Media Releases
Bushwalker rescue, Leven Canyon
Police search and rescue teams are currently rescuing two overdue bushwalkers from the Level Canyon area near Loongana. Search and rescue ground parties and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter have been searching the area this morning for a man and woman in their 50s overdue from a bushwalk they were expected to complete yesterday. The man…
Tasmania Police to raise awareness of seven long-term missing people during National Missing Persons Week
Tasmania Police will raise awareness of seven long-term missing people during National Missing Persons Week which starts today. “National Missing Persons Week is an annual week of action aimed at profiling long-term missing persons and raising awareness of the significant issues surrounding missing persons,” said Sergeant John Delpero of the Tasmania Police Missing Persons Unit.…
Driver involved in single vehicle crash at Richmond on 26 July 2021 dies in hospital.
Sadly, the 22-year-old male driver, and only occupant, of a Toyota utility involved in a single vehicle crash on Middle Tea Tree at Richmond on 26 July 2021has passed away because of the injuries sustained. The male died at the Royal Hobart Hospital on 31 July 2021. Tasmania Police expresses condolences to the man’s family…
Police to investigate fatal crash on King Island
Police will today investigate a crash on King Island last night which sadly resulted in the death of a man. Around 8.50pm last night members of the public reported to police a crash at Camp Creek Reserve on King Island. The crash involved a single vehicle with a female driver and male passenger. As a…
Police implore motorists to reset driving behaviours following Road Safety Day of Action
Police are imploring drivers to reset their behaviour on the roads after a concerningly high number of offences were detected during a Road Safety Day of Action yesterday. “While we expected to detect motorists disobeying the road rules during a focused policing activity yesterday, the high number of drivers detected disobeying the road rules and…
Police investigating East Devonport firearms discharge
Police are investigating a firearm discharged into a residence at East Devonport this morning. Around 6am police attended a report of a firearm discharged into the front window of a residence on Torquay Road. The occupant of the residence was inside the property at the time but was not injured. Police believe this was a…
Police traffic activities to focus on raising awareness of Fatal Five contributors to crashes and road fatalities
Police will be out in numbers across Tasmania today, highlighting the Fatal Five contributors to road crashes, following a devastating number of deaths on the roads this year. “Police will be undertaking road policing activities across Tasmania today, particularly in the North of the State, aimed at raising awareness of the Fatal Five contributors to…
Man charged with burglary of Ulverstone jewellery store
Police have charged a 34-year-old Ulverstone man in relation to a Burglary and Stealing at Nicole Viney Jewellers on Reibey Street, Ulverstone, overnight 16- 17 July. The man was bailed to appear before the Devonport Magistrates Court at 9.30am on 14 September 2021. Police searched the man’s house and recovered some of the items of…
Serious Motor Vehicle Crash on Middle Tea Tree Road, Richmond
Police are investigating a serious single motor vehicle crash on Middle Tea Tree Road at Richmond overnight. A silver Toyota Hilux utility was being driven in an easterly direction on Middle Tea Tree Road, Richmond outside Daisy Bank Farms, when the driver lost control and collided with a tree on the opposite side of the…
Second person charged – Norwood firearms incident
A second person has been charged following an incident on Saturday night where shots were fired into a home on Boiton Hill Road at Norwood. The 27-year-old man from Longford, has been charged with aggravated assault, recklessly discharge a firearm and breaching family violence orders. He will appear in an afterhours court at 8pm tonight. …