Fatal house fire, Pipers River
Sadly police can confirm a person has died in a structure fire at Pipers River this morning. Police and other emergency services were called to the fire on Pipers River Road about 7am. The house was fully engulfed by fire when police and Tasmania Fire Service crews arrived, and a person’s body has been located…
Fatal crash, Guildford
Sadly, two people have died following a serious crash on the Murchison Highway at Guildford this afternoon. Police and other emergency services attended the two-vehicle crash just after 12.30pm. The driver and a passenger of a Mazda BT50 utility, both men from Launceston, died at the scene. The driver of a Toyota Hilux utility, a…
Penguin man charged over stolen livestock equipment
A 25-year-old Penguin man has been charged with multiple offences including stealing and unlawful possession of property and will appear in the Devonport Magistrates Court at a later date. The charges relate to an investigation into livestock fencing thefts in the greater Ulverstone and Central Coast areas. Police recently executed a number of search warrants…
Weiss Independent Review report released
Tasmania Police Commissioner Donna Adams has today publicly released the final report of the Weiss Independent Review into former police officer Paul Reynolds. In October 2023 Commissioner Adams appointed Ms Regina Weiss, a highly regarded Tasmanian barrister with extensive experience leading independent reviews, to undertake an Independent Review into Reynolds as well as any allegations…
Man charged with trafficking after police seize ice on Bass Highway, Prospect
A man has been charged with trafficking in a controlled substance after police seized 78 grams of methylamphetamine (ice) on Tuesday afternoon. About 3.30pm on 2 July, members of Northern Drugs and Firearms Unit intercepted a vehicle on the Bass Highway at Prospect. During a subsequent search of the vehicle, and its occupants, police located…
17 year old charged over serious assault in Hobart CBD
A 17 year old boy has been charged over a serious assault in Hobart CBD on Saturday evening. Police and emergency services were called to Morrison Street about 11.20pm on 29 June after reports an 18 year old man had received serious, but non-life-threatening injuries during a targeted incident between people known to each other.…
Taskforce Saturate passes 4000 apprehensions
Tasmania Police’s Taskforce Saturate is continuing to target repeat offenders with 980 people now charged with more than 12,500 offences in Southern Tasmania. Inspector John Toohey said, the crime reduction model now known as ‘Taskforce Saturate’ was first implemented in Southern Tasmania in January 2018. “The intent of ‘Saturate’ was to prevent and reduce volume…
Man charged with burglary, firearms, and wildlife offences
A 23-year-old Campania man has been charged with multiple offences including burglary, firearms and wildlife-related offences following a targeted investigation. Police executed a search warrant at a private residence early last month and located various illegal firearms and stolen property. The man was arrested on Friday and charged with multiple burglary, and firearms-related offences. As…
Police investigating house fire on Viola Crescent at Gagebrook
Police are investigating a fire which damaged an unoccupied house at Gagebrook overnight. Shortly before midnight, Bridgewater Police and Tasmania Fire Service attended a house fire on Viola Crescent. The fire was contained quickly but had caused damage to the underfloor section of the house. The cause of the fire is undetermined and remains under…
Bellerive truck crash fatality
Police and emergency services remain at the scene of a truck crash on Clarence Street at Bellerive, near the Quay. Sadly, a man has died in what was believed to be a medical episode before the crash. Clarence Street remains blocked with east-bound motorists being diverted down Scott Street and west-bound motorists being diverted down…