Man charged with Armed Robbery
Police have this morning charged a 25-year-old Bridgewater man with armed robbery after an incident at the Big Bargain Bottle Shop on Main Road at Claremont last night. It will be alleged that at 7:45pm on Monday evening, a man wearing a balaclava and a hooded jumper entered the bottle shop armed with a knife…
Motorist Warning Regarding Fuel Spills
Police are reminding motorists to secure all items on their vehicles following a serious fuel spill in Cambridge this morning which caused several crashes. At around 7am police were alerted to a serious fuel spill on Holyman Avenue at Cambridge which was causing vehicles to lose traction around the first roundabout near the BP service…
Blue Ribbon Cup | Memorial match played this Saturday.
An AFL match played in memory of two fallen police officers, will be hosted in Launceston tomorrow. Now in its 18th year, AFL teams Hawthorn and St Kilda have played off for Blue Ribbon Cup since 1999. This is only the third time Tasmania has hosted the match and the second consecutive year. The cup…
Two vehicle crash Tasman Highway, Orielton
Police and emergency services responded to a two vehicle crash on the Tasman Highway, near Black Charlies Opening, Orielton earlier this morning. A 33-year-old man from New South Wales was negotiating a series of bends when his white Toyota Camry sedan crossed into the other lane, and into the path of an unladen Mack fuel…
Rescue of Walker | Meander Valley Falls
A police and SES ground search and rescue party located a man at 3am this morning at Meander Valley Falls after he was missing for 12 hours. At 11.15am the couple left their vehicle in the Meander Valley Falls car park to go for a walk. The walk was expected to take about 2.5hours to…
Missing father and son rescued from Lake Pedder wilderness
A Hobart father and son missing in the Lake Pedder area have been found after a two-day air and land search. The pair constructed a makeshift shelter out of shrubs and ate food they had found that was left behind by other bush walkers. John Ward (42) and Stephen Ward (13) were found…
Woman Remains In Critical Condition With Burns
A 20-year-old woman remains in the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne receiving specialist treatment for burns to more than fifty percent of her body following an incident at a Chigwell house on Monday. The young woman remains in a critical condition in an induced coma. She will undergo surgery today and is expected to require medical…
Unit Fire – New Street Invermay
At 7.10pm on Wednesday 26 April 2017, Tasmania Police and the Tasmania Fire Service were called to attend a unit fire at New St, Invermay. Upon attendance the unit was completely alight and there were numerous onlookers in the immediate area. The fire was extinguished and an exact cause has not yet been established. Preliminary…
Motorcyclist charged with riding 92kmh over the speed limit
A 19-year-old man from West Ulverstone was intercepted and arrested yesterday following a high speed detection on Dial Road, Penguin. Around 3.15pm on Tuesday 25th April (Anzac Day) police detected a motorbike on Dial Road, Penguin, travelling at 142km/h in a 50km/h zoned area. Police also observed the rider of the bike lifting the front wheel…
Search for missing bushwalkers at Scotts Peak
Police and SES are currently conducting a land and air search for two missing bushwalkers in the Scotts Peak area at Lake Pedder. The father and son, aged 42 and 13 from Hobart, are camping at Huon Camp Ground at Scotts Peak and were due back yesterday afternoon from a bushwalk. They were reported overdue…