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Courts and Crime

Ex-Tasmania Police Constable to Face Court on Multiple Charges

A former Tasmania Police constable is set to face charges in court this March, accused of committing a range of crimes while off duty. The 43-year-old woman from Southern Tasmania will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court to answer charges of Perverting Justice, Unauthorized access to a computer, Possession of a controlled drug and Fraud. […]

Wed Jan 11, 2023 - 4:00am
Courts and Crime

Two More Men Charged After Granton Murder

Two additional men have been charged with murder in relation to the death of 26-year-old escaped prisoner Nicholas Scott in Granton on January 3. A 44-year-old man from Moonah and 21-year-old man from Collinsvale have both been charged with Murder and will appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court today. The other man, a 20-year-old from […]

Tue Jan 10, 2023 - 12:29pm
Courts and Crime

Manhunt After Stabbing In Launceston

Two separate incidents have left one man with a serious stab wound and another with a gunshot wound in Tasmania’s north this evening. SEE THE LIVE COVERAGE BELOW:

Sun Jan 8, 2023 - 9:25pm
Courts and Crime

20-Year-Old Granton Man Charged With Murder

A 20-year-old man from Granton has been charged with murder in relation to a firearms incident that took place yesterday morning. The man was taken into custody shortly after allegedly killing 26-year-old Nicholas Scott – a convicted criminal who had escaped prison custody while at the Royal Hobart Hospital. The investigation into the incident is […]

Wed Jan 4, 2023 - 4:45pm
Courts and Crime

Hobart Prison Escapee Shot Dead In Granton

Police have confirmed the man killed in Granton near Bridgewater last night was Nicholas Scott, the prisoner who escaped custody from the Royal Hobart Hospital overnight. Police attended the property and located the body of a deceased man outside the residence and another man inside with head injuries. The injured man was transported to the […]

Tue Jan 3, 2023 - 11:33am
Courts and Crime

Man Found Dead On Side Of Road In Granton

Police have confirmed a man has died and another man has suffered head injuries after an incident at Granton in the early hours of this morning. Neighbours reportedly heard gunshots ring out around 1 AM at the property near the Bridgewater Bridge before Police and Ambulance crews rushed to the scene. On arrival, authorities found […]

Tue Jan 3, 2023 - 5:21am
Courts and Crime

Reckless NYE Driver Caught 4X Legal Alcohol Limit

A 64-year-old Hobart woman has been disqualified from driving for a period of 12 months after being detected driving with four times the legal blood alcohol limit. Police received reports of a vehicle driving in a dangerous manner on the Brooker Highway in Glenorchy around 1 PM. Upon intercepting the woman, it was discovered that […]

Sat Dec 31, 2022 - 3:46pm
Courts and Crime

Manhunt After Three Evade Hobart Police

A search is underway for a suspect who ran from Police after ‘driving erratically’ on Hobart’s Eastern Shore today. The suspect was seen driving with two other individuals in a green Nissan Pulsar in the Risdon Vale area at around 11am when police attempted to pull them over. However, due to the driver’s behaviour, officers […]

Fri Dec 30, 2022 - 12:18pm
Courts and Crime

Hobart Thief Charged After $200k Burglary

A Hobart thief who stole close to $200K worth of jewellery from a Salamanca store has been arrested and charged by Police this afternoon. The 39-year-old man from Clarendon Vale was found to be behind ‘multiple significant thefts’, and was arrested after allegedly committing another burglary at a Sandy Bay supermarket today, where he targeted […]

Thu Dec 29, 2022 - 8:45pm
Road Incidents

Hooning Hobart Teen P-Platers Charged

Two teenage Hobart p-platers have been charged after they were caught hooning around the Cambridge area last night. Police located two seventeen-year-old provisional drivers and their vehicles around 10pm on Friday, and have charged them with hooning offences under the Youth Justice Act. Despite efforts by the police to deter this type of dangerous driving behaviour, […]

Sat Dec 24, 2022 - 7:30am