Man charged following serious assault at Derwent Park
Police are seeking witnesses as part of an ongoing investigation into a serious assault at Derwent Park yesterday. Around 4.50pm police attended an altercation between two motorists on the Brooker Highway at the intersection of Brooker Highway and Derwent Park Road. A 32-year-old man from West Moonah has been charged with Causing grievous bodily harm…
Fatal crash at Greens Beach
Sadly, police can confirm a person has died in a single vehicle crash on Greens Beach Road at Greens Beach. Around 7.55am, police received a report of a single vehicle crashed around 5km out of Greens Beach. Emergency services attended and sadly located a woman deceased inside the vehicle. Police are conducting a crash investigation…
Charges follow GP Clinic investigation
Two Mount Nelson men have been charged with offences under the Poisons Act and Misuse of Drugs Act following a police investigation into the operations of a GP clinic in Southern Tasmania. Detective Inspector Adam Mollineaux of Southern Drug Investigation Services said, “Police will allege that the men obtained prescriptions through false conduct and unlawfully…
Names released – Fatal crash, Bass Highway, Latrobe
With permission of the family involved, police can release the names of the two people who sadly died in a two vehicle crash on the Bass Highway at Latrobe on Tuesday night. Eileen Murfet, aged 68, from the Devonport area. Lachlan Stones, aged 15, from the Latrobe area. Our thoughts are with the family and…
Man charged with four deliberately lit fires in Ulverstone
Police have charged a West Ulverstone man in relation to four deliberately lit fires in Ulverstone last Saturday. Police will allege the man deliberately lit fires which destroyed: a Mitsubishi Triton Utility on Reibey Street a BMW Sedan on Grove Street a Toyota Corolla Sedan on Walker Street, and a 5.8 metre fiberglass boat on…
Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash, Bass Highway, Latrobe
At 6.15pm on Tuesday 14th June 2022 police and emergency services responded to a serious motor vehicle crash at Latrobe. A silver Hyundai hatch had collided with the rear of an Isuzu truck in the 80km/h zoned-westbound lane of the Bass Highway. The driver, a female from Devonport in her 60’s and her front passenger,…
Armed Hold up Kingston
Police are investigating an armed robbery incident at Kingston a short time ago. At 6.10pm police responded to a report of an armed robbery at Woolworths Kingston Caltex. Investigations are underway and a number of police are currently attending the scene including detectives. Preliminary information is that the suspect is a youth armed with a…
House destroyed by fire, Levendale.
Tasmania Fire Service and Tasmania Police were called to attend a house fire in Dares Road, Levendale on Sunday the 12th of June 2022. Just before 8 PM a resident of the house reported a fire in the loungeroom to Tasmania Fire Service. Volunteer units from Woodsdale, Orielton, Buckland and Runnymede Brigades attended the scene,…
Excessive Speed – Enough is Enough Road Safety Campaign
On Sunday morning 12/6/22 Smithton Police were conducting high visibility road patrols as part of the “Enough is Enough” Road Safety Campaign when they detected a vehicle travelling west at 136km/h in a 100 zone near Peggs Beach Camping ground. The vehicle was observed to overtake another vehicle travelling at the speed limit and maintained…
Queen’s Birthday honours bestowed on three Tasmania Police officers
Queen’s Birthday Honours will be bestowed on three Tasmania Police officers today, in recognition of their outstanding contribution to policing. Recognising commendable service to policing, and outstanding contribution to the COVID-19 pandemic, Commander Robert Blackwood is awarded the Australian Police Medal and Inspector Jim Semmens the Australian Police Medal (COVID-related Services). In expressing his congratulations,…