Two people charged following aggravated burglary
Police have charged two people in relation to an aggravated burglary in Sandy Bay yesterday. In the early hours of the morning, an occupant in a private residence in Sandy Bay disturbed a male offender inside the residence. The man fled the residence with a quantity of stolen property. The occupant was not physically injured. …
Former police officer charged
A 43-year-old woman from southern Tasmania is due to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on 10 March 2023 to answer the following charges: Perverting Justice Unauthorised access to a computer Possess a controlled drug Fraud The offences are alleged to have been committed in the greater Hobart area between June 2021 and April 2022…
Police Highway Patrol detect two drivers speeding in road-work areas on Midland Highway
Police are urging motorists to slow down and obey road-work speed zones after two drivers were detected speeding on the Midland Highway. At 11:20am yesterday, members of Road Policing Services detected a driver speeding at 88km/h in the signed 40km/h road-work zone at Midland Highway at Ross. Road workers were actively working in the area…
Three men now charged with Murder in relation to Granton death
Police have charged two additional men with Murder in relation to the death of 26-year-old Nicholas Scott in Granton on 3 January. A 44-year-old man from Moonah and 21-year-old man from Collinsvale have both been charged with Murder and will appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court today. The police investigation is ongoing in relation to…
Single Vehicle Crash, Garden Island Creek
Around 3.40pm on Thursday 5 January 2023, Emergency Services were called to attend the report of a single vehicle crash involving a white Volvo SUV on the Channel Highway between Verona Sands and Garden Island Creek. The front seat passenger in the vehicle, a 56 year-old woman from North Hobart, was cut from the vehicle…
Christmas Day motor vehicle burglaries – Springfarm Estate, Kingston
An 18 year old male has been charged and will appear in court today over multiple motor vehicle burglaries committed in Springfarm Estate, Kingston on Christmas Day. It is alleged the man, along with a female youth accomplice, stole property from a number of vehicles in the Estate. Tasmania Police works to help people protect…
Granton man charged with Murder
Police have charged a man with Murder as part of the ongoing investigation into a firearms incident in Granton yesterday. The 20-year-old man from Granton remains in custody and will appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court at a later time. The police investigation is ongoing into the incident which resulted in the death of 26-year-old…
Operation Safe Arrival wrap
While the festive season has now ended, motorists have been warned that police will continue to be targeting poor driver behaviour to help keep our road safe. Acting Inspector Adrian Leary said that a total of 10,764 drivers were breath tested during Operation Safe Arrival over the festive season with 81 people charged with drink…
Police investigating firearms incident at Granton
Police are investigating the circumstances of a firearms incident at Granton early this morning which resulted in the death of a man. Around 10.50pm last night, Tasmania Police were notified by the Tasmanian Prison Service that a man who was under a period of incarceration had escaped custody whilst at the Royal Hobart Hospital. A…
Firearm incident Granton
Approximately 1.30am on Tuesday the 3rd January police were called to an address in Granton in response to a reported firearm discharge. Upon attendance police have located the body of a deceased male outside the residence and another male was located inside with head injuries. The second male has been taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital…