Police seize 3D printed firearms, 3D printer
A Burnie man has been charged with significant firearms offences after police uncovered an illegal firearms manufacturing operation during a search at a private residence yesterday. Members of Taskforce Scelus executed a search warrant at the Burnie address on Sunday afternoon (21 June), locating a significant quantity of 3D-printed firearms, firearms parts and ammunition –…
Fatal crash – Bass Highway, Carrick
Sadly, a man has died following a serious crash on the Bass Highway at Carrick. Police and emergency services were called to the highway shortly before 9.20am Monday (22 June) after reports of a crash between a white Subaru and a black utility. The two drivers involved in the crash were transported to hospital by…
Charges laid following altercation in Hobart
A 41-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman have been charged with wounding following a disturbance in Hobart yesterday afternoon. Police were called to the scene near the Hobart Citadel on Elizabeth Street shortly after 3pm, following reports of an altercation involving a group of people known to each other. During the incident, a man sustained…
Police investigating disturbance on Elizabeth Street, Hobart
Two people are in custody after a disturbance in Elizabeth Street, Hobart, this afternoon. Just after 3 pm, police were called to the incident in Elizabeth Street, near Patrick Street. A group of people who were known to each other had been involved in an altercation. One man received a stab wound to his upper…
Structure Fire – Warring Street, Ravenswood
Police are investigating a fire at a property in Warring Street, Ravenswood, overnight. Police were called about 12.10am. The unit is part of a complex, which is unoccupied. Initial investigations indicate the fire was deliberately lit. Police would like to hear from anyone who has information about the incident, or CCTV or dashcam vision in…
High Range Speeding – Launceston CBD
On Friday 19 June, Northern Road Policing Services conducted a targeted operation in the Launceston CBD focused on hooning. Just after 10 pm, they intercepted a white Volkswagon Golf R after it was detected travelling at almost twice the speed limit along George Street. The driver was clocked at 77 km/h in a signed 40…
Fatal motor vehicle crash, Hillwood
A 52-year-old George Town woman has died after a two-vehicle crash at Hillwood yesterday. Emergency services were called to the scene on Batman Highway near the intersection of Craigburn Road at 2.55pm. Two vehicles, a Subaru station wagon and a Hyundai hatchback, were involved in the collision. The 42-year-old male driver of the Subaru was…
Kayakers rescued in south-west wilderness
Tasmania Police Search and Rescue officers have today assisted two Queensland men who struck difficulty on a kayaking trip on the Huon River, deep in the state’s rugged south-west wilderness. The men raised the alarm about 1.20pm today by activating their Personal Locator Beacon (PLB). They were located up a steep cliff, northwest of the…
Woman charged over Warrane serious crash
A 26-year-old woman has today been charged with a serious driving offence following a single vehicle crash at Warrane in which a male person was struck by a car. Investigating officers from South East CIB this afternoon charged the Warrane woman with Causing Grievous Bodily Harm by Dangerous Driving. She has been detained in custody…
Police investigating serious crash involving truck and motorcycle on Brooker Highway
Police are investigating a serious crash involving a truck and a motorcycle on Brooker Highway, Montrose, this morning. About 10am, emergency services responded to reports of a crash heading north at the foreshore intersection involving a white coloured flatbed Hino truck and a black coloured Honda motorcycle. The 76-year-old man who was riding the motorcycle…