Fatal Motorcycle Crash – Invermay
Sadly, a man has died following a crash involving a motorcycle and a car on Doyne Street at Invermay, near the intersection of Lindsay Street. The man was riding the motorcycle at the time of the crash. Police are investigating the circumstances of the crash. Our condolences are with the family and loves one of…
Four outlaw motorcycle gang members to be proceeded against for traffic related offences
Four outlaw motorcycle gang members will be proceeded against for traffic related offences after they were intercepted by police on the Midlands Highway north of Oatlands around 10.45am today. The four men were each riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle while under the influence of drugs (each returned a positive result on a roadside oral fluid…
Police continuing to investigate what is believed to be serious assault on young child
Bellerive CIB is continuing to investigate what is believed to be a serious assault on a young child in Southern Tasmania. The child presented to the Royal Hobart Hospital early yesterday with critical injuries that are believed to be suspicious. They remain in hospital in a critical condition. Police including officers from CIB, Forensics…
Police investigating what is believed to be serious assault on young child
Bellerive CIB is investigating what is believed to be a serious assault on a young child in Southern Tasmania. Police were called to the Royal Hobart Hospital around 5:20am this morning after a child presented with critical injuries that are believed to be suspicious. The child had been transported by Ambulance from a residence in…
Man charged with assault and family violence offences
A 62 year old Hobart man has today been arrested and charged with assault and emotional abuse. The man has been charged with one count of common assault as well as one count of emotional abuse. It’s expected that the man will appear in an out of hours hearing of the Hobart Magistrates Court this…
Youth charged in relation to robbery offences in Hobart area
Detectives from Hobart CIB have charged a 17-year-old youth in relation to a series of theft and robbery matters in the New Town area yesterday morning. Police will allege the youth threatened several other youths at multiple locations in New Town during the morning. During one of the incidents a youth was struck to the…
Police seize illegally manufactured firearms
A 46-year-old man will be proceeded against in relation to several firearms offences following a search by the Western Drug and Firearms Unit on Wednesday, where police seized several firearms. During the search at a property on the Northwest Coast, police seized 8 firearms, multiple firearms parts, and other firearm related exhibits. Three of the…
New Police Youth Taskforce to crack down on crime on Hobart’s eastern shore
Tasmania Police has set-up a new Youth Taskforce designed to tackle shop stealing and anti-social behaviour on Hobart’s eastern shore. Inspector Andrew Keane said the taskforce – which is a mixture of uniform and plain clothes officers – will complement existing police patrols with an emphasis on shopping centres, bus malls and other public spaces…
Suspicious structure fire – Blair Street, New Norfolk
Approximately 1:18am on Thursday the 30th of November 2023, Tasmania Police and Tasmania Fire Service were advised of a structure fire at 103 Blair Street, New Norfolk. When emergency services arrived a short time later, the abandoned building was well alight. The fire is still burning within the building and Tasmania Fire Service are actively…
Arrest of 27-year-old man after standoff with police in Launceston0
At approximately 11.30pm on Wednesday 29th November 2023 Launceston Police attended at the Ampol Service Station on Westbury Road, Prospect. On arrival they located a 27-year-old man from Glenorchy on the rooftop of the service station in a distressed state. The man was armed with a knife and made threats to set alight the business.…