night. The teenagers, one aged 15-years-old and two 16-year-olds, will be held overnight to front the Youth Justice Division of the Launceston Magistrates Court tomorrow. Each has been charged with wounding, trespass and possess dangerous article in a public place. A 50-year-old […]
Thu Oct 26, 2023 - 7:50pmThursday morning: Two teenagers have been arrested over a wounding that left a man seriously injured at a Launceston shopping centre overnight. A 16-year-old and and 17-year-old were taken into custody on Wednesday night and are “assisting police with their inquiries”. Police say the victim, who is believed to be in his 50s, remains in the […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 11:00pmA drunk Tasmanian man who reportedly ran down several signs and collided with multiple parked cars during a short drive in Launceston has lost his licence. The 59-year-old from Prospect was allegedly three and a half times the legal breath alcohol limit when he was caught drink driving in Invermay yesterday afternoon. Police say multiple 000 […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 12:00pmA former top Tasmanian greyhound trainer has been given a lifetime ban by Tasmania’s Office of Racing Integrity. Anthony Bullock received the “disqualification for the term of his natural life” for possessing an animal part that could be used for bait or luring purposes after an investigation was sparked by drone footage of his property […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 10:35amThe family of a transgender woman who was allegedly assaulted in Risdon Prison before her 2018 death is calling for a coronial inquest. Rosemary Harwood says her daughter Marjorie Harwood refused life-saving medical care for a kidney condition due to the fear of being sent back to the facility where she had allegedly been sexually […]
Wed Oct 25, 2023 - 4:00amPolice have launched an investigation after thieves reportedly swiped around $50,000 in cigarettes from Eastern Shore stores in recent weeks. Several business are believed to have been targeted by the burglars, including a Bellerive service station, a Lauderdale bottle shop and a Lindisfarne supermarket. Detective Sergeant Boyd from Bellerive CIB said the offenders, who have “no regard for […]
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