Police investigating Tea Tree burglary
Police are calling for information in relation to a house burglary on Middle Tea Tree Road at Tea Tree about 4pm Saturday 1 February. A white Toyota Hilux utility vehicle with NSW registration plates was recovered by police on Grices Road shortly after the incident. Police are interested in any dash cam footage of the…
Vehicle clamped after hooning incident
A 17 year old boy has had his vehicle clamped for 28 days after having his licence for only four days. A vehicle owned by the teen driver was detected doing a burnout on Richmond Road at Cambridge on Saturday 1 February. The vehicle was subsequently clamped, and investigations are ongoing in relation to the…
Serious three vehicle crash near Franklin
Police and emergency services responded to a serious three-vehicle crash at the northern end of Franklin earlier today. The crash involved a white Suzuki, a white Ford utility towing a car on a car trailer, and a silver Suzuki. Initial investigations indicate that the white Suzuki had slowed to a stop to give way to…
Pedestrian injured on Abbotsfield Road, Claremont
At 9.30pm on Friday 31 January 2025, emergency services were called to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle on Abbotsfield Road, Claremont. A 40 year old male was transported to the Royal Hobart Hospital with minor injuries. He is expected to make a full recovery. Investigations are continuing into circumstances around…
Man charged with prohibited behaviour
A man has been charged over an incident at Royal Park, Launceston on Friday morning. Police received multiple reports of a man exposing himself to members of the public in the area between 8am and 10.30am. A 43-year-old Launceston man was later arrested by police and charged with prohibited behaviour. He will appear in the…
Police investigate house fire in Warrane
Police are investigating a house fire that was reported to emergency services around 3:10am this morning in La Perouse St Warrane. Tasmania Fire Service and Tasmania Police attended and the fire was quickly extinguished with an initial estimate of damage of $100,000. No one was home at the time of the fire. Anyone with information…
Fatal crash, Woolnorth
Sadly, a man has died after a serious single-vehicle crash at Woolnorth in the state’s North-West. Police and emergency services were called to West Montagu Road at Woolnorth just before 4.40am Friday after reports a vehicle had crashed. A Circular Head man in his 20s, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, sadly died…
Learner rider fined for excessive speed
A learner rider has been fined and disqualified from driving for four months after he was detected travelling at 130km/h on the South Arm Highway yesterday. Police detected the L-Plater at South Arm about 4pm Thursday travelling 50km/h above the designated speed limit of 80km/h. Inspector Kathy Bennett said travelling at such high speeds put…
Trail bikes seized during targeted Launceston operation
Police seized two trail bikes and intercepted five riders during a targeted operation in Launceston yesterday. A 15 year old was arrested and charged and a second 15 year old will be proceeded against under the provisions of the Youth Justices Act – both are facing charges of aggravated evade, unlicensed driving, reckless driving, and…
Death following Summerleas Road Crash on 10 December
Sadly, police can confirm a 75-year-old man died yesterday in Southern Tasmania. The man was involved in a crash on Summerleas Road, Fern Tree on 10 December 2024. Following the crash the man was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition and has since passed away. Our thoughts are with the families and…