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…
Serious Motorcycle Crash, Scott Rd, Bridgewater
Approximately 6:00pm on Monday 16 January 2023, police and Ambulance Tasmania attended a single vehicle motorcycle crash on Scott Road, Bridgewater. Police allege that a 42-year-old Bridgewater man was riding a motorcycle on Scott Rd, Bridgewater when he collided with an electrical transformer box and light pole. No one else was involved in the crash.…
Deliberately lit structure fire – Devines Road, Glenorchy
Shortly before 5:00am on Sunday 15 January 2023, emergency services responded to a structure fire at a unit on Devines Road, Glenorchy. Emergency services arrived to find the fire contained to a single unit. Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) members quickly extinguished the fire, however the property suffered significant internal damage. The occupant of the unit…
Fatal Single Vehicle Crash at Henty Road, Strahan
Sadly, a 35 year-old woman has died following a single vehicle crash on Henty Road, Strahan approximately 500 metres south of the Henty River. Police and emergency services were called to the scene about 4:30pm on Saturday 14th January. Initial inquiries indicate the woman was travelling South on Henty Road in a blue 2012 Nissan…
Police seek information to identify offenders who graffitied Newnham Police Station
Police are seeking public information to identify two youths who used spray paint to mark walls of the Newnham Police Station with various words and images in the early hours on Sunday 8 January. The two youths are believed to have walked down George Town Road, Torrens Street, Hargrave Crescent, Mayfield Street and the Eyre…