Police execute search for firearms, drugs and stolen property in London Lakes, Central Highlands
40 police officers and Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tasmania) rangers executed search warrants on four properties in and around London Lakes to investigate poaching, drug offences and property crime yesterday. As a result of these searches, a 33 year old London Lakes man has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking and was…
Single Vehicle Fatal Crash – Browns Creek Road, Bakers Beach
Sadly, a 48 year old man has died following a single vehicle motorbike crash on a forestry trail near Browns Creek Road, Bakers Beach this afternoon. At about 12.10pm the man lost control of the offroad motorbike and hit a tree suffering fatal injuries. Tasmania Police attended the scene along with Ambulance Tasmania. Investigations are…
Update: Serious Assault, Shorewell Park
Police are continuing to investigate the serious assault of a man in Shorewell Park between 3.00pm and 4.30pm on 24 January. The man remains in a critical condition in the Royal Hobart Hospital. Anyone that may have images or footage of the assault or further information are asked to contact Burnie CIB 131444 or Crime…
Serious Motorcycle Crash, Sandfly Road, Margate
Police and emergency services were called to a serious, single vehicle motorbike crash on Sandfly Road Margate about 8.00pm last night where a 37 year old man received serious injuries. The rider was travelling along Sandfly Road and failed to negotiate a turn before becoming airborne and landing in a ditch. The man was transported…
Concern for welfare of missing yachtsman
Concerns are held for the welfare of missing 80-year-old solo yachtsman Peter Baggenstos of Switzerland. Mr Baggenstos was last seen at Hobart on 1 December 2022 when he set sail on his 13-metre yacht ‘Lady Lay’ bound for New Zealand. The yacht’s AIS transponder stopped transmitting on 5 December 2022, in the Tasman Sea about…
Serious Assault, Shorewell Park
Police are investigating the assault of a 45 year old Burnie man which has resulted in the male receiving serious head injuries. Police wish to speak to anyone who may have seen a male wearing a red shirt and dark trousers in the Woniora Road or Turner Crescent area of Shorewell between 3.00pm and 4.30pm…
Preventing serious injuries on our roads this Summer
Police and health staff are calling on Tasmanians to take extra care on the roads ahead of what will be a four-day weekend for many. “This year we’ve had two people lose their lives on Tasmanian roads, and we’ve had 30 people seriously injured in crashes,” said Assistant Commissioner, Adrian Bodnar. “Being seriously injured in…
Youths to appear in court over Riverside Primary fire
Three youths will appear in the Launceston Youth Justice Court following continued investigations in to a deliberately lit structure fire at Riverside Primary School on Saturday. The blaze started in a rubbish bin outside the school, and spread into the roof space. Police would like to thank the Riverside community for their assistance in the matter.
Service Station Burglary, Campania
Detectives from Bellerive Criminal Investigation Branch are seeking assistance from the public following a burglary of the Campania Service Station in the early hours of Tuesday, 17 January. Police are alleging that a group of offenders arrived at the service station around 3:30am in a grey Ford Mondeo bearing stolen number plates. The group forced…
Deliberately lit fires – Bridgewater, Herdsmans Cove and Gagebrook
Tasmania Police and Tasmania Fire Service responded to multiple deliberately lit grass fires in the Bridgewater, Herdsmans Cove and Gagebrook areas yesterday afternoon. A 16-year-old was arrested and charged with deliberately lighting a fire that burnt about 1 hectare of grass, and some fences, at Lamprill Circle and Holloway Drive. He will appear in the Hobart…