Police investigations ongoing into serious wounding and fatal crash in Northern Tasmania
Police are continuing investigations into a serious wounding incident at Exeter and a fatal two-vehicle crash at Legana on Friday afternoon. Detective Inspector Stuart Greenwood said emergency services were called to a residential property on Main Road, Exeter about 4.30pm, following reports a woman had sustained multiple serious stab wounds. “Our initial investigations indicate the…
Police investigating serious wounding and fatal crash in Northern Tasmania
Police are investigating a serious wounding incident in Exeter this afternoon. Emergency services were called to a residential property on Main Road about 4.30pm, after reports a woman had sustained serious stab wounds. Initial investigations indicate the injuries were inflicted by a man known to the woman. She has been taken to hospital and is…
Significant cocaine seizure – Bass Highway, Deloraine
Police are investigating following the seizure of approximately one kilogram of cocaine during a traffic intercept on the Bass Highway near Deloraine yesterday morning. Police observed a vehicle driving erratically and intercepted it at approximately 8.45am. During a subsequent search of the vehicle, officers located a kilogram of cocaine concealed inside a bag. The occupant,…
Be prepared: Police urge caution as hazardous weather approaches
Police are urging motorists and bushwalkers to be aware of hazardous weather conditions across the state in coming days, with the potential for ice and snow in the West and Central regions, and strong winds in the far South. “Our advice is simple – focus on your safety, and the safety of others around you,”…
Police investigating crash on Bass Highway, Wivenhoe
Police are investigating a multiple vehicle crash at Wivenhoe this morning where a motorcycle rider was injured. Emergency services were called to the crash at the intersection of Bass Highway and Stowport Road about 7.20am. Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the crash which involved a white Curtainsider UD truck, white Subaru S-6…
Man bitten by shark in southern Tasmania
A 31-year-old man from southern Tasmania has received non-life-threatening injuries after being bitten by a shark at Coal Point, Adventure Bay this morning. Inspector Darren Latham said “the man was diving with two other people at a depth of 8 metres and approximately 50 metres offshore from Coal Point, Adventure Bay when he was bitten…
Youth charged re stealing offences Glenorchy
Members of Tasmania Police’s Operation Respect have charged a 17-year-old youth following investigations into a series of stealing offences across the Glenorchy area. The youth was arrested and charged in relation to an attempted stealing with force at a bottle shop in Glenorchy, and a stealing offence at a bottle shop in Claremont last night.…
Charges laid over Coles Bay incident
Three men have today been charged with aggravated assault, burglary and armed robbery charges as police investigations continue into a serious incident at Coles Bay last Saturday. Detectives from South East CIB, with the assistance of Northern CIB, Southern and Northern Drugs and Firearms units, Taskforce Raven, the Special Operations Group and other specialist resources,…
Three in custody over Coles Bay incident
Three men are in custody at the Launceston Remand Centre in relation to an aggravated armed robbery, arson and motor vehicle stealing incident at Coles Bay last Saturday (11 July). Detectives from South East CIB, with the assistance of Northern CIB, Southern and Northern Drugs and Firearms units, Taskforce Raven, the Special Operations Group and…
Police respond to marine incident at Bakers Beach
Police and emergency services are responding to an incident at Bakers Beach in northern Tasmania where a man fell overboard after an oyster barge hit a sandbar this morning. Authorities were notified of the incident about 9.30am following a report of a man falling overboard, temporarily being trapped between the sandbar and the barge. The…