Man arrested for burglary spree during Huon Valley fires
Tasmania Police Detectives have arrested and charged a 42 year old Police Point man with a series of burglaries in the Huon Valley. The man was targeting properties that had been evacuated by residents seeking alternate places of safety during the Huon Valley fires. The man was originally arrested on Monday however during investigation of…
Murdunna fire deliberately lit
Tasmania Police is investigating a fire that started in a pine plantation near a track off Hyland Rd at Murdunna yesterday. TFS Fire Investigators have eliminated all possible accidental causes and have determined the fire was deliberately lit. Bellerive CIB will be investigating further and would like to speak to anyone who may have seen…
Registering of relocated residents
Tasmania Police encourages residents who have left their homes and are unable to return due to the Riveaux Rd, Southwest fire in the Huon Valley to register this information using the Red Cross Register.Find.Reunite service. This can be done: In person at the Huon Valley PCYC or the Kingborough Sports Complex Evacuation Centres. These options…
Murdunna bushfire cause under investigation
Police are investigating the cause of a bushfire at Murdunna this afternoon. “Early indications are that the cause of the bushfire which started at around 12.30pm today in the Highlands Road area is suspicious,” said Inspector Natasha Freeman. “With a number of significant fires already burning across our state, its disappointing that someone would choose…
Man charged with assault following incident on Sheffield Main Road
Police have today charged a 19-year-old Sheffield man with Assault following an incident that occurred on Sheffield Main Road around 8.30pm yesterday. A 33-year-old man received serious head injuries as a result of the incident and was taken by Ambulance to the North West Regional Hospital before being flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital where…
Four men charged in connection to stolen motor vehicle which caused Clarendon Vale bushfire on Monday
Police yesterday charged four men in connection to a stolen motor vehicle which was set alight in Clarendon Vale on Monday afternoon and caused a large bushfire. An 18-year-old Clarendon Vale man has been charged with motor vehicle stealing and being in possession of stolen property. Three Clarendon Vale men (aged, 22, 17, and 21)…
Police investigating deliberately lit fires at Blessington
Tasmania Police is investigating a series of fires along Sawpit Hill Rd at Blessington. About 10 fires were discovered along a 10km stretch of Sawpit Hill Rd yesterday. Police closed the road to all but local residents, service vehicles and emergency service vehicles until the fire was brought under control. It is believed the fires…
Police investigating deliberately lit fires at Blessington
Tasmania Police is investigating a series of fires along Sawpit Hill Rd at Blessington. About 10 fires were discovered along a 10km stretch of Sawpit Hill Rd yesterday. Police closed the road to all but local residents, service vehicles and emergency service vehicles until the fire was brought under control. It is believed the fires…
Man charged with burglary and stealing offences in Police Point
Police yesterday charged a Police Point man with a number of burglary and stealing offences in the Police Point area. Around 9pm last night, police apprehended the 42-year-old man in the Police Point Road area with a quantity of stolen property which police will allege was stolen from properties in the Police Point area earlier…
Serious motorcycle crash – Paradise
A 47-year-old man is in a critical condition in the Royal Hobart Hospital after crashing a motorcycle on Paradise Rd, Paradise about 2.35pm yesterday. The Tasmania Ambulance Service attended the scene and the man was airlifted to the RHH where he is undergoing surgery for his injuries. Excessive speed is believed to be the major…