Two teenagers charged over charity store stealing
Two teenagers have been charged with stealing following an incident at an Ulverstone charity store yesterday afternoon. The pair reportedly entered the store about 3:20pm and demanded money, before pushing staff aside and removing a small quantity of cash from the register. Police responded and arrested the 19-year-old man and 17-year-old youth a short time…
Man charged over taxi driver robbery
A 19-year-old man from Mayfield has been charged over the robbery of a taxi driver in Launceston earlier this month. About 9:30pm on Saturday 7 August, a taxi driver accepted a fare from Mowbray to Invermay. Upon arrival at the destination, the taxi driver was reportedly assaulted and robbed of a quantity of cash. The…
Police seeking witnesses to Midway Point crash
Police would like to speak to anyone who witnessed a crash at Midway Point earlier today. Around 11.45am police responded to a single vehicle crash at the intersection of Penna and Reynolds Roads. The sole occupant and driver of the vehicle, a man in his 40’s, appeared to have struck a parked truck after losing…
Charges laid over firearms incident in Burnie
Police have charged two men over a firearms incident in Burnie in the early hours of Saturday morning. About 2:20 am, the men were reportedly in possession of a sawn-off shotgun when they approached a parked car on North Terrace in their vehicle and pointed the firearm at one of the two occupants. Later that…
Police investigate aggravated armed robbery in Karoola
At approximately 5:30am on Sunday 15 August, Tasmania Police were called to a residence in Karoola in relation to a disturbance. Police spoke to the occupants of the residence who advised that two people had entered the residence approximately 30 minutes earlier and had taken property and assaulted two of the occupants within the residence…
Police investigate stolen motor vehicle incident
Police are continuing to investigate an incident involving a stolen motor vehicle in Bridgewater today. A stolen vehicle evaded police after they attempted to intercept it in Bridgewater about 12pm today. Police deployed a vehicle immobilisation device, road spikes, on Cove Hill Road, Bridgewater, which was successful. The vehicle came to a stop…
Police investigate fatal motorcyclist crash in Rocherlea
At 7:15pm on Saturday 14 August 2021, a fatal motorcycle crash occurred in Lemonwood Street, Rocherlea. A 45-year-old man from Rocherlea, who was the sole rider, appears to have lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into a stationary and unoccupied vehicle. The rider died at the scene as a result of his injuries. Investigations…
Man in custody following assault allegation
An 18 year old Bridgewater man is in custody after a police search in the Gagebrook area this morning. Police were searching for the man following an alleged assault last week, which resulted in another man receiving non life threatening injuries. Police would like to thank members of the Gagebrook community for their assistance and…
Man fined and directed to leave the state for COVID related breach
A 29-year-old Victorian man was fined $778.50 and directed to leave the state after investigations revealed he had not directly transited through Victoria (Level 2 High Risk Area) as declared on his Tas-e-Travel pass. The man arrived by plane into Burnie on 8 August, an identification check found the man had a Victorian address…
Three Tasmanians fined after declaring false travel information
Three Tasmanians have been fined after investigations revealed they had declared false travel information on their Tas e-Travel passes, in breach of COVID-19 Directions. A 34-year-old from Ulverstone was fined $778.50 after police found he had spent time in Victoria, and had not directly transited through the Level 2 high-risk area as declared on his…