A power-tool obsessed thief has been nabbed after allegedly stealing close to $80,000 worth of property from across Launceston in recent weeks. The 28-year-old Ravenswood man allegedly committed multiple burglaries and motor vehicle stealings throughout the Western Junction and the West Tamar area last month. Police say a ‘large quantity’ of stolen power tools have since […]
Fri Jul 7, 2023 - 5:05pmA man who allegedly rammed the gate of a Tasmanian Gold site with a stolen loader in an attempt to steal copper cabling has been charged. The 30-year-old man from St Leonard’s is facing criminal charges for damage, trespass, motor vehicle stealing and attempted stealing following the incident in March. According to Police, the man is […]
Fri Jul 7, 2023 - 12:19pmA duo who allegedly went on a $100,000 furniture and appliance stealing spree at Airbnb properties in Tasmania’s north have been charged. The man and woman in their 30s were arrested during a search in Devonport yesterday following the recent ‘substantial aggravated burglaries’ in Sheffield. The pair are alleged to have stolen property estimated to […]
Fri Jul 7, 2023 - 10:49amA 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 […]
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