Man charged over at least 11 separate fires, including a significant fire at Breadalbane, following an in-depth police investigation
A man has been charged over at least 11 separate fires, including a significant fire at Breadalbane, following an in-depth police investigation. Longford Police, with the assistance of the Tasmania Fire Service, have been investigating deliberately lit fires between Perth and Ulverstone, with the incidents occurring between August 2025 and April 2026. As a result,…
Motorists urged to slow down and obey the speed limit following traffic operations at Old Beach, Elderslie, and Kingston
Police are urging all motorists to slow down and obey the speed limit following traffic operations this morning in Old Beach, Brighton, and Kingston where 40 drivers were detected speeding. Between 6.30am and 8.30am, Southern Road Policing Services conducted a targeted operation on East Derwent Highway between Otago and Old Beach. Concerningly in the two-hour…
Provisional driver charged after drink-driving crash
A 23-year-old Hobart man has been charged after being caught drink driving more than four times the legal limit following a crash at Claremont overnight. Police attended Main Road, Claremont about 1.20am, after locating a vehicle that had collided with a guard rail. The driver underwent a breath test, returning a reading of 0.227, more…
Charges laid over series of incidents in Ouse
Two people have been charged over a series of incidents in the Ouse area yesterday. Police were called shortly before 1am on Monday (7 September), after the pair allegedly attempted to enter a business before gaining entry to a nearby convenience store and stealing a quantity of cash before leaving the scene. Attending officers located…
Police investigating fatal crash at Old Beach
Sadly, one person has died, and two others are in a critical condition following a two-vehicle crash at Old Beach this afternoon. About 1.35pm emergency services were called to the scene on East Derwent Highway, near Riviera Drive, where a blue Nissan Qashqai and a silver Great Wall had collided head-on. Sadly, the woman front…
Second youth charged over burglaries, stealings across Invermay and Perth
Taskforce Raven members have dealt with a second youth in connection with a series of recent property and motor vehicle offences committed across Invermay and Perth. On 1 September, Taskforce Raven members arrested a 15-year-old male youth in relation to a significant number of burglaries, stealing offences and motor vehicle thefts committed in the Invermay…
Man charged following burglary at Exton
A man has been charged following a recent burglary at a commercial property in Exton. Police were called after offenders reportedly entered the business sometime between Friday 28 August and Monday 31 August, damaging locks and stealing equipment including a defibrillator. Investigators have since recovered stolen property. A 27-year-old man was this morning arrested and…
One person charged, and another in custody, as part of ongoing investigation into wounding at Glenorchy
One man has been charged, and another man remains in custody, as part of an ongoing police investigation into a wounding at Glenorchy yesterday. About 1.35pm, police responded to reports of an incident near a store on Howard Road. Police will allege two men approached the rear of the store and stole an item. An…
Investigations ongoing into Elizabeth Town crash where three people died and two remain in critical condition
Police investigations are ongoing and formal identifications have been conducted in relation to a two-vehicle crash at Elizabeth Town Friday afternoon where tragically three people died, and two people remain in a critical condition. The crash occurred about 2pm on the Bass Highway, east of the Gannons Hill Road intersection, and involved a white Chery…
Police investigating crash at Elizabeth Town where three people died and two people are in a critical condition
Sadly, three people have died, and two people are in a critical condition following a two-vehicle crash at Elizabeth Town this afternoon. Police and emergency services were called to the scene on the Bass Highway, east of the Gannons Hill Road intersection, about 2pm. Emergency services arrived to a complex scene where a white Chery…