Williams Street shooting update
Tasmanian Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting incident in William Street, Devonport, early yesterday morning. In particular police want to establish the source of the firearm, a Winchester shotgun. Investigations have determined the offender, a 35 year old man from Burnie, acquired the firearm in the past three months. The firearm was…
Drink-Driver Exceeds Limit By More Then 5 Times – 6 November 2021
A driver has been immediately disqualified for 12 months after she exceeded the blood alcohol limit by more than 5 times earlier today. Just after 10am this morning, multiple witnesses observed a female driving along Mount Leslie Road at Prospect Vale where she was seen swerving across the roadway narrowly avoiding oncoming traffic. Witnesses phoned…
Devonport shooting incident
Tasmania Police can confirm two men are deceased and a woman is in hospital, following a firearms incident in William Street, Devonport, overnight. Police were called to the property about 1am in response to reports of shots fired. Upon arrival police located a woman with a gunshot wound outside the property. A deceased man and…
Devonport Firearm Incident
Tasmania Police is responding to an incident in William Street, Devonport, involving a firearm. Police were called about 1am in response to reports of shots fired. Upon arrival police located one person deceased, and a further two people injured. The firearm has been recovered by police and there is no further concern for community safety.…
Man charged over Devonport firearms incident
A 36 year old Devonport man has been charged with a series of crimes including discharging a firearm in relation to an alleged incident in Devonport on 23 October. The man, who was taken into custody at Elizabeth Town yesterday, was charged with: Assault (Criminal Code) x 4 Robbery x 2 Recklessly Discharge a Firearm…
Investigation into Claremont truck crash concluded
Police have concluded an investigation into the truck crash on the Brooker Highway at Claremont that occurred on 17 October 2021. Initial enquires indicated a rock had been thrown from an overpass at Box Hill Road and went through the windscreen of a north bound truck, rendering the driver unconscious and resulted in the truck…
COVID Hotel Absconder Charged
Just before 5.30pm a man was apprehended by police after he absconded while being transferred between quarantine hotels. The 25 year old had been identified as an unauthorised traveller when he arrived in the state on 25 October, and placed into hotel quarantine. He was being transferred from the Ibis to the Travelodge Hobart Airport…
Primary school child struck by vehicle, East Devonport
At 3.15pm today a primary school child was struck by a slow-moving vehicle as they exited their bus in East Devonport. The child suffered minor injuries and was transported by Ambulance to hospital as a precaution only. Contributing to this fortunate result of only minor injuries was the attention of the driver of the vehicle,…
$500,000 reward offered to help solve a 43 year old cold case
Tasmania Police is offering a $500,000 reward to anyone with credible information that can help investigators find Darlene Avis Geertsema and uncover the truth about what happened to her the night she disappeared from her Devonport home 43 years ago. Darlene, 30, was last seen leaving the family home in Best Street, Devonport around 10pm…
Bushwalker safety
Police are reiterating the importance of being properly prepared when bushwalking, after the successful retrieval of two people from the South Coast Track in Tasmania’s south west today. Emergency services, including the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, responded after a Personal Locator Beacon was activated shortly after 10am. The PLB was registered with up to date details,…