Man charged with drug trafficking, firearms offences
A 38-year-old man has been charged with firearms and drug offences, including drug trafficking, following an incident in Launceston this week in which Tasmania Police officers were initially responding to a traffic crash. Police were called to Invermay Road, Invermay, about 11.30am on Thursday (8 October) following reports a grey Mitsubishi Triton utility, driven by…
Reckless driving incident at Longford
Following an ongoing investigation by Longford Police, a 31-year-old man will be proceeded against by summons for alleged reckless driving and providing a false report to police over a driving incident at Longford last month. The incident on Thursday, 10 September, was captured on mobile phone camera and involved a white Nissan Navara being driven…
Police call for information over missing Smithton man
Police are seeking public information as they search for 47-year-old Craig who has been missing from Smithton since Saturday 26 September 2026. “Over the past week police have conducted a number of searches in Smithton and the surrounding area to locate Craig,” Acting Inspector Martin Parker said. “At this stage Craig has not been seen…
Man charged over destruction of property in Hobart
Police have charged a 44-year-old Dover man following two separate incidents of property damage in Hobart in the past week. Police allege that during the early hours of Monday, 5 October, the man attended the Wrest Point Convention and Entertainment Centre at Sandy Bay and deliberately damaged glass panels throughout the complex. It is alleged…
Training exercise at Hobart Airport precinct
Tasmania Police wishes to assure members of the community if they see an increased emergency services presence at Hobart Airport tomorrow (Thursday, 8 October), it is planned training and there is no need for concern. Inspector Adam Mollineaux said the planned training exercise within and around the airport precinct was a Civil Aviation Safety Authority…
Youth charged over disturbance in Hobart CBD
Police have charged a female youth following a disturbance in the Hobart CBD yesterday afternoon (6 October). Police received reports about 2.50pm of a youth in the Liverpool, Elizabeth and Argyle street areas behaving in an agitated manner and carrying what appeared to a knife. Police responded immediately and took the youth safely into custody…
Police investigating deliberately lit structure fire at New Norfolk
Fire investigators have determined a fire at an abandoned building at New Norfolk early yesterday morning (5 October) was deliberately lit. About 1.25am, emergency services responded to reports of a fire in a vacant building at the rear of a property on Hobart Road. Tasmania Fire Service crews extinguished the fire, and investigators have now…
Woman charged with Facebook Marketplace fraud
A 31-year-old Midway Point woman remains in custody, charged with multiple fraud related offences to a value exceeding $11,000 following an investigation into a series of fraud Facebook Marketplace. Police allege the woman obtained items from Facebook Marketplace sellers by arranging to meet and buy the items, and either showing a fake completed bank transfer…
Man to be proceeded against after Parliament House damage
A man will be proceeded against after a report of damage at Parliament House in Hobart overnight. Police were called to the scene about 11.20pm last night, after 10 windows and two glass doors were damaged. No entry was gained to the building. The alleged offender, a 44-year-old Hobart man, was located shortly afterwards in…
Bushwalker Rescued in Tyndall Range
A 44-year-old man was rescued from the Tyndall Range on Tasmania’s West Coast yesterday after becoming ill while bushwalking. The man was part of a group of three on a day walk from an overnight campsite when he became unable to continue. The group activated a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) and contacted emergency services via…