Man remains in custody following Port Sorell incident
A 41 year old man remains in custody following the safe resolution to yesterday’s siege incident in Port Sorell. Detective Inspector Kim Steven said that the man was safely taken into custody outside the residence about 9.50pm ending the 12 hour siege. The man and three specialist police officers received minor injuries in…
Police investigate fatal crash at Mount Direction, North-East Tasmania
Sadly, a man has died following a single vehicle crash in Mt Direction in north-east Tasmania this morning. Our thoughts are with the man’s family and loved ones at this sad time. Police and emergency services were called to a single vehicle crash on Old Bangor Tram Road, Mt Direction, about 4.45am today. On arrival,…
Port Sorell incident resolved
The incident at Port Sorell has now been resolved and a 41-year-old man has been safely taken into police custody. The man had barricaded himself in his residence in Blackwood Crt at 10.15am today. No-one was injured when the incident was resolved at 9.50pm. Several police units will remain in the area…
State Service employee charged re unauthorised access to a computer
Tasmania Police charged a 34-year-old Hobart woman with ‘unauthorised access to a computer’ It is alleged the woman, a Tasmanian Government employee, unlawfully accessed personal information held on a national motor vehicle database and released that information to unauthorised persons for financial gain. Tasmania Police commenced the investigation in March this year and the…
Police respond to Port Sorell incident
Police are responding to an incident in Blackwood Court, Port Sorell, in north-west Tasmania. A man believed to be armed with a knife has barricaded himself inside a residence. There are no other occupants inside the house. Motorists are advised that Blackwood Court will remain closed while police respond to the incident. Nearby residences are…
Police investigate two suspicious house fires overnight
Police are investigating two separate suspicious house fires which occurred overnight. Tasmania Fire Service and Tasmania Police were called to a vacant property in Newbury Place, Bridgewater, about 9.10pm last night, following a report of a vacant structure on fire. Emergency services were called to a separate vacant property fire in Kintail Crescent in Newstead…
Witnesses to fatal fall at Glenorchy sought
The Coroner is currently investigating the death of a 51-year-old woman at Glenorchy on the day of the state election 2021, Saturday 01 May 2021. The fall occurred at the Glenorchy Primary School when the woman fell from her wheelchair at the Kensington Street entrance as she was entering the facility to vote. The woman…
Police investigate suspicious house fire in Ravenswood
Police are investigating a suspicious house fire in 8 Mornington Drive, Ravenswood, which occurred in the early hours of this morning. Police and the Tasmania Fire Service were called to the scene about 1.40am today, where the house was found to be fully engulfed by fire. The residence, which had been vacant for some time,…
Firearms surrendered at Bridgewater Firearms Amnesty
Dozens of items were surrendered to police at a Firearms Amnesty in Bridgewater today. Items surrendered included: 8 firearms (including one pistol). Approximately 30kg of ammunition A steady flow of people attended who were making enquiries about firearm licencing and firearm registration. “A mobile firearms amnesty held at Bridgewater today resulted in 8 illegal and unwanted…
Crash at Flag Staff Gully Link Road, Mornington
Police are investigating a crash involving a motorcycle and a car at Mornington around 1.30pm today. A 26-year-old male motorcyclist was travelling towards the Mornington Roundabout on Flagstaff Gully Link Road when a small delivery van driven by a 30-year-old woman turned right onto the Tasman Highway on ramp in front of the motorcyclist. The…