Police investigating after shots fired in Kings Meadows
Detectives in Launceston are investigating after shots were fired in Kings Meadows last night. Shortly before 11.30pm police were called to Chifley Street following reports multiple shots had been fired towards a house, which was unoccupied at the time. Police believe the shots were fired by offenders who left the scene in a dark-coloured sedan.…
Two men charged over aggravated armed robbery at Lauderdale
Detectives have today charged two men over the aggravated armed robbery of the Foreshore Tavern at Lauderdale on Friday 31 January. A 41 year old man of no fixed address was arrested at Seven Mile Beach on Saturday afternoon. He was in possession of a sawn-off shotgun that police believe was the firearm used in…
Two men charged with wounding man in Waverly last Wednesday
Police have charged two men in relation to the wounding of a man in Waverly last Wednesday night. The victim who was located on the Tasman Highway with serious abdomen injuries remains in the Launceston General Hospital in a stable condition. A 46-year-old man from Waverly has been charged with Wounding. He was detained to…
Westpac Police Rescue Helicopter Deployed To Injured Trail Bike Rider In Glen Huon
Subsequent to earlier media release the injured trail bike rider was assessed by a flight paramedic. The rider was a 19 year old male and required medical treatment in place to be stabilised. The male was then flown to Hobart in a serious but stable condition. In this case the rider was fortunate to be…
Fatal Single Vehicle Crash – Devonport
On January 31 2020 at 11:48 pm Tasmania Police and Ambulance Tasmania were alerted to a single vehicle crash on Durkins Road, Quoiba. Upon arrival at the scene police located a vehicle which had left the road and crashed into trees. The 17 year old driver of the vehicle was located deceased in the vehicle.…
Police Investigating Crash in Paterson Street Car Park
In the early hours of 1st February 2020 police were contacted in relation to a motor vehicle driving erratically in the car park on Paterson Street, Launceston. The vehicle is alleged to have crashed, caused damage to a parking voucher machine before striking a pedestrian and leaving the scene. A 49 year old Waverley man…
Aggravated armed robbery at Lauderdale
Police are seeking public assistance to identify the men responsible for an armed robbery at the Foreshore Tavern, Lauderdale in the early hours of this morning. Just before 2am two men entered the premises and threatened a male staff member who was on site. One of the men was in possession of a long arm…
Man charged after police officer struck by stolen motorbike
Detectives have today charged a 22 year old Bridgewater man after a police officer was struck by a stolen motorbike on Goodwins Road, Clarendon Vale yesterday evening. The man has been charged with aggravated assault, evade police (aggravated circumstances), motor vehicle stealing, dangerous driving and driving while disqualified. He remains in police custody and is…
Police investigating armed robbery at Lauderdale
Police are seeking public assistance as they investigate an armed robbery which occurred at the Foreshore Tavern, Lauderdale in the early hours of this morning. Shortly before 2am a staff member was on site when two men broke into the premises and demanded cash. One of the offenders is believed to have been armed with…
Vessel in distress – The Gardens (St Helens) 30/01/2020
On 30 January 2020 at about 8pm St Helens Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) received a distress call from a yacht that had lost its mast and become further disabled with ropes fouling the propeller. This was 2.4 Nm North of the Gardens Reef, North of Binalong Bay in the Bay of Fires area. The vessel…