Police investigate damage at Stanley penguin viewing platform
Police are investigating after a series of incidents where damage was caused at the Godfreys Beach Penguin Viewing Platform at Stanley. Between Tuesday 18 March and Saturday 22 March, several LED strip lights and guide lights were damaged or removed from the platform off Harrison Terrace. The marine-grade lighting had been fitted over information boards,…
Police seize 12 kilograms of cannabis during separate searches
Two people have been charged after police seized more than 12 kilograms of cannabis during three separate searches at George Town. George Town Police conducted the searches between 28 March and 31 March. A 50-year-old George Town man was arrested following one search, and has been charged with multiple drug-related offences, including trafficking in a…
Police officer charged
A 28-year-old Constable from Southern District is due to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on 8 August 2025, having today been served with a summons to appear on two charges of common assault. The offences are alleged to have been committed in Hobart on 19 November 2024. The officer was on duty at the…
Devonport woman charged with Arson
Police have charged a 39-year-old Devonport woman with multiple offences including arson in relation to a deliberately lit fire at Devonport last month. Emergency services were called to the fire on the corner of William and Madden Streets about 12.30pm on 6 March. Tasmania Fire Service Fire Investigators determined the fire, which destroyed a unit,…
Woman charged with drink driving following crash on West Tamar Highway
A West Launceston woman has been charged with drink driving after she allegedly returned a breath analysis reading more than twice the legal limit following a single vehicle crash on the West Tamar Highway last night. Emergency services were called to the crash about 9.45pm, where a black Subaru had crashed. A 55-year-old woman who…
Fatal crash, Orford
Sadly, a man in his 60s has died after a single-vehicle crash at Orford today. Police and emergency services were called to the scene on the Tasman Highway just before 12.45pm Sunday after reports a camper had left the road, and crashed into a tree. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle sadly died…
Cooee Point Reserve incident
A pedestrian has been flown to Melbourne in a critical condition following an incident at Cooee Point Reserve overnight. Police and emergency services were called to Cooee Road about midnight after reports a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle. The pedestrian was taken to the Northwest Regional Hospital with serious injuries before being airlifted…
Man charged with drink driving and driving under the influence, Kingston
A 41-year-old Kingston man has been charged with drink driving and driving under the influence following a two-vehicle crash on the Channel Highway, Kingston yesterday. Police were called to the crash about 2pm Saturday 29 March. A driver of one of the vehicles returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.255 – more than five times…
Three high-range drink drivers detected in states north
Police detected three high-range drink drivers in the North overnight Friday including a woman who was nearly five times the legal alcohol limit. About 6.30pm Friday a Northern Highway Patrol officer stopped a 38-year-old woman on the Midland Highway near Symmons Plains, after reports the driver had been been weaving across the road at Epping…
St Marys man charged after police seize homemade firearms
A man has been charged after police seized five homemade firearms during a targeted search at St Marys yesterday.Officers from St Marys, along with members of the Dog Handler Unit and specialist police resources, executed a search warrant at a private residence on Friday 28 March. During the search police located and seized the illegal…