Dangerous Driving Incident Glenorchy – Request For Public Assistance
Police are seeking assistance from the public following an incident of dangerous driving in the Glenorchy area today. At around 2:20pm this afternoon, a Nissan Pulsar with no registration plates was involved in a high speed and dangerous driving incident in the area of Brent Street and Chapel Street, Glenorchy. The vehicle is believed to be…
Police renew call for information over stolen firearm
Detectives from the Devonport CIB are renewing a call for information relating to the stealing of a firearm from an unlocked vehicle on 6 October 2016. The vehicle was parked in the Kempling Street Carpark, Devonport at the time of the theft. Investigators wish to speak to the driver of a white Mitsubishi Triton,…
Update – Manslaughter Charge – Fatal Crash Involving Motorcycle On 14 Oct 2016
A 37 year old Rosetta woman has today been arrested and charged with Manslaughter by police crash investigators. The arrest relates to a two vehicle fatal crash involving a motorcycle which occurred at approximately 11pm on Friday, 14 October 2016, on the Brooker Highway just north of the junction of Elwick Road, Glenorchy. The rider…
Man to face court on attempted murder charges
At about 9.15pm on Sunday 29 January 2017 Police responded to an emergency call at a Launceston address. At the address a 20 year old man from Hobart was arrested and a 63 year man was conveyed to the Launceston General Hospital with serious head injuries and lacerations. Police recovered a small axe at the…
House destroyed in blaze at Dilston
At about 3.40am on Saturday 28 January 2017 Police and Fire crews were alerted to a house fire at an unoccupied residence in the Northern township of Dilston. When units from Tasmania Fire Service and Police arrived the building was well alight and the fire took several hours to bring under control. The house has…
Police forensically examine Newnham address in search for missing man
Northern detectives and forensic officers are today examining a Newnham address as the search for missing Mowbray man Bradley Breward, 22, continues. Police continue to hold grave concerns for the welfare and safety of Mr Breward, who was last seen by friends after celebrating New Year’s Eve in the Launceston CBD and Newnham. …
Serious two vehicle crash – Midland Highway, Oatlands
At 7.30am on 26 January 2017, police and emergency services personnel attended the scene of a two vehicle crash on the Midland Highway at the southern entrance to Oatlands. Preliminary investigations revealed that a silver Holden SUV travelling north was performing a right hand turn into Oatlands when it collided with a red Toyota sedan…
Police recover stolen $80,000 Torana
Launceston Detectives searched a residence in Charles Street, Cressy yesterday and recovered a stolen vehicle valued at more than $80,000. This vehicle was the orange 1976 Holden Torana SS hatchback, which had been stolen from a locked garage on Bowen Avenue, Trevallyn in the early hours of Saturday 14 January 2017. Investigations continue…
Non suspicious death – Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport
At 9.40am on Monday 23 January 2017, police in Devonport were notified of the death of a man on board Spirit of Tasmania I, which had recently docked in the Mersey River. Tasmania Police are investigating the death, but do not consider it to be suspicious. The family of the deceased have been informed. The…
Concern for welfare – missing person Bradley Breward
Tasmania Police are seeking assistance from the public in relation to a missing Mowbray man Bradley Breward, 22yrs. Mr Breward was last seen by friends after celebrating New Year’s Eve in the Launceston CBD and Newnham. He has not been seen and has not made contact with friends and relatives since that date. Bradley…