Man charged following North Hobart wounding incident
Police have charged a Gagebrook man following a wounding incident on Church Street in North Hobart last night. As a result of investigations conducted by Hobart Criminal Investigation Branch, a 25-year-old man has been charged with one count of Wounding. He will appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court at a later date. The involved parties…
Injured man rescued from Walls of Jerusalem National Park
Members in the Westpac Rescue Helicopter have located an injured 74-year-old man from West Launceston who activated a personal locator beacon (PLB) in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park this morning. Other walkers carrying the PLB came across the injured man and offered assistance leaving him with the device until help arrived. The man suffered…
Tasmania Police charge a 26 year old man with offences from Lighthouse Hotel brawl
Launceston police have today charged a 26 year old Ulverstone man with offences that relate to a brawl that occurred at the Lighthouse Hotel in Ulverstone in January 2020. Footage of the incident went viral after it was released on social media. The footage shows at least ten men involved in the brawl at the…
Wounding – Commercial Hotel, George Street, Launceston
On the night of Saturday the 3rd of October 2020 a wounding was committed at the Commercial Hotel, George Street, Launceston. As a male patron was being escorted from the hotel by security staff he smashed a glass into the side of another patron’s face. The victim was facing away from the offender at the…
Fatal Two Vehicle crash – Arthur Highway, Copping – 03/10/2020
A 52-year-old female from Dunalley has died following a two-vehicle crash which occurred on the Arthur Highway, approximately six kilometres north of Copping. The crash occurred at approximately 5:50pm when the driver of a 2011 black Volkswagen station wagon lost control on a sweeping left-hand bend on a section of the Arthur Highway known as…
Aggravated Robbery and Wounding – Riverside
On the 3rd October 2020 around 3am a neighbour dispute in Benjamin Street, Riverside escalated resulting in a 24-year-old male from Huonville and a 23-year-old female from Riverside being injured during an assault at a residence. Later that morning around 9am the three offenders returned to the same residence as a result of the previous…
Protest Action – Hobart CBD
Approximately 1pm this afternoon, Saturday 3 October 2020, planned protest action was undertaken by the Extinction Rebellion Action Group. This involved a group of approximately 150 people marching through the Hobart CBD to the cessation point on Murray Street with road closures implemented by Tasmania Police. At the conclusion of this march a number of…
Robbery and Assault – Caltex Rosny – 2 October 2020
On Friday the 2nd October 2020, Tasmania Police received a 000 call from a staff member at the Caltex Service Station, Rosny. This was in relation to an alleged robbery. Numerous police units responded, arriving two minutes after the call. Upon police arrival, a 29 year old male offender and a 26 year old female…
Midland Hwy Fatal Crash
Tasmania Police can confirm that three people have been killed in a crash on the Midland Highway this afternoon. The crash occurred just before 1pm, one kilometre south of Ross. Investigations indicate that a vehicle towing a caravan was travelling north on the Midland Highway, when a solar panel on the caravan dislodged and fell…
Body located at Slopen Main
Sadly, police can confirm that a body, believed to be that of missing 19- year-old man Valentine Bester has been located this morning. The man’s body was located near the boat ramp at Slopen Main by a member of the public. Valentine was reported missing at 5:30pm last night after failed to arrive to meet…