Man charged over Hobart Police Station incident
A 20-year-old Chigwell man has been charged after causing damage to the Hobart Police Station overnight. The man forced his way into the station where he was taken into custody about 12.40am. He was taken to hospital for injuries he sustained during the incident. He was later charged with Destroy Property, Breach of bail,Threaten/Intimidate Police…
Search continues for missing fisherman
The search for missing Deloraine man, Kerry Frankcombe, will continue early next week with plans to again use the Westpac Rescue helicopter to search a vast stretch of the northern coastline. After five days of extensive land and sea searches, sadly the 75-year-old fisherman has not yet been located. He was reported missing on Sunday…
Six charged in traffic operations targeting trail bikes
Tasmania Police has recently conducted a number of planned traffic operations in the Bridgewater and Gagebrook areas, with a specific focus on the illegal and anti-social riding of off-road motorcycles. Over the past 10 days, police have seized eight motorcycles, including the recovery of two stolen motorcycles, resulting in the arrest and prosecution of six…
Police investigating skeletal remains located at Clifton Beach
Police are investigating skeletal remains discovered in farmland at Clifton Beach in July which have not been identified through forensic testing. “On 6 July, a local resident located what appeared to be skeletal remains on a farming property at Clifton Beach,” said Inspector Andrew Keane. “Police recovered the remains and conducted an assessment at the…
Serious crash, Esk Main Road – Conara
Police are investigating a serious single vehicle crash on Esk Main Road, Conara yesterday afternoon. A man in his 90s, who was the sole occupant of the silver Mercedes-Benz sedan, was taken to hospital after his car crashed into a tree near the intersection of Milford Road about 4:30pm. Anyone with infomration about the crash,…
Police investigating hooning and damage to Burnie parkland
Burnie police has been made aware of an incident that occurred yesterday in parkland/playground bordered by Truganini and Jorgensen Streets at Burnie. Whilst the incident wasn’t reported to police, social media posts indicate that a white four-wheel drive was hooning on the grass surface when it fully rolled over and landed back on its wheels.…
Man detected speeding nearly 40km/h over the limit on Bass Highway at Stanley turnoff
Smithton Police detected a 27-year-old Smithton man travelling at 119 km/h through the 80km/h speed zone at the Stanley turnoff on the Bass Highway at 9.55pm on Tuesday. The driver is the holder of a Provisional (P1) licence and received an infringement notice disqualifying him for a period of 3 months. He also received a…
Helicopter to continue searching for missing fisherman in northern Tasmania
The Westpac Rescue helicopter will again be searching the waters between Port Sorell and Beechford for missing fisherman, Kerry Frankcombe today. Inspector Shane LeFevre said the search over the past three days had not uncovered any further signs of the missing Deloraine man since his boat was located in the early hours of Monday morning.…
Search ongoing for missing fisherman in Northern Tasmania
Police are continuing the search for missing fisherman, Kerry Frankcombe, who failed to return from a fishing trip on Sunday, 10 September. Sergeant Leighton Riggall said concerns are held for Mr Frankcombe, whose fishing vessel was located by police in waters about 12km off the coast of Beechford in the early hours of Monday morning.…
Structure fire at Kingston
Police are undertaking a specific line of enquiry after a structure fire at a unit complex in Kingston overnight was deemed suspicious. Police and emergency services were called to an address in Redwood Road, Kingston about 5.50pm yesterday with Tasmania Fire Service extinguishing the fire. A 43-year-old man was rescued from the unit and taken…