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Courts and Crime

Man enraged by occupied toilet attacks three people with pickaxe

A Tasmanian man will be sentenced in the Supreme Court in Burnie this week for an alleged attack with a pickaxe-like tool that erupted over an occupied toilet. Justin Dean Jones pleaded guilty to three counts of assault and destroying property offences earlier this month after he attacked three people in a house he was staying in with […]

Tue Aug 22, 2023 - 5:00am
Road Incidents

Accused Tasmanian driver pleads not guilty over fatal tourist crash

A 26-year-old Southern Tasmanian woman will stand trial over a crash that killed a tourist on the Arthur Highway earlier this year. In the Hobart Magistrates Court this morning, Storm Cecilia Tientjes pleaded not guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and other traffic offences. The 26-year-old is accused of causing the crash near Copping over the […]

Mon Aug 21, 2023 - 12:30pm
Courts and Crime

Mazda attack: Argument results in Hobart man ‘bouncing over bonnet’

A woman who drove a Mazda 3 at her then-boyfriend before speeding off has been sentenced in the Hobart Supreme Court. Zoe Haidar was under the influence of methylamphetamine, amphetamine and cannabis at the time of the incident on January 19 of last year. The court heard how Haidar rammed into her partner, Daniel Lovell, […]

Mon Aug 21, 2023 - 5:00am
Courts and Crime

Police arrest Hobart man after five-hour dangerous driving incident

A dangerous driving incident in Hobart’s northern suburbs that spanned the course of five-hours has led to a man’s arrest, police have confirmed. The incident was first reported at around 3pm on Sunday when the man was spotted driving dangerously and at high speeds near the Bridgewater Bridge. It is understood Police then initiated a pursuit […]

Sun Aug 20, 2023 - 8:45pm
Courts and Crime

Salamanca Market stamp duty blunder sees 300 stallholders overcharged

Over 300 Salamanca Market stallholders are collectively owed thousands of dollars after an administrative error saw them wrongly charged stamp duty. The botch-up has resulted in fees of up to $2,000 each being paid over a period of 15 years since July 1 2008. Stallholder Association president Emma Hope says the refund amount will vary […]

Sun Aug 20, 2023 - 5:00am
Courts and Crime

Cold case: 1995 Cafasso murder still unsolved after search

The latest search for the murder weapon used to kill an Italian tourist on Tasmania’s East Coast in 1995 has come to an end. Victoria Cafasso died nearly 28 years ago after receiving 17 stab wounds at Freshwater Creek on Beaumaris Beach. Police say no relevant items were found in the two-day search, which saw divers cover […]

Sat Aug 19, 2023 - 9:00am
Courts and Crime

Two vehicles sought over several West Coast copper thefts

Two vehicles of interest that may hold the answer into a series of ‘significant’ copper thefts on the West Coast are being sought by police. A number of industrial sites in the Waratah and Tullah area have been targeted and had copper stolen between July and August this year. Police say they would like to […]

Sat Aug 19, 2023 - 4:00am
Courts and Crime

Ulverstone police arrest, charge man with alleged MDMA trafficking

An Ulverstone local has been arrested and charged following a targeted police raid. MDMA, cannabis, methylamphetamine and cash were allegedly uncovered during a search of his property on Thursday. Police say the 382 grams of MDMA seized had the potential for 3,800 individual street deals, transactions that will now never happen. The 34-year-old man will appear […]

Fri Aug 18, 2023 - 9:30pm
Road Incidents

Costly crash for drink driver who slammed into Sorell power pole

A Richmond man had more than four times the legal alcohol limit in his blood when he slammed into a power pole and wrote off his car this afternoon. The 44-year-old driver was the sole occupant of the RAV4 when he crashed on Brinktop Road on Friday. Police at the scene told Pulse the crash […]

Fri Aug 18, 2023 - 4:00pm
Courts and Crime

Glenorchy house destroyed after woman sets couch on fire

A Glenorchy woman who ‘recklessly’ burnt down her house after setting a couch on fire has avoided prison. Stephanie Oakford, 37, admitted to igniting the blaze that led to the destruction of her Housing Tasmania home on 18 June 2020. In the Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oakford pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawfully setting […]

Fri Aug 18, 2023 - 12:05pm