Firearm discharge – Lambert Street Ravenswood
Tasmania Police are currently investigating a number of shots that were discharged into a unit complex situated along Lambert Street (not far from Faraday Street) at Ravenswood overnight. About 11.20pm on Thursday 11 June 2020, a number of rounds were discharged from a firearm striking the front window of the unit. Damage was caused to…
Concern for welfare – Ava Louise Baker
Police and family hold concerns for the welfare of 14 year old Ava Louise Baker. Ava left her Mount Stuart residence sometime last night between 11pm and the early hours of this morning. Ava was last seen wearing a green hoodie with white writing on the sleeves and possibly a Taroona High School jacket. She…
Police investigating theft from Devonport Jewellers on 29 May
Police are investigating the theft of a quantity of jewellery from ‘Mitchells Jewellery’ in Devonport around 11.40pm on 29 May. Four offenders smashed the glass window at the front of the store with what appears to have been a rock and stole a quantity of jewellery items including a gold opal diamond pendant and several…
Two charged after major joint police operation
Two people have been charged with serious charges including fraud, drug and criminal organisation offences following a major police operation in Dover yesterday. A 44 year old man and alleged high-ranking member of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang member was charged with: Operate a commercial fishing vessel without a certificate of survey contrary to section…
Man caught speeding through Riverside school zone
A 40-year-old man from Grindelwald has had his licence disqualified after being caught speeding through a Riverside school zone this morning. Police from Northern Road & Public Order Services intercepted the man travelling west on West Tamar Road at Riverside about 8:25am. The black Toyota the man was driving was checked travelling at 103 km/hr…
Man charged with armed robbery at Coles Supermarket, Bridgewater
A 20-year-old man from New Norfolk has been arrested and charged in relation to the armed robbery at Coles Supermarket in Bridgewater on Sunday. He was charged with Armed Robbery and will appear in court on a later date. Police would like to thank members of the public for their assistance in identifying the offender.
Police investigate motor cycle crash on Waverley Street at Bellerive
Police are investigating the circumstances of a serious motor cycle crash in Bellerive this evening which resulted in a male person receiving serious injuries. Around 8.45pm police responded to the crash on Waverley Street at Bellerive. The pillion passenger of the motorcycle, an 18-year-old man from Bellerive, was transported to the Royal Hobart Hospital in…
Police looking for vehicle following Exeter pedestrian crash
Police are calling for assistance from the public to identify a vehicle involved in a pedestrian crash in Exeter this morning. About 11:40am a woman was struck by a white Toyota Camry sedan as it was conducting a U-turn outside the post office on Main Road. The pedestrian was knocked onto the bonnet of the…
Two arrested after major joint operation with the AFP
Two people have been arrested after a major joint police operation targeting the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang in Southern Tasmania this morning. Tasmania Police in collaboration with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) National Anti-Gang Squad (NAGS) and Australian Border Force undertook specific operational activity targeting the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang members, supporters and associates in…
Fatal Tractor Accident – Chudleigh
Tasmania Police and Tasmania Ambulance Service attended a fatal tractor accident at a farming property at Chudleigh on Tuesday 9th June 2020. A 67 year old male resident of the property has died at the scene. Launceston Accident Investigation Services are investigating the circumstances of the accident and a report is being prepared for the…