Police Seeking Info Following Significant Tool Theft In Mawbanna
Police are appealing for publication information following the theft of around $10,000 worth of tools from a Mawbanna shipping container last week. Between 4pm last Thursday and 9:30am Friday, a significant amount of hand and power tools were stolen from inside a shipping container on Dip Falls Road. Anyone with information in relation to the…
Man Charged With Excessive Speeding And Drink Driving – Glenorchy
Police this morning apprehended and charged a 24-year-old man for unlicensed driving, speeding and drink driving. At around 12.10am, police observed a silver Toyota Corolla station wagon travelling North on the Brooker Highway at Glenorchy speeding at 165km/h in an 80km/h zone. The vehicle was subsequently intercepted and the driver found to be unlicensed and…
Tasmania lowest victim rate in country for most offences
Tasmania recorded the lowest or equal lowest victim rate in the country for the majority of offence categories in 2016, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics released today. The ABS’s Recorded Crime- Victims Australia 2016 released today, contains statistics on victims for a range of selected offences by police in 2016. Tasmania’s victimisation…
Man Charged With Arson Of Tolosa Street House
Police have charged a 25-year-old Glenorchy man with the arson of a Tolosa Street house on 31 May 2017. The Glenorchy property was significantly damaged. The man will appear at the Hobart Magistrates Court at a later date. Arson can have a devastating effect on the community and people are reminded to be vigilant and…
Two Men Charged Over Counterfeit $50 Notes In Northern Tasmania
Police have charged two George Town men with possession and uttering of counterfeit $50 notes in Northern Tasmania. A 22-year-old George Town man has been bailed to appear in the Launceston Magistrates Court on 23 August 2017 charged with Possessing and Uttering Counterfeit Money and Dishonestly Obtaining a Financial Advantage from a number of businesses…
Man charged with manslaughter after New Town crash
A 25 year old Gagebrook man has been charged with Manslaughter after a fatal crash at New Town. A 42 year old woman sadly died in a two vehicle crash on Pirie Street, New Town at the intersection of Roope Street on 22 June. Police last night charged the man with one count…
Man to be proceeded against over fatal Old Beach crash
A 20 year old man from Hobart’s northern suburbs is being proceeded against following the fatal crash on Baskerville Road, Old Beach, on Saturday morning. Sadly, a 16-year-old girl died at the scene of the single vehicle crash. The man has been summonsed to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court facing one count of being…
Incident at Rosevale
Police and Emergency services attended an address in Rosevale earlier today to an initial report of a rescue. A man in his early 70’s was working on a vehicle at his home. Tragically the vehicle shifted trapping the man underneath. Sadly as a result of the injuries sustained, the man died at the scene. A…
Burns victim update
Nicole Evans remains in a secure room in a Victorian Hospital where she continues to be treated for full thickness burns to 65% of her body. Nicole’s condition has improved to the point where she can now communicate and is assisting police with their investigations. The next of kin has asked for privacy…
Investigations continue into Old Beach fatality
Investigations are continuing in relation to the fatality on Baskerville Road, Old Beach, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Sadly, a 16-year-old girl died at the scene of a single vehicle crash which occurred on Baskerville Road at Old Beach. A white Holden Barina driven by a 20 year old man with a Learner’s…