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Friday, 20 June 2025 - 10:16 am.

George Town man charged after police seized 16 illegal firearms

A man has been charged with multiple firearms, drug and driving-related offences after police seized 16 illegal firearms during a search at a George Town residence.  Police attended the residence on Wednesday 18 June while investigating an earlier driving offence in the George Town area. Officers observed items of interest through a window of the…

Friday, 20 June 2025 - 9:36 am.

Charges over Central Highlands ‘wood-hooking’

Nine people from the Queenstown area are facing charges including stealing and trespassing as part of joint operation between Tasmania Police and Sustainable Timber Tasmania targeting the illegal harvesting of timber in the Central Highlands. Authorities have used surveillance and targeted patrols as part of the crackdown on the illegal collection of timber, including the…

Thursday, 19 June 2025 - 4:57 pm.

North Motton man charged with murder

Police have this afternoon charged a 46-year-old man with murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault after a police officer was fatally shot in Tasmania’s North West on Monday. The North Motton man recently appeared in a bedside court sitting. He will reappear in court at a later date. The man remains under guard in hospital…

Thursday, 19 June 2025 - 12:31 pm.

Deloraine Police seize illegal firearms, drugs during targeted searches

Two people have been separately charged after police seized multiple firearms and illicit substances during two unrelated searches in the Meander Valley area this week. Deloraine Police conducted the first targeted search at a Weegeena residence on Tuesday 17 June. During the search, police located and seized a .22 calibre rifle, a 22 Magnum rifle,…

Wednesday, 18 June 2025 - 3:40 pm.

Man charged after police seize parcel containing half a kilo of ice

A man has been charged with trafficking in a controlled substance and attempt to unlawfully import a controlled substance after police seized half a kilogram of methylamphetamine (ice). A parcel containing the highly addictive drug had been posted from Victoria to Tasmania, where it was intercepted by members of Northern Drugs and Firearms Unit. The…

Tuesday, 17 June 2025 - 9:26 am.

Tasmania Police mourns fallen officer

Investigations continue today into the tragic shooting death of a Tasmania Police officer in the state’s North-West on Monday. With the permission of the officer’s family, Tasmania Police Commissioner Donna Adams has confirmed the officer is Constable Keith Anthony Smith, a 25-year veteran of the police service. Constable Smith, 57, was shot and killed at…

Monday, 16 June 2025 - 4:33 pm.

Police officer killed on frontline duties

Tasmania Police is mourning the tragic loss of one of its own following a critical incident in North Motton earlier today. Commissioner Donna Adams said a police officer was allegedly shot by a member of the public when attending a private residence on frontline duties. “Shortly after 11am, police officers attended a residential property on…

Monday, 16 June 2025 - 12:57 pm.

Police officer killed, North Motton

Police remain at the scene of a serious incident at North Motton in North West Tasmania, where tragically a police officer has been shot and killed. Police attended a residential property on Allison Road in relation to routine duties shortly after 11am. A member of the public allegedly shot a police officer as the officer…

Monday, 16 June 2025 - 11:35 am.

Man in custody on firearms charges

A 28-year-old man is in custody facing several charges after an incident in Hobart on Sunday afternoon in which police allege he threatened a person with a firearm at a city hotel and attempted to dispose of two additional firearms in the CBD, while trying to outrun officers. A quick police response is being credited…

Sunday, 15 June 2025 - 4:06 pm.

Serious Crash at Pages Road, Moorleah

Emergency Services were contacted at 11:37pm on 14 June 2025 regarding a serious traffic crash on Pages Road, Moorleah near the intersection of Cryans Road. The vehicle, a grey 2004 Holden Calais sedan, was travelling east, has left the road and then hit trees. The occupants of the vehicle were a 44-year-old man (driver), a…

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