A 62-year-old woman from Southern Tasmania has been disqualified from driving for two years after she was caught more than four times over the legal alcohol limit near Richmond this morning. Police say she was breath tested after being spotted “driving poorly” and returned a positive reading of 0.282. Constable Etherington from Richmond Police Station […]
Thu Jul 6, 2023 - 2:51pmA Tasmanian man who died in 2021 was killed by a commercial-grade firework that exploded in his face, a corner has found. The coroner’s report by Olivia McTaggart revealed that the 58-year-old man was intoxicated and under the influence of cannabis when he lost his life in Birralee near Launceston on September 17 2021. McTaggart said the man was […]
Tue Jul 4, 2023 - 10:25amA man has been charged after allegedly shooting the roof of a house in Lutana overnight. The 23-year-old allegedly discharged a firearm into the roof of a property on Lennox Avenue around 9:20pm on Saturday night before fleeing the scene. Police say officers swarmed the area shortly after where they found the man and the firearm on […]
Sun Jul 2, 2023 - 10:01amA 20-year-old man from Cambridge has been charged with multiple firearm and drug related offences. Officers from Bellerive and Hobart were conducting targeted patrols in Rokeby around 11:10 AM yesterday when they observed ‘a person of interest’ in a vehicle. Police say the vehicle was intercepted and a quantity of illegal drugs were located, resulting […]
Fri Jun 30, 2023 - 10:22amTasmania Police have charged a 36-year-old man with several firearm and drug related offences, as part of an investigation into eight recent car burglaries in the Kingborough area – south of Hobart. Police raided the Kingston home around 9 PM on Wednesday night, locating an unregistered firearm, a ‘trafficable quantity’ of methylamphetamine and a ‘large […]
Thu Jun 29, 2023 - 2:11pmA Circular Head man who lost his life during a charity motorcycle ride near Smithton last year was speeding and found with alcohol and cannabis in his system, a Coroner has ruled. 55-year-old Christopher Darren Dodd was an experienced motorcyclist riding a 2009 Kawasaki ZX 1400, one of the most powerful motorcycles available, when he died in February […]
Thu Jun 29, 2023 - 5:30amPutting a 10-week trial to a close, Cedric Harper Jordan, 71, and Noelene June Jordan, 68, of Swansea, have been found guilty of the cold-blooded murder of their ex-son-in-law, Shane Geoffrey Barker. The Supreme Court jury in Launceston reached a unanimous verdict after more days of deliberation, bringing an end to a case that has […]
Wed Jun 28, 2023 - 10:20amThe New Norfolk Junior Football Club and Cricket Club are facing a major setback after a break-in at their Tynwald Park clubrooms on Sunday night. The club say around $20,000 with of essential equipment was stolen, including two 75-inch TVs, a commercial coffee machine, a sound system, an iPad, point of sale system, cash and […]
Tue Jun 27, 2023 - 8:24amPolice have uncovered a stash of illicit drugs worth over $150,000 after raiding a man’s home in Dowsings Point on Sunday afternoon. The 31-year-old suspect was arrested on Sunday after being pulled over by police in Huonville while riding a motorbike following two separate evade incidents. During the arrest, police say officers located a “substantial amount” […]
Mon Jun 26, 2023 - 1:36pmParts of Hobart’s Sandy Bay Road are set to get slower with a ‘safer’ new 40km/h speed limit. The road will reduce by 10km/h from Osborne Street to Ashfield Street, bringing it in line with the Hobart CBD and other retail precincts around the city. Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds said the impacts will be […]
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