Police are trying to combat the rise of young criminals in the Kingborough area, who have been terrorizing residents of Kingston and Blackmans Bay recently. New data shows an increase in property crime in private dwellings and retail outlets throughout Kingborough. Tasmania Police Inspector Colin Riley says there is a “very small number” of repeat […]
Mon Aug 14, 2023 - 2:08pmA man has been left injured after his car was stolen at gunpoint in a brazen daylight attack in Tasmania’s north yesterday. The man, believed to be from interstate, was driving down Victoria Street in Devonport when he was approached by another man reportedly armed with a firearm at 3:25pm on Sunday. Police say the […]
Mon Aug 14, 2023 - 10:00amA large search is currently underway in Tasmania’s North after two men, one reportedly armed with a firearm, stole a vehicle from Devonport this afternoon. Police say officers and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter have been deployed in the search for the stolen vehicle with Victorian number plates. The black 2003 Mazda MX5 with white wheels was last seen […]
Sun Aug 13, 2023 - 5:39pmA man has been flown to hospital after an alleged stabbing in Currie on King Island overnight. Officers attended the incident in the small island town north-west of Tasmania on Saturday night following reports of a wounding. The 28-year-old victim was flown to Victoria for treatment with non-life threatening injuries. A Police spokesperson said a […]
Sun Aug 13, 2023 - 12:05pmTasmania Police have been left disappointed after a King Island woman was caught driving drunk with two passengers in her car, including a young child, last night. The 24-year-old Currie woman was detected almost four time the legal alcohol limit – returning a reading of 0.190 – at around 7pm on Friday. The woman has […]
Sat Aug 12, 2023 - 8:25amA former Tasmanian accountant has been sentenced to seven and a half years in jail for stealing $1.44 million to fund his gambling addiction. James Redmond Burrows pleaded guilty to 23 counts of fraud, 43 counts of computer-related fraud, three counts of stealing, 28 counts of false data insertion and 16 counts of obtaining a financial […]
Sat Aug 12, 2023 - 6:00amA Tasmania Police officer has been “placed on non-operational duties” after an alleged assault in Burnie earlier this year. The 31-year-old male constable will face a charge of common assault following the alleged January 29 incident. A Police spokesperson said the Western District constable was on duty at the time of the incident, but would not […]
Fri Aug 11, 2023 - 2:45pmTwo interstate outlaw motorcycle gang members have been charged with affray and several counts of assault after an incident at Devonport McDonald’s last weekend. Police executed a search warrant at a rural property near New Norfolk where a Tasmanian OMCG member lives around 6am on Friday. During the search, two South Australian men aged 23 […]
Fri Aug 11, 2023 - 2:30pmPolice have seized seven guns, including three which have been confirmed as stolen, along with methamphetamine and cannabis from a Southern Tasmania home. Officers carried out a search warrant at a large residential property and nearby bushland in Dromedary on Thursday where they seized “stolen firearms, [a] large quantity of illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia,” Detective […]
Fri Aug 11, 2023 - 10:30amA ‘significant increase’ in inmate numbers at Risdon Prison has led to allegations of human rights laws being violated. The revelations have surfaced during a parliamentary inquiry focused on the state’s criminal justice system, with the prison system accused of contributing to criminal activity and disadvantage in Tasmania. TasCOSS CEO Adrienne Picone is among those who […]
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