Man in custody following north-west search
A man is in custody following a targeted police operation in the state’s north-west. Police were searching for the man who is a person of interest in relation to a series of incidents including motor vehicle stealing and robbery, in Devonport, Railton and Kimberley this morning. Due to information received, police located the man, who…
North-West Search update
Police are continuing to search for a person of interest in relation to a series of incidents in the north-west this morning. Police were notified by several members of the public of a man acting erratically in Macfie St Devonport about 9.15am, knocking on doors and demanding keys to their vehicles. He then left in…
Bushwalkers Rescued from Western Arthur Range
Two bushwalkers were rescued from the Western Arthur Range in the state’s south west overnight. The women – aged 58 and 26 years from South Australia – were rescued from a track at Haven Lake after activating a satellite device about 8pm last night and reported they needed extraction due to conditions. Due to weather…
Police search for person of interest following two north-west incidents
Police are searching for a person of interest after two incidents in the north-west this morning. Police were notified by several members of the public of a man acting erratically in Macfie St Devonport about 9.15am, knocking on doors and demanding keys to their vehicles. He then left in a white Toyota Fortuner, registration L29QT.…
High range drink driver detected in St Helens
Police are disappointed by the decision of a young provisional driver detected driving overnight with a significant blood alcohol reading of more than 3 times the legal limit. Shortly after midnight on Saturday 14 November 2026, police observed a vehicle travelling on the Tasman Highway at St Helens that failed to dip its headlights as…
Police investigate serious crash at Nunamara
Police are investigating a crash on the Tasman Highway at Nunamara shortly before 3.00 pm on Friday, 13 November 2026. The crash involved a black Honda motorcycle and a white Holden sedan. The 29-year-old male motorcycle rider sustained serious injuries and was transported to the Launceston General Hospital. The 17-year-old male driver of the Holden…
Call for witnesses following Moonah pedestrian crash
Police are calling for information in relation to a crash between a pedestrian and a vehicle in Moonah overnight. Police and emergency services were called to the scene in Main Road about 8.16pm, following a report of a woman being struck by a vehicle – a white Nissan Navara utility. The woman, aged in her…
Police investigate fatal truck crash at Kempton
Police are investigating a truck crash on the Midland Highway this afternoon where a man sadly died. About 2.45pm, emergency services responded to reports of a single truck crash about seven kilometres north of Kempton, where a semi-trailer prime mover which was carrying frozen food had rolled. The driver of the truck – a man…
Investigators regard baby’s death as suspicious
Police are now treating the death last week of a 15-day-old baby from southern Tasmania as suspicious. The baby boy was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital on Thursday, 5 November, with critical injuries and sadly, died two days later. Police are following a specific line of inquiry and ask that anyone with information regarding this…
Investigations into death of a baby
Police are investigating the death last week of a 15-day-old baby from southern Tasmania. The baby boy was admitted to Royal Hobart Hospital on Thursday, 5 November, with critical injuries and sadly, died two days later. Anyone with information regarding this incident can contact Police on 131 444, or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers Tasmania…