Further charges laid over Mole Creek armed robbery
A man arrested in relation to an armed robbery in Mole Creek last Monday has now been charged with further offences including aggravated armed robbery. The 36-year-old Ravenswood man was initially charged with breach firearms prohibition order, evade police, and unlicensed driving following the incident on 13 May. A 26-year-old Launceston woman had been charged…
Male charged with Evading Police in Kingston
A 24-year-old man from Chigwell has been charged after allegedly evading police in Kingston this afternoon. The man was reportedly riding a ‘pocket bike’ type motorcycle on Redwood Road about 1pm when he failed to stop for police. The man was found to have a disqualified licence, and the motorcycle was not registered. He was…
29 year old Ravenswood man charged with firearms offences
On 19 May 2024 in the early morning, police responded to an isolated incident in Ravenswood involving a 29 year old man making threats with a firearm inside a residence. After a short period of time, the male was arrested after leaving the address and making threats towards police officers. The firearm involved has been…
17 year old youth charged with Armed Robbery
A youth has been charged with Armed Robbery over an incident that occurred at a Launceston Bottleshop on 18 May 2024. The youth entered the business armed with a screwdriver and stole a quantity of alcohol after threatening staff. He was arrested by police nearby. He has been charged with a number of related offences…
Serious motor vehicle crash – Forestry Road at Sprent
At 6:55 am Sunday 19 May 2024, Police were advised of a single vehicle crash at an unknown location in a forestry plantation in Sprent. A 37 year old alerted emergency services, advising that a 41 year old male was still trapped in the vehicle. Significant resources from Police, SES and Tasmania Ambulance Service were…
Dangerous driving, Mornington and Kingston
A 35-year-old Kingston man was taken into custody yesterday for numerous driving related offences. Police became aware of the man driving a dark grey Holden Cruse dangerously in the Mornington area around midday. The man was driving on the wrong side of the road into oncoming traffic. A short time later around 1pm, police observed…
Serious assault involving a motor vehicle – Devonport
A 42-year-old Spreyton man is due to face court charged with Criminal Code Assault and driving with a suspended driver licence following an incident in Rose Court, Devonport about 12:50pm on Saturday 18 May 2024. Police will allege the man intentionally drove a white Toyota Hilux utility at a 52-year-old Devonport man, striking him twice…
Three men charged with aggravated armed robbery – Burnie
Police have today charged a 24-year-old man, a 21-year-old man and a 16-year-old man, all from Somerset with various offences including Aggravated Armed Robbery, Assault, Possess Dangerous Article, Drug offences and Reckless Driving. These matters relate to a report of a disturbance behind a business in Wilmot Street Burnie on Tuesday 14 May 2024 around…
Drugs, firearms seized during targeted Shorewell Park search
Two men will face court over multiple drug and firearm-related offences after a targeted search at a private residence in Shorewell Park this week. Members of Western Drug and Firearms Unit along with the Dog Handler Unit searched the property on Tuesday, seizing quantities of ice, cannabis, and cash believed to be proceeds of crime.…
Pedestrian seriously injured in Derwent Park crash
A 38-year-old Glenorchy man sustained serious injuries from being struck by a vehicle on Brooker Highway, Derwent Park, around 3.10pm yesterday. Initial enquiries indicate that the man had attempted to cross the Brooker Highway – south of the traffic lights at the intersection with Derwent Park Road – in heavy traffic conditions. The driver of the vehicle was taken to the Royal…