Police investigate firearms discharge
Police are investigating a firearms discharge in Launceston that occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police attended the carpark located at 120 Patterson Street, Launceston in relation to a firearm being discharged at the address about 2.15am Initial investigations suggest an offender has discharged a shot-gun into the air before leaving the carpark…
Boat Fire – Dora Point Camping Area – Binalong Bay
On Saturday 8 January 2022 about 2.30pm, Tasmania Police and Tasmania Fire Service responded to a boat fire at the Dora Point Camping Area, Binalong Bay. The fire was extinguished by Tasmania Fire Service crews. The boat, a 5 metre fibreglass cuddy cab, was completely destroyed by the fire. The boat was anchored…
George Town crash update
Sadly, a man has died in a single vehicle crash in George Town this afternoon. Police and emergency services were called to the scene in Parish Crescent about 1.55pm today. Medical assistance was provided to the man however he died at the scene. Our thoughts are with the man’s family and loved ones at this…
Youth charged following Queenstown burglaries
A youth has been charged following a spate of business burglaries in Queenstown recently. During the past week, police attended reports of three separate business burglaries at the Queenstown Pharmacy, the Old Hunter Hotel and Greens Takeaway. Today police charged a 16-year-old youth with a number of offences related to the business burglaries as…
Pedestrian fatality victim’s name released
With permission of her family, police can now release the name of the woman who sadly died in a crash on the Midland Highway near Brighton on Wednesday night. The woman has been identified as Sarah Catherine Johnson, 37, of Mowbray. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones at this difficult time.…
Police call for information about fatal pedestrian crash
Police are calling for information following a fatal pedestrian crash near Brighton last night. Police and emergency services were called to the Midland Highway Brighton about 10pm last night, where a 37 year female pedestrian had been struck and killed by a vehicle travelling in the northbound lane. Crash Investigators and Forensics personnel attended the…
Man charged following crash in Austins Ferry on 23 December
Police have charged a man with several offences following a crash in Austins Ferry around 6.55pm on 23 December. When police arrived at the crash on Hilton Road, the driver of the offending vehicle had fled the scene. Police located the driver a short time later in a residence close by the scene. He was…
Man charged following dangerous driving incidents
Devonport Police have charged a man in relation to a dangerous driving incident yesterday, between 1pm and 1.30pm, in the suburbs of Spreyton, Devonport, and East Devonport. The man, aged 36 from Devonport, has been charged with multiple traffic related offences including aggravated evade, dangerous driving, stealing and tamper with a motor vehicle. He was…
Three people charged in relation to Acton Park firearms burglary
Police have charged three people in relation to a firearms burglary at a residence in Acton Park on 1 January. Two men aged 39 from Glenorchy, and a woman aged 40 from Glenorchy, have each been charged with aggravated burglary and stealing. The three have been bailed to appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court at…
Man charged over Flinders Island fire incidents
A Flinders Island man has been charged with six deliberately lit fires following a two year investigation. The man has been charged with 6 counts of unlawfully setting fire to vegetation and will appear in the Whitemark Magistrates Court at a later date. The charges relate to a series of fires in the…