Motorists urged to prepare for winter conditions after snow strands travellers at Breona
Police are urging motorists to drive to the conditions and be properly prepared before travelling to Tasmania’s elevated areas after several people became stranded on Highland Lakes Road at Breona overnight due to snow. All motorists were accounted for, with no reports of serious injury. Senior Constable Jessica Weston said that weather and road conditions…
Police investigating serious armed robbery, Coles Bay
Police are continuing to investigate a serious armed robbery at a Coles Bay property on Saturday, where a 76-year-old man was left with serious injuries after his firearms were stolen and his property destroyed by a deliberately lit fire. Detective Inspector David Gill said police were continuing to search for the offenders, as well as…
** Content warning: Sex offences ** Reportable offender charged with additional offences
Tasmania Police’s Community Protection Offender Reporting team has charged a reportable offender with a number of offences following a targeted operation. The reportable offender, a 36-year-old man from southern Tasmania, has been charged with: Public indecency Breach of a Community Protection Order Trespass Unlawful possession of property. The man will appear in the Hobart Magistrates…
UPDATE: Coles Bay incident, stolen vehicle found
Police investigations are continuing into a serious incident at a Coles Bay Road property this morning in which an elderly man was assaulted in his home, nine firearms were stolen from a safe, and a house was destroyed by a deliberate fire. The 76-year-old man remains in a serious condition in Royal Hobart Hospital receiving…
Police call for information following Coles Bay incident
Police are investigating following an early morning burglary and assault incident in which a Coles Bay residence was set on fire. Police and emergency services were called to the scene about 7am this morning following a report of a residence on fire. Upon arrival, police located the owner of the residence who had been secured…
Police investigating deliberately lit fire at Punchbowl
Police are investigating a deliberately lit fire which damaged a building at Punchbowl this morning. Emergency services were called to the fire on Punchbowl Road about 4.25am, with Tasmania Fire Service crews extinguishing the fire. The unoccupied building sustained significant structural damage. Anyone with information in relation to the fire, or suspicious activity in the…
Independent review released into role of police in Tasmania
Tasmania Police has commissioned an independent review to assess the ways in which it can strengthen frontline policing and better support its members to do core police work safely and sustainably into the future. Releasing the report today, Commissioner Donna Adams said that the review by the Australian New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA) provides…
Man charged following firearms and drug seizure in Queenstown
A 27-year-old man from Queenstown has been charged with firearm and drug offences following a targeted search of his property yesterday. Police from Queenstown executed a search warrant on Wednesday, locating what police will allege are two homemade firearms, firearm parts, gel blasters, illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia. The man was arrested and charged with…
Police investigating incident in Moonah where man sustained gunshot wound
Police are investigating an incident in Moonah last night in which a man sustained a single gunshot wound. About 9.25pm, police received a report that a person inside a shed on Charles Street had sustained a gunshot wound to the hand. The 31-year-old man was transported to the Royal Hobart Hospital for medical treatment. Police…
Four people charged as part of ongoing investigation which included search in Uxbridge area
Police have charged four people as part of an ongoing investigation which included the search for a person of interest who was in the Uxbridge area on Monday. Yesterday, police arrested the person of interest, a 29-year-old man from Blackmans Bay, in the South Hobart area. He has been charged with offences including several firearms…