Kingston Police investigate alleged assault
Kingston Police is investigating an alleged assault of a 63 year old man in Blackmans Bay last night following an altercation with three youths. Approximately 8pm last night, a 63 year old man was returning to his residence situated on Pearsall Avenue, Blackmans Bay when he saw three youths – two male and one…
Two people charged over stolen firefighting equipment and other theft in Swansea
Tasmania Police has charged two people in relation to a number of burglaries in Swansea at the weekend. Two chainsaws and about 100 litres of petrol were stolen from Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service and Sustainable Timber Tasmania vehicles, which were parked overnight on Saturday after being used in firefighting operations. Police received reports of…
Sisters Creek Serious Crash
Police are seeking public sightings of two vehicles before they crashed on the Bass Highway at Sisters Creek this morning and five people were injured. Around 9.50am emergency services were called to a crash between a green Mitsubishi sedan and a brown Kia hatch around 500 metres west of the Myalla Road intersection. A westbound…
Man charged with trafficking in a controlled substance after seizure of poppy capsules
About 4.40pm on Friday, 13 December 2019 members of Tasmania Police Southern Drug Investigation Services attended an address in Rosetta where 2,286 opium poppy capsules and residue were located. An investigation commenced and a 36 year old Adelaide man was arrested and charged with trafficking in a controlled substance under section 12 of the Misuse…
Police investigating deliberately lit Queenstown house fire
Police are appealing for information as they investigate a house fire in Queenstown believed to have been deliberately lit in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Shortly after 3am on Wednesday 11 December, police and emergency services responded to reports of a house fire at 15 Nankivell Street, Queenstown. The house was fully engulfed by…
Police investigation ongoing into armed robbery at Mood Food New Norfolk
Police are seeking public assistance to identify a car and man involved in the armed robbery at Mood Food New Norfolk last week. As part of the ongoing investigation into the aggravated armed robbery around 2am last Friday, police are seeking public sightings or vision of a silver Toyota Hatch, registration number DH7421, allegedly used…
Fatal Single Vehicle Collision, Lilydale Road
Sadly, a 73 year old Bellingham man has died following a single vehicle crash on Lilydale Road this morning. The fatal single vehicle collision occurred on Lilydale Road, on Fingerpost Hill, between Rocherlea and Pipers River Road, 1.1km north of Barnards Creek about 6.40am. Initial investigations indicate a white 2004 Toyota Hilux 2wd…
Youth charged with deliberately lighting Hadspen vegetation fire
Police thank members of the public for information provided yesterday which resulted in a youth being charged with deliberately lighting a vegetation fire in Hadspen. “Around 2.30pm yesterday police received information from the public that two youths were setting a vegetation fire on Illawarra Road where it crosses the South Esk River Bridge,” said Inspector…
Police investigate evade incident
Police are investigating an evade incident which occurred in Glenorchy in the early hours of this morning. Police observed a suspicious vehicle in Tolosa Street, Glenorchy shortly after 2.00 am and shortly thereafter attempted to intercept it. While attempting an interception the vehicle gave the appearance of slowing that suggested to attending police…
Fatal single vehicle crash – Glenfern Road, Glenfern – 08/12/2019
A 19 year old male German national has died following a single vehicle crash on Glenfern Road, Glenfern on Sunday the 8th day of December 2019. The crash occurred at approximately 11.30am whilst the male was travelling north on a gravel section of Glenfern Road whilst driving a red 2000 Mazda 323 sedan. The vehicle…