Courts and Crime


Courts and Crime

Man charged with murder after human remains found in Tasmanian bush

A Scottsdale man has been charged with murder in relation to the disappearance of Shyanne-Lee Tatnell this evening. The 36-year-old was charged shortly before 5pm, almost three months after the 14-year-old was last seen on 30 April. NAMED: Christopher Jordan fronts court accused of Tasmanian teen’s death He was arrested in Launceston earlier today and has […]

Thu Jul 27, 2023 - 5:10pm
Courts and Crime

Tasmanian murderer alleges ‘boiling water, urine and marmalade’ prison attack

A convicted Tasmanian murderer has lodged a discrimination complaint against Risdon Prison, claiming he was victimised. Eggs and Bacon Bay man Stuart Barry Russell was sentenced to 22 years in jail for murdering his landlord Brett Williams in 2011. Russell stabbed Williams multiple times and then attempted to set his body on fire. In a complaint […]

Wed Jul 26, 2023 - 5:15pm
Courts and Crime

Bagdad man fronts court on firearms, impersonating police officer charges

A Bagdad man allegedly caught with unregistered guns and a Tasmania Police uniform has fronted the Hobart Magistrates Court. Lochiel Raymond Brown has been hit with roughly 100 charges, including various firearms-related offences, which include trafficking in firearms, possession of stolen firearms and 16 counts of possessing unregistered firearms. The 63-year-old is also charged with […]

Wed Jul 26, 2023 - 4:00am
Road Incidents

1k+ Hobart homes without power after vehicle crashes into pole

More than 1,000 households in Hobart’s Northern Suburbs are without power after a vehicle crashed into a power pole tonight. The car has downed power lines on Mary’s Hope Road and knocked out power for 1,030 in Berriedale, Chigwell, Collinsvale, Glenlusk and Rosetta. Images from the scene obtained by Pulse show multiple damaged vehicles and the […]

Tue Jul 25, 2023 - 11:17pm
Courts and Crime

Drunk man busted 5x limit after ‘driving erratically’ on Tasman Highway

A ‘visibly drunk’ man more than 5x the legal alcohol limit has been caught after he was seen driving dangerously down a Hobart highway yesterday. The 47-year-old from Roches Beach was stopped on the Tasman Highway by Police on patrol in the area on Saturday. Officers say the man “presented as being intoxicated”, with a positive […]

Sun Jul 23, 2023 - 3:26pm
Courts and Crime

Drunk man busted 5x limit after ‘driving erratically’ on Tasman Highway

A ‘visibly drunk’ man more than 5x the legal alcohol limit has been caught after he was seen driving dangerously down a Hobart highway yesterday. The 47-year-old from Roches Beach was stopped on the Tasman Highway by Police on patrol in the area on Saturday. Officers say the man “presented as being intoxicated”, with a positive […]

Sun Jul 23, 2023 - 3:26pm
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Huonville man arrested over $40,000 tool thefts from tradies vehicles

A 27-year-old Huonville man has been charged in connection with multiple burglaries and thefts targeted at tradies’ vehicles in recent weeks. Over the past two weeks, nearly $40,000 worth of property, including power tools and other equipment, has been reported stolen in Hobart and Kingston. So far, police have managed to recover approximately $15,000 worth […]

Fri Jul 21, 2023 - 11:34am
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Man steals car from Launceston petrol station while driver pays for fuel

A Launceston man who stole a woman’s car from an Invermay petrol station while she was inside paying for fuel has made an appearance in court. 24-year-old Dylan John Robert Digney stole the white Ford Ranger on February 20 after he noticed that the woman had left her car keys inside the vehicle. He was captured on […]

Fri Jul 21, 2023 - 7:00am
Courts and Crime

Man steals car from Launceston petrol station while driver pays for fuel

A Launceston man who stole a woman’s car from an Invermay petrol station while she was inside paying for fuel has made an appearance in court. 24-year-old Dylan John Robert Digney stole the white Ford Ranger on February 20 after he noticed that the woman had left her car keys inside the vehicle. He was captured on […]

Fri Jul 21, 2023 - 7:00am
Road Incidents

Tasmanian driver swerves into oncoming traffic, narrowly avoids head-on crash

Tasmania Police are on the hunt for the driver of a car towing a trailer who dangerously swerved into oncoming traffic on the Bass Highway. The heart-stopping incident occurred at around 4pm on Monday July 10 in Somerset. Police say the white Subaru overtook on double white lines near Cape View Nursery and “narrowly avoided” a head-on crash with […]

Wed Jul 19, 2023 - 11:28am