Police Investigate House Fire at Blackmans Bay
Overnight on Tuesday 27 April 2021, unknown offenders have unlawfully entered a house under construction located in Wells Parade, Blackmans Bay. A fire was deliberately lit the ground floor of the house, which smouldered and caused significant smoke and heat damage. The fire was not discovered until builders arrived on site early in the morning…
Lost bushwalker – Mt Giekie, Queenstown
Emergency Services were contacted by a lost bush walker in the early evening of 26 April 2021. A 48-year-old Wynyard man alerted police by mobile phone when he became lost near Mt Giekie in failing light in the early evening on Monday. The man was experienced and well prepared, even though he was not…
Hobart man issued with Covid-19 non-compliance infringement
Police have issued a 45 year old Hobart man with an infringement notice for failing to follow directions of the Director of Public Health. The man, who arrived in Tasmania from Melbourne on 19 April, had allegedly refused to complete required E-Travel documentation, provided a false details to Bio Security staff, and refused to…
Two charged with mid-range drink driving
Police yesterday charged two drivers with mid-range drink driving in the Bridgewater area. A 63-year-old man was charged with mid-range drink driving following a crash at Bagdad. He returned a breath alcohol reading of 0.141. He was subsequently charged with exceeding the prescribed alcohol limit and driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He was…
Campania Fatal Crash
Sadly a man has died as the result of a two vehicle crash in Campania this morning. Around 10.30am emergency services attended the scene of a crash between a motorbike and car on Colebrook Road, approximately six kilometres north of the township of Campania. A 62-year-old man from Dynnyrne was killed after the motorcycle he…
Cygnet double fatality
**Update** Following notifications to families involved, and with their permission which has just now been received, police can release the names of the two men who died in a single vehicle crash on Wattle Grove Road at Cygnet today. The men are 68-year-old Leigh Mundy from Hobart and 59-year-old Dennis Neagle from Withcott,…
Police investigate Bridgewater incident
Police are investigating an incident which occurred in Newbury Place, Bridgewater around 10.30pm last night. It’s alleged a man wearing motorcycle clothing attended a residential address containing three occupants and allegedly produced a firearm. The man demanded property from the occupants, before fleeing the area prior to police arrival. The firearm was not discharged…
Fatal Single Vehicle Traffic Crash Huon Highway Huonville 22 April 2021
On Thursday 22 April 2021 at around 7:30pm Ambulance Tasmania were advised of a single vehicle crash on the Huon Highway just South of Huonville. Emergency Service crews attended shortly after. However, the 39-year-old male driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene. Preliminary investigations indicate that the vehicle has…
Police investigating deliberately lit fire in Invermay
Police are investigating a deliberately lit fire which destroyed a unit in Invermay this morning. Around 6am Tasmania Police and Tasmania Fire Service attended a report of a fire at a unit on Dunning Street. The unit was destroyed, with damage estimated at around $200,000. Fire Investigators have determined the fire was deliberately lit. The…
Police investigating Invermay firearms incident
Launceston police attended an Invermay address early this morning after receiving reports of a firearm being discharged. At the scene a 52-year-old man had sustained serious injuries, having been shot with a firearm after confronting two people outside at his vehicle. The man is currently at the Launceston General Hospital in a serious but stable…