Overnight incidents – stolen cars and burglaries
Tasmania Police is seeking assistance relating to a series of offences committed between Hobart and Devonport overnight. Two Mercedes GLC250 SUVs were stolen from a Hobart address and involved in several incidents in the early hours of Saturday 20th August. The vehicles were used to gain entry to businesses at Deloraine, Sassafras and East Devonport.…
Serious Single Vehicle Crash – Grass Tree Hill Road Richmond
At approximately 8.55pm on Friday 19 August 2022, a red Toyota utility was involved in a single-vehicle crash on Grass Tree Hill Road, Richmond. The driver and sole occupant was travelling north on Grass Tree Hill Road when the vehicle appears to have crossed to the incorrect side colliding with a tree. The driver was…
Overnight burglaries
Tasmania Police is seeking assistance relating to several offences committed between Hobart and Devonport overnight. A blue Mercedes GLC250 SUV was stolen from a Hobart address and involved in several incidents at Deloraine, East Devonport and Sassafras in the early hours of Saturday 20th August. Anyone with any information is encouraged to call police on…
ID sought – incident at Devonport cinema
Police are seeking the identity of a man wanted for questioning over an incident that reportedly occurred at Reading Cinema in Devonport tonight. Anyone who was in the cinema at approximately 9:00pm on 19 August 2022 and can identify the man, or can provide any additional information, is asked to call Devonport police on 1331…
Flight disruption
At 3pm on 19 August 2022 police were advised of a violent passenger on a Jetstar flight (JQ753) from Brisbane to Launceston. A youth had allegedly become violent during the flight and assaulted two members of the flight crew. Police attended the aircraft and took the youth into custody. The two crew members attended the…
Police officer dismissed
A 43-year-old female constable from the Southern District has had her employment terminated for breaching the Tasmania Police Drug and Alcohol Policy. There are ongoing matters subject to a Professional Standards investigation so it is not appropriate to make any further comment at this stage.
Drivers urged to pay attention following crash at Penna
Police are urging motorists to pay attention and be safe on the roads following a crash at Penna this morning. Around 11.55am police responded to a report of a crash involving a car and a truck at the intersection of Tasman Highway and Brinktop Road. Inspector Jim Semmens said “Although no injuries were sustained in…
Man extradited from NSW – charged with Fraud x10
Detectives from the Glenorchy Criminal Investigation Branch have today extradited a 41-year-old man from Penrith, New South Wales, relating to a series of frauds that occurred in Hobart in March 2021. The man has been charged with 10 counts of Fraud that occurred whilst he was holidaying in Tasmania and claiming to being an investment…
Crash – Barrack Street, Hobart
At approximately 17:15hrs on Wednesday 17 August 2022, emergency services attended a motor vehicle accident involving a cyclist and a Metro Bus at the intersection of Liverpool and Barrack Street, Hobart. Preliminary investigations indicate the bus was travelling through a green light at this intersection when it was struck by the cyclist travelling down Barrack…
Man charged and significant amount of property seized – George Town
Police have charged a man and seized a significant amount of property following a search at a George Town residence yesterday. Launceston CIB executed the search warrant and seized property including: 10 firearms including rifles, shotguns, pistols and an illegal gel blaster Stolen property relating to a number of burglaries in the local area Methylamphetamine…