Police have today arrested and charged a 61-year-old man with several offences allegedly committed in the New Town area.
Police allege the man was involved in several incidents in the New Town area recently, where he committed assaults and threatening behaviours towards women.
The man has been charged with:
- 2x assault
- 3x threatening words to provoke a breach of the peace in a public place.
He appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court this afternoon and was remanded until 11 May 2026.
If anyone believes they are a witness or victim of the man's behaviour and they haven't already spoken to police, they are asked to contact Hobart Police on 131 444 and quote OR803807.
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