Information sought in relation to 2022 robbery in Acton Park
Detectives from Bellerive CIB are renewing their calls for public information as part of an ongoing investigation into a robbery that was reported last year, on Monday 1 August 2022 in Acton Park. A woman was reportedly restrained about 6:40am, while offenders searched through the residence before leaving with a small sum of cash in…
Woman charged with wounding at King Island
Police have today charged a 24-year-old woman with wounding in relation to an ongoing investigation into an incident on Main Street at Currie on Saturday. A 29-year-old man received multiple wounds during the incident and was flown to the Royal Melbourne Hospital for medical treatment. His injuries were not life threatening and he has since…
Information sought in regard to driving incidents, Bass Highway
Police are seeking information regarding a number of incidents that occurred on the Bass Highway on Wednesday 9 August between 5 and 6pm. The incidents involved a Black Subaru Impreza, registration EH7459, and occurred on the highway between Mount Hicks Road, Wynyard and Three Mile Line Road, Burnie. No one was injured in the incidents,…
Police investigating incidents in Devonport and Latrobe
Police are investigating a carjacking in Devonport and a firearm discharge in Latrobe yesterday, which have been determined to be linked. Around 3.25pm a man driving a black 2003 Mazda MX5 (with white wheels and Victorian registration 1VX4DA) on Victoria Street was approached by what was reported to be a man armed with a firearm. …
Kingborough community encouraged to report crime to police
Police in Kingston are urging the Kingborough community to report crimes and incidents of anti-social behaviour. “Tasmania is a safe place to live, and from a policing perspective, Kingborough is one of our safest communities,” said Kingston Inspector, Colin Riley. “While the vast majority of us are law abiding citizens, there is a very small…
High range drink driver detected on King Island
Police urge motorists to remember the dangers of drink driving after a driver was detected almost four time the legal alcohol limit on King Island last night. Around 7pm police intercepted a vehicle on Netherby Street at Currie. The driver, a 24-year-old woman, was subject to a roadside breath test and returned a positive indication…
Police officer charged
A 31-year-old male constable from the Western District is due to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on 27 October 2023, having been served with a summons to appear on a charge of common assault. The offence is alleged to have been committed at Burnie on 29 January 2023. The officer was on duty at…
Man charged over vehicle stealing, firearms
A man has been arrested and charged with stealing six motor vehicles, multiple firearms offences and breaches of bail as part of a recent police operation. Police will allege the 31-year-old Somerset man stole the vehicles from a secure site on the North-West Coast between 6 July and 28 July 2023. So far, three of…
OMCG Arrests, Devonport CBD Assault 6 August 2023
Two interstate outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) members have been charged with affray and several counts of assault in relation to an incident in Devonport last weekend. Shortly after 6am today, members of Tasmania Police and Australian Federal Police executed a search warrant at a rural property near New Norfolk where a Tasmanian OMCG member lives.…
Police release vehicle details in Cafasso murder case
Police are renewing calls for information into the murder of 20-year-old Italian tourist Victoria Cafasso on 11 October 1995 at Freshwater Creek, Beamauris. Detectives investigating the case have released reconstructed images of a vehicle spotted at various locations in the Beaumaris area including at Freshwater Creek at the time of Victoria’s murder. The distinctive light…