Charges upgraded to manslaughter
Charges against 19 year old Deejay Feil of Bridgewater have been upgraded to manslaughter today after consultation between the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and Tasmania Police. 20 year old Zachary Hyde died after being stabbed at Ford Road in Pontville on Sunday 22 May 2016. Mr Feil appeared in the…
$100,000 stolen property recovered
Glenorchy CIB today recovered about $100,000 worth of property stolen from businesses in Moonah and Glenorchy in recent weeks. Electrical items, including drop saws, a compressor and a significant quantity of power tools, as well as a lockable trailer and 16 drums of agricultural chemicals were recovered from a number of properties in Hobart’s…
Armed Robbery at the Cambridge Kitchen
At 6.30pm on Wednesday 1 June 2016, two armed offenders entered the Cambridge Kitchen at 971 Cambridge Road, Cambridge. They have demanded cash and cigarettes from the female staff members. The two male offenders had their faces covered with white masks and were wearing white protective coveralls. Both men left the shop with a quantity…
Missing person – Angela Joy Jeffrey
Police are continuing their search for missing Penguin woman Angela Joy Jeffrey, who was last seen by family yesterday afternoon. Mrs Jeffrey, 53, was last seen at her Penguin home about 1.50pm on Wednesday 1 June and police hold grave concerns for her welfare. Mrs Jeffrey is described as being 164cm tall, of…
Man charged over Primrose Sands arson
Members of the Bellerive and Hobart Criminal Investigation Branch have today charged a 30 year old Primrose Sands man with Arson. The man was charged with one count of Arson in relation to a deliberately lit house fire on Sunday 15 May 2016 at 769 Primrose Sands Road, Primrose Sands. The man is…
Structure Fire at Battery World – Argyle Street, Hobart
At around 10.30pm Tuesday 31 May 2016 police and Tas Fire Service were made aware of a structure fire at a Hobart business (Battery World) on the corner of Warwick and Argyle Streets, Hobart. Upon arrival there was a large amount of smoke coming from the building. The fire was quickly extinguished however there was…
Police donate supplies to the Salvos
Tasmania Police has donated 30 boxes of surplus clothing and boots to the Salvation Army to help Tasmanians in need. Senior Sergeant Luke Manhood handed over the supplies to Salvation Army representatives at the Salvation Army headquarters in Hobart today. “Today we rehomed a large quantity of shoes, belts, trousers, and fleece jackets,…
Motor Vehicle Crash Fatality, Currie, King Island 30 May 2016
About 1 pm on Monday 30 May 2016 there was a two vehicle motor vehicle crash on Grassy Road Currie, west of the Rifle Range Road intersection. The crash was “head on” and occurred within the Currie town boundary in a posted 60 km/h zone. The scene was attended by members of Tasmania Police, Tasmanian…
Name released – firearms incident
Tasmania Police today released the name of the man who died following a firearms incident at Cooee on 24 May 2016. The man was Robert Edward McInerney, 48, of Cooee. Police released his name following contact with his next of kin, who are located interstate.
Tasmania’s original drugs dog Yuli retires today
Police Dog Yuli will retire today after a long and distinguished drug-sniffing career. Launceston-based Yuli is one of Tasmania Police’s two original drugs detection dogs and has detected more than $10million worth of drugs. A 9½-year-old yellow Labrador, Yuli will spend his twilight years with his handler, Senior Constable Jareth Anderson and family. At a…