Man Charged With Series Of Crimes – Hobart
Hobart Detectives have charged a 31 year old man from Sandy Bay with a series of crimes over the past week. The charges relate to home burglaries and motor vehicle stealing matters, including an incident of dangerous driving involving a stolen white Skoda Station Wagon which evaded police on Macquarie Street, Hobart, and was subsequently…
Truck, Excavator and Tool Theft from South Burnie
A White Hino Tipper Truck laden with a Hitachi orange and black excavator was stolen from a South Burnie business site early Tuesday morning. The registration of the Hino truck is E82HD. A Husqvarna circular-saw used for cutting through railway was also stolen from the site. The truck and excavator was being used for infrastructure…
Two vehicle collision – Stanley Main Road
Shortly after 2pm on Tuesday the 13th September 2016, police attended a two vehicle collision on Stanley Main Road between the township of Stanley and the Bass Highway. A white Volkswagen van travelling towards Stanley collided with a black Ford dual cab utility travelling south. The van was being driven by a 48…
Queenstown house fire
Police are investigating a suspicious house fire in Cutten St, Queenstown, overnight on Monday 12 September. About 11.40pm Emergency Services were called to the fire by residents of the street. On arrival the house was well alight and local fire units worked to control the fire and protect neighbouring houses. The house had…
Burglary and Stealing – Keltys IGA Express Bridport
Just before midnight on Sunday, 11 September 2016, the Bridport IGA was broken into and approximately $10,000 worth of cigarettes was stolen. Three offenders smashed a window at the front of the business to enter and were captured on CCTV footage from within the store. Launceston Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) detectives are currently investigating the…
Fatal crash at Interlaken
An 84 year old woman from New Norfolk died at the scene of a two vehicle crash on Interlaken Road at Interlaken on the 11th day of September 2016. The crash occurred about 1.20pm. The deceased was a front seat passenger in a grey Nissan X-Trail which was being driven in a westerly direction…
Serious Injury Crash Hillside Crescent West Launceston
At about 9.20 pm on Thursday 8 September 2016, a serious crash occurred on Hillside Crescent in West Launceston involving a car and a motorcycle. A maroon 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle was being driven south on Hillside Crescent by a 25 year old Newnham man when it crossed onto the incorrect side of the…
Youth Charged – Aggravated Armed Robbery of Launceston Taxi Driver on 6 Sep 2016
Police have this morning charged a 16 year old youth from Launceston with the aggravated armed robbery of a taxi driver in Mowbray on 6 September 2016. The charged youth was released on bail to appear on 13 October 2016 in the Launceston Youth Justice Court. A second youth has been identified and is expected…
Man charged with historic sex offences
Police have charged an 82-year-old man with 20 sexual offences against young people committed in the 1970s and 1980s at properties belonging to Kennerley Children’s Home in Hobart. The man was a former senior employee of the home and is now of Sunbury, Victoria. He has been summonsed to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on…
Significant cannabis seizure
On Wednesday 7 September 2016 at approximately 10.30am members of Western Drug Investigation Services attended an address situated at a private residence in LiaLeah, on the North West Coast of Tasmania. Police executed a drug related search warrant and seized cannabis plants and cannabis product with an approximate street value of $2.3 million dollars. Police…