58 year old male charged with wounding 59 year old male in Ravenswood
A 58 year old male from Ravenswood has this evening been charged with wounding. This relates to the stabbing of a 59 year old male in Lambert Street, Ravenswood on the afternoon of Sunday the 11th November 2018. The male has been detained in custody to appear in the Launceston Court of Petty Sessions at…
Male stabbed – Two persons in custody
A 26 year old male and a 58 year old male, both from Ravenswood are currently in police custody following an incident in Lambert Street Ravenswood earlier this afternoon (11/November/2018). A 59 year old male also from Ravenswood is currently being treated at the Launceston General Hospital for a wound sustained during the incident. The…
Serious crash – Faraday Street, Ravenswood
At about 8:10pm on Saturday the 10th November 2018 a white Ford Falcon Sedan was travelling West on Faraday Street, Ravenswood from the Sunnyhill Country Club approaching the Faraday Street and Faulkner Road round a bout. The driver of the vehicle was a 49 year old male from Ravenswood and there was one passenger in…
Youth accidently shot in Youngtown
A male youth is in custody and assisting police after a 15 year old youth was accidentally shot in the buttock at a home in Youngtown, Tasmania. The injured youth is in a stable condition at the Launceston General Hospital following the incident. Anyone with information on the incident can provide that information anonymously by…
Concern for welfare – Elson Robert KIDDLE
Police are concerned for the welfare of Elson Robert KIDDLE, age 70. Elson was last seen at around 11:00am when he left his home in West Moonah. Elson is described as around 170cm tall, slim build, white hair, green eyes and tanned complexion. He is believed to possibly be in the greater Hobart area, travelling…
House fire at George Town
At approximately 0030 hrs on Saturday 10 November 2018, Police and Tasmania Fire Service attended a house fire on Agnes Street, George Town. The property in question had been unoccupied for some time. A Tasmania Fire scene Examiner later attended the scene and conducted an examination. The fire was deemed to have been deliberately. The…
Serious Pedestrian Crash, East Derwent Highway, Rose Bay
Police are calling for witnesses to a serious crash in Rose Bay this morning where a pedestrian was struck by a bus. Around 9.30am, a 65-year-old woman from Rose Bay was struck by a north bound blue Mercedes Benz bus on the East Derwent Highway, in the vicinity of Yolla Street. First aid was performed…
Concern For Welfare – Ryan Samuel Wilson
Police are concerned for the welfare 20-year-old Ryan Samuel Wilson, last seen in the Wynyard area on 5 November. Ryan is described as around 170cm tall, slim build, short brown hair, blue eyes and fair complexion. He is believed to possibly be in the greater Hobart area, travelling in a Silver Chery station wagon, registration…
Third person charged in relation to Deloraine burglary
A 38 year old man from Blessington has been charged with Aggravated Burglary and Aggravated Armed Robbery. The man is the third person to be arrested in connection to a violent home invasion and robbery at Deloraine in the early hours of last Friday morning. He has been remanded in custody to appear in the…
Police seeking witness to Newnham Service Station Armed Robbery
Police investigating an Armed Robbery at the United Service Station in Newnham Sunday night are calling for information from a witness at the scene. Around 6.30pm Sunday, a male entered the service station on George Town Road and demanded money from the attendant, armed with a firearm. He stole a computer from behind the counter…