Serious assault – Hobart Road, Kings Meadows
Tasmania Police are investigating a serious assault that occurred at about 9.15pm last night, outside Zap Fitness on Hobart Road, Kings Meadows. A 40-year-old Launceston man was allegedly assaulted by an unknown man following a brief verbal exchange. The victim sustained serious head injuries and was transported to the Launceston General Hospital, where he remains…
Suspicious house fire at Lune River, man arrested
A 22-year-old man has been arrested and remains in custody on charges of aggravated burglary and arson following a suspicious house fire last night at Lune River, in Tasmania’s south. The fire started about 6.05pm Wednesday with brigades from Southport, Dover and Geeveston called in. The fire crews arrived a short time later to find…
Injuries prove fatal in Spreyton crash
Sadly, a 75-year-old man has died as a result of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash at Sheffield Road, Spreyton, on Tuesday. The man, from Tasmania’s North-West, was injured in a head-on collision involving his black Holden Commodore and a white Nissan Navara about 4:10pm. He was transferred to Launceston General Hospital on Tuesday afternoon…
Retail Crime Information Session Brings Together Tasmanian Retailers
Retailers from across Tasmania came together today for a statewide Retail Crime Information Session, hosted by Tasmania Police and the City of Hobart, to explore strategies for improving safety in retail environments. Inspector John Toohey from Hobart Police said the session provided a valuable opportunity for police, council representatives, and retailers to share insights and…
Two injured in serious crash at Spreyton
Police are investigating a serious traffic crash involving a black Holden Commodore and white Nissan Navara on Sheffield Road, at Spreyton, today (Tuesday). Police and emergency services were called to the scene of the head-on collision about 4:10pm. The drivers of both vehicles – a man aged in his 70s and a second man in…
Man charged following robbery in Rokeby
A 22-year-old man has been charged with aggravated robbery in relation to an incident on Ralph Terrace at Rokeby on Sunday morning. Police will allege that about 1.15am, the man confronted and assaulted another man and stole a number of items from him including keys and a phone. The victim was transported to Royal Hobart…
Fatal trailbike crash, Norwood
Sadly, a 17-year-old boy has died as a result of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash at Norwood, Launceston, last Saturday night. The boy was one of two male teenagers injured in a collision between a trailbike and a Subaru SUV at the roundabout intersection of Boiton Hill Road and Norwood Avenue, about 8.45pm on…
Charges laid over alleged stabbing at New Norfolk
Police have charged two men with wounding and aggravated assault following the alleged stabbing of another man at New Norfolk on Sunday morning. The two men, aged 33 and 29, were arrested in the greater Hobart area on Sunday after investigations into the earlier incident at the car park of the McDonald’s Restaurant at New…
Two vehicles clamped and two motorbikes seized in first few days after launch of Police Operation Full Stop
Police have clamped two vehicles and seized two motorbikes in the first two days since the launch of Operation Full Stop – an ongoing police initiative targeting persistent and dangerous driving in the Clarence Municipality. Yesterday (Sunday), police seized an unregistered trail bike following a head-on crash about 2.30pm on Duntroon Drive at Rokeby. Acting…
Man charged in relation to burglary and stealing at Hobart jewellery store
Detectives from South East Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a 33-year-old man with a number of offences in relation to a burglary and stealing at a jewellery business on Murray Street in Hobart on 13 July 2025. The man was arrested and charged following an investigation that included a number of searches conducted across the…