Search and Rescue comes to aid of bushwalkers, 4WD enthusiasts
Police are reminding bushwalkers and motorists of the need to be prepared for trips into the Tasmanian bush, and to always carry appropriate safety equipment, following separate search and rescue incidents across the state on Saturday. A 44-year-old northern Tasmanian man spent about five hours lost in the Meander Falls area on Saturday night after…
High range drink-driving at Devonport
Police arrested a 57-year-old woman in Devonport on Friday night (31 July) for drink-driving allegedly more than five times the legal limit. The Devonport woman was intercepted by police on Turton Street about 9:40pm having been observed leaving the Devonport RSL, driving slowly along the street and the vehicle veering over the road. On interception,…
National Missing Persons Week 2026
As part of National Missing Persons Week, Tasmania Police is highlighting the profiles of several missing persons, with the aim of raising public awareness and seeking community information. “This year National Missing Persons Week has the theme of answers still matter,” said Sergeant Paul Devine from the Tasmania Police Missing Persons Unit. When someone goes…
Kingston Police seize cash and illicit drugs
Police have seized cash and a mix of illicit drugs, including cocaine and methamphetamine, following the search of a private residence at Taroona. Officers from Kingston Police, supported by Kingston CIB and the Dog Handlers Unit, conducted a targeted search of the property on Thursday afternoon. During the search, police allege they found a significant…
Man charged following incident in Launceston CBD area
A 19-year-old man has been charged following an incident in the Launceston CBD yesterday afternoon. About 1.45pm, police responded to reports that a man was reportedly carrying a knife in the Brisbane Street area, and had left on a small motorcycle. Police coordinated an immediate response and located the man on Henry Street. He was…
Two men charged following incidents including attempted motorcycle stealing in Hobart CBD
Two men have been charged by South East CIB following their arrests yesterday afternoon after they allegedly attempted to steal a motorcycle in the Hobart CBD and subsequently left the scene in a stolen white Ford Courier, crashed with a vehicle on the Brooker Highway, and attempted to set fire to the vehicle in Milburn…
Two in custody after motorcycle stealing in Hobart CBD
Two people are in custody after an attempted motorcycle stealing in the Hobart CBD this afternoon. Police were called about 1.45pm with the alleged offenders reportedly leaving the scene in a stolen white Ford Courier utility. Significant police resources were deployed however before police arrived, the vehicle was involved in a collision with another vehicle…
Man charged over service station armed robbery
Police have charged a 32-year-old man with armed robbery as investigations continue into an incident at the Ampol Service Station on Risdon Road, New Town, on Tuesday morning. It is alleged the New Town man, who is known to police, entered the service station about 5:50am carrying a crowbar and demanded cigarettes. A store employee…
Woman dies following Legana crash
Sadly, police can confirm the 39-year-old Winkleigh woman involved in a crash on the West Tamar Highway at Legana on Friday afternoon has died in hospital. The woman was the sole occupant of her blue Nissan Navara and was travelling north on the highway when a man driving a blue Skoda collided head-on with her…
Motorcycle travelling high speed in Breadalbane detected by police
Just after 10am today, Northern Road Policing Services intercepted a motorcycle on Hobart Road at Breadalbane after it was detected travelling at 97km/h in a posted 60km/h zone. The rider, a 33-year-old Longford man, was quickly stopped by police and issued an infringement notice attracting a $639 fine and five demerit points. The speed recorded…