Two injured in serious crash at Spreyton
Police are investigating a serious traffic crash involving a black Holden Commodore and white Nissan Navara on Sheffield Road, at Spreyton, today (Tuesday). Police and emergency services were called to the scene of the head-on collision about 4:10pm. The drivers of both vehicles – a man aged in his 70s and a second man in…
Man charged following robbery in Rokeby
A 22-year-old man has been charged with aggravated robbery in relation to an incident on Ralph Terrace at Rokeby on Sunday morning. Police will allege that about 1.15am, the man confronted and assaulted another man and stole a number of items from him including keys and a phone. The victim was transported to Royal Hobart…
Fatal trailbike crash, Norwood
Sadly, a 17-year-old boy has died as a result of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash at Norwood, Launceston, last Saturday night. The boy was one of two male teenagers injured in a collision between a trailbike and a Subaru SUV at the roundabout intersection of Boiton Hill Road and Norwood Avenue, about 8.45pm on…
Charges laid over alleged stabbing at New Norfolk
Police have charged two men with wounding and aggravated assault following the alleged stabbing of another man at New Norfolk on Sunday morning. The two men, aged 33 and 29, were arrested in the greater Hobart area on Sunday after investigations into the earlier incident at the car park of the McDonald’s Restaurant at New…
Two vehicles clamped and two motorbikes seized in first few days after launch of Police Operation Full Stop
Police have clamped two vehicles and seized two motorbikes in the first two days since the launch of Operation Full Stop – an ongoing police initiative targeting persistent and dangerous driving in the Clarence Municipality. Yesterday (Sunday), police seized an unregistered trail bike following a head-on crash about 2.30pm on Duntroon Drive at Rokeby. Acting…
Man charged in relation to burglary and stealing at Hobart jewellery store
Detectives from South East Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a 33-year-old man with a number of offences in relation to a burglary and stealing at a jewellery business on Murray Street in Hobart on 13 July 2025. The man was arrested and charged following an investigation that included a number of searches conducted across the…
Cries of ‘help’ prompt search at South Riana
*** UPDATE @ 6.15am *** Police can advise the search investigation at South Riana, in the state’s rural North-West, has been resolved. Following media reporting of an extensive search effort, information has been provided to police overnight which clarifies to our officers there is no longer a concern for welfare in the area. A person…
Man rescued from partially submerged 4WD
Police are warning campers and four-wheel-drive enthusiasts to the dangers of entering creeks and rivers in the Tasmanian bush after the rescue of a man from a partially submerged ute near West Takone, in the state’s North-West. Tasmania Police Western District Inspector Adam Spencer said the Surf Life Saving Tasmania Swift Water Rescue Unit, Ambulance…
Motorcycle riders sustain serious injuries in Norwood crash
Investigations are continuing into a two-vehicle traffic crash at Norwood, in Launceston, on Saturday night in which two teenagers riding a motorcycle sustained serious injuries. A 17-year-old boy who was a pillion passenger on the motorcycle was initially treated at Launceston General Hospital before being transferred to the Royal Hobart Hospital, where he is in…
Man taken into custody in north west Tasmania
A 46-year-old man is in police custody following an incident today at a house at Penguin, in the state’s North-West. About 10am on Saturday, police were called to a suburban residence in the Penguin area following reports a man inside was armed with a weapon. The man was alone in the residence at the time…