Charges laid over alleged stabbing at New Norfolk
Police have charged two men with wounding and aggravated assault following the alleged stabbing of another man at New Norfolk on Sunday morning. The two men, aged 33 and 29, were arrested in the greater Hobart area on Sunday after investigations into the earlier incident at the car park of the McDonald’s Restaurant at New…
Two vehicles clamped and two motorbikes seized in first few days after launch of Police Operation Full Stop
Police have clamped two vehicles and seized two motorbikes in the first two days since the launch of Operation Full Stop – an ongoing police initiative targeting persistent and dangerous driving in the Clarence Municipality. Yesterday (Sunday), police seized an unregistered trail bike following a head-on crash about 2.30pm on Duntroon Drive at Rokeby. Acting…
Man charged in relation to burglary and stealing at Hobart jewellery store
Detectives from South East Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a 33-year-old man with a number of offences in relation to a burglary and stealing at a jewellery business on Murray Street in Hobart on 13 July 2025. The man was arrested and charged following an investigation that included a number of searches conducted across the…
Cries of ‘help’ prompt search at South Riana
*** UPDATE @ 6.15am *** Police can advise the search investigation at South Riana, in the state’s rural North-West, has been resolved. Following media reporting of an extensive search effort, information has been provided to police overnight which clarifies to our officers there is no longer a concern for welfare in the area. A person…
Man rescued from partially submerged 4WD
Police are warning campers and four-wheel-drive enthusiasts to the dangers of entering creeks and rivers in the Tasmanian bush after the rescue of a man from a partially submerged ute near West Takone, in the state’s North-West. Tasmania Police Western District Inspector Adam Spencer said the Surf Life Saving Tasmania Swift Water Rescue Unit, Ambulance…
Motorcycle riders sustain serious injuries in Norwood crash
Investigations are continuing into a two-vehicle traffic crash at Norwood, in Launceston, on Saturday night in which two teenagers riding a motorcycle sustained serious injuries. A 17-year-old boy who was a pillion passenger on the motorcycle was initially treated at Launceston General Hospital before being transferred to the Royal Hobart Hospital, where he is in…
Man taken into custody in north west Tasmania
A 46-year-old man is in police custody following an incident today at a house at Penguin, in the state’s North-West. About 10am on Saturday, police were called to a suburban residence in the Penguin area following reports a man inside was armed with a weapon. The man was alone in the residence at the time…
Suspicious house fire at Newnham
Police are calling for information on a house fire in the Launceston suburb of Newnham early Saturday, which investigators believe was deliberately lit. Emergency services were called to Mount Stuart Drive about 2am on Saturday with the report of a fire at a house. The fire was extinguished by Tasmania Fire Service crews, but it…
Launceston woman charged with high-range drink driving
A 37-year-old woman from Launceston has been charged with high-range drink driving following a single vehicle crash on Georgetown Road at Newnham today. Emergency services were called to the crash about 11.15am, where the woman was reportedly found a short distance away from a yellow Hyundai Getz which was on its roof. The woman was…
Police investigating deliberately lit fire at Deviot
Police are investigating a deliberately lit fire which destroyed a dwelling at Deviot this morning. About 3.50am, emergency services responded to reports of a structure fire on Deviot Road Tasmania Fire Service crews attended and extinguished the fire, and Fire Investigators determined it was deliberately lit. Anyone with information in relation to the fire is…