Media Releases for all 2018
Erratic Driving West Ulverstone
Police would like to speak with anyone who saw a Red Ford Festiva driving erratically between 6:00 am and 8:30 am on Saturday the 15th of December 2018 around Clara Street, Maud Street, Westland Drive and Penguin Road in West Ulverstone. Anyone that has any photographs or dash cam footage of this car is urged…
Hobart Airport incident – woman charged with making false threats
A 41 year old woman from Knoxfield in Victoria has been charged with making false threats in relation to an aircraft earlier today at the Hobart Airport. The female made remarks about carrying an explosive device in her luggage. Tasmania Police investigated the matter and quickly confirmed the comments to be false. The flight was…
Hobart Airport incident – false threats
A 41 year old woman from Knoxfield in Victoria is in Tasmania Police custody after making false remarks about carrying an explosive device in her luggage at Hobart Airport this afternoon. The woman made the remarks while at the check-in counter, where she was spoken to by airline staff, and again on the tarmac. The…
Police continue to investigate Bridgewater shooting
Investigations are continuing into a shooting in Albion Road, Bridgewater, on Thursday 13 December 2018 at 7.30 pm. A 26 year old man was shot in the lower body in what police describe as a targeted attack by someone known to him. The man was taken to hospital where he underwent surgery this…
Search Ongoing For Missing Person – John Thomas Norrish
Police are renewing their call for public information as they continue to search for missing 52-year-old St Helens man, John Thomas Norrish. John was last seen in the St Helens area on Monday, 26 November. On Wednesday 12 December a large scale air and land search was conducted in the greater St Helens area, including…
Police Investigating Aggravated Armed Robbery At Dominos Pizza, Devonport
Police are investigating an aggravated armed robbery at Dominos Pizza in Devonport last night where a female staff member received a non-life threatening stab wound. Around 10.35pm two women entered the pizza store on the corner of William and Best Streets armed with a knife and stole the till from the cash register. The 21-year-old…
Man Shot – Albion Road, Bridgewater
At 7.30 pm Thursday 13 December 2018 a 26 year old man was shot by the occupant of a car in Albion Road, Bridgewater. The man was walking or riding a bike at the time. The man was taken to hospital and his injuries are not considered life threatening. The man is conscious and known…
Police investigating disturbance at Howrah property
Police are investigating a disturbance at a Howrah property this morning where a man received a deep hand laceration and another was taken into custody. Around 11:20am police responded to a report of a disturbance occurring at a residence on Buckingham Drive, off the South Arm Highway. Attending police determined there had been an altercation…
Missing Person – Susan Ann Deuchar
Police and family are concerned for the welfare of Queenstown woman, Mrs Susan Ann Deuchar, who has not been seen or spoken to since around midday on Monday 10 December. Mrs Deuchar is 72-years-old and may be driving her 2013 white Hyundai i20, registration number E54QV. It is believed she may have intended to travel…
Recreational fishers rescued from water in St Helens
A father and son from Ravenswood were rescued from the water this morning after their vessel capsized off Akaroa, near St Helens. Around 6am the 47 and 69 year old men were retrieving cray pots in the area of St Helens Rocks when their 5.18 metre aluminium vessel was swamped by a wave over the…