A hooded person has left a New Norfolk supermarket with multiple damaged windows after smashing them overnight. The alleged offender was captured on CCTV at the New Norfolk IGA on Benjamin Terrace around 10pm on Monday night. The supermarket have asked for footage of the culprit, who appears to be male wearing dark clothing and […]
Tue Jul 18, 2023 - 4:09pmA Tasmanian man who was previously employed at an early learning centre in the states north has been accused of allegedly possessing child exploitation and bestiality material by the AFP. Parents were informed of the allegations in a letter, which has since been widely circulated on social media, on afternoon Friday. The letter said that the […]
Sat Jul 15, 2023 - 9:15amIn an ‘unusual incident’, a giant model chainsaw has been stolen from a Hobart business this week. Police say officers are investigating the theft of the 5-metre fibreglass chainsaw from Roberts Don Mac on Argyle Street. Investigators believe the model was stolen from the roof in the early hours of Monday morning and say it “would have been […]
Fri Jul 14, 2023 - 1:55pmA disqualified motorcyclist who passed away after crashing his bike in suburban Hobart in 2020 was “heavily affected by both alcohol and cannabis,” a Coroner has found. Andrew McKenna was riding on Augusta Road at Lenah Valley when he crossed to the wrong side, clipped a gutter and hit a power pole. Coroner Simon Cooper said […]
Fri Jul 14, 2023 - 12:00pmA Huon Valley family have been left “devastated” after their beloved pet goat disappeared from their property near Cygnet this week. 11-year-old Olive is believed to have been stolen from Lymington between 12pm and 3pm on Tuesday, her owners say. “We are devastated… she is a much loved pet,” they wrote online. A Toggenburg doe, Olive is […]
Fri Jul 14, 2023 - 11:55amA Hobart teenager has been arrested after a hit-and-run crash in Campania yesterday. The 19-year-old from Chigwell allegedly crashed his beige Nissan Maxima into a grey Holden Colorado ute at an intersection on Reeve Street around 5pm. He then reportedly fled the scene, leaving the Colorado driver with non-life-threatening injuries that required medical attention at hospital. Police […]
Thu Jul 13, 2023 - 5:21pmA 66-year-old Miena man has been charged after a family shack was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Emergency services were called to the blaze on Highland Lakes Road at Miena around 7am on Tuesday where they found the shack completely destroyed. The man will appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court later today on charges of arson, aggravated […]
Wed Jul 12, 2023 - 1:13pmA children’s playground in Glenorchy has been badly damaged after a dramatic blaze tonight. Footage obtained by Pulse shows a car on fire rolling down Stansbury Street before ploughing through a fence and coming to a stop in the local playground. A spokesperson for the Tasmania Fire Service said crews were called to the blaze […]
Mon Jul 10, 2023 - 10:35pmA young Hobart learner driver who was caught riding at 150km/h on the Brooker Highway told police he was ‘in a rush’ to get home. The motorcyclist, while overtaking vehicles and weaving through traffic on the highway, was clocked at 150km/h in an 80km/h zone by Police in an unmarked car on February 1 at […]
Sun Jul 9, 2023 - 10:56amA drunk man who crashed his car after allegedly fleeing from Police, who had pulled him over on the Midland Highway this afternoon, has been charged. Senior Sergeant John Parker said a concerted motorist alerted Police to the man around 3:15pm on Saturday, with officer intercepting him in Oatlands shortly after. “Whilst officers were obtaining […]
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