Missing bushwalker located
A 10-year-old boy visiting Tasmania from Queensland with his father has been located safe and well after being reported missing during a bushwalk to Shipstern Bluff this afternoon. The boy became separated from his father on the Tunnel Bay Track at about 1pm today. His father remained at the location the boy was last seen…
Fatal Motorcycle crash – Augusta Road, Lenah Valley
At 6am this morning Police and emergency services responded to a motorcycle crash on Augusta Road, Lenah Valley. Sadly, police can confirm the rider, a 26-year-old man from Glenorchy, died at the scene. Crash Investigators are currently on scene determining the cause of the crash and are calling on witnesses who may have observed or…
Serious Motor Vehicle Accident – Boyer Road, Dromedary
Police and emergency services attended a serious motor vehicle accident on Boyer Road, Dromedary on Friday evening. The crash was the result of a head on collision between a red Ford Fairmont driving towards Bridgewater and a purple Holden Commodore heading to New Norfolk. The Ford has failed to navigate a right-hand bend and crossed…
Man charged over failing to report partner’s death
A 69 year old Cranbrook man has been charged after he allegedly failed to report his partner’s death in August. Following information received, officers from Bellerive CIB and Forensic Services attended the scene on Tuesday and Wednesday where a grave containing the body of a female was located on a rural property. Police…
Police seek witnesses after Hobart CBD assault
Police are seeking witnesses in relation to an assault that took place at approximately 10:00pm on Saturday 21 November at the corner of Murray and Collins Street, Hobart. As a result of this assault a 28 year old Bellerive man received facial injuries and was taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital. Anyone with…
Man issued infringement notice for dumping litter in Colebrook
Police are investigating a serious single vehicle crash on Bryants Lane at Nile around 4.30am this morning. Initial investigations indicate a 16-year-old male learner driver licence holder was driving the white coloured utility along the gravel road when it crashed into an embankment after failing to negotiate a right-hand bend and rolling a number of…
Serious Crash – Bryants Lane, Nile
Police are investigating a serious single vehicle crash on Bryants Lane at Nile around 4.30am this morning. Initial investigations indicate a 16-year-old male learner driver licence holder was driving the white coloured utility along the gravel road when it crashed into an embankment after failing to negotiate a right-hand bend and rolling a number of…
Youth to be proceeded against over Somerset house fire
A youth will be proceeded against in relation to a deliberately lit fire at a Somerset house on 17 November. The fire destroyed the house with an estimated value of $300,000. The youth will be proceeded against under the Youth Justice Act in relation to one count of Arson. As part of the ongoing investigation,…
Firearms stolen from Bagdad address
Police are investigating the theft of two firearms from a Bagdad address in southern Tasmania between 7pm on Monday and 6am yesterday. At this time two rifles – a Howa 223 Model 1500 and a Stirling 22 model 1500 -were stolen together with a quantity of ammunition of various calibres. The firearms, which…
Police investigating deliberately lit vegetation fires in Gagebrook
Police are investigating two deliberately lit vegetation fires on Laurence Place in Gagebrook last night around 10.45pm and 11.15pm. Witnesses reported seeing four youths in the vicinity of the fires and at least one of those youths with a lighter. Police are following specific lines of enquiry and are also following up on reports of…