Swimmer Death – Coles Bay
Sadly, police can advise a man has died while swimming at Muirs Beach, Coles Bay. Police were notified of the incident just after 10am this morning. The man, in his 60s from Launceston, was competing in the swim leg of the Coles Bay Triathlon at the time. He was known to be a strong swimmer, and…
Second Boat Rescue – near Wynyard
Just after midnight on Friday 8 February, Tasmania Police responded to calls for assistance from a yacht that had run aground in waters just off the coast north-west of Wynyard. The two people on board reported they had run aground on rocks in the area near Fossil Bluff/Table Cape. Tasmania Police responded with resources on…
Fatal motorcycle crash to be investigated
Sadly, a male motorcyclist has died following a single vehicle crash near Warrane on Hobart’s eastern shore in the early hours of this morning. The crash occurred near the Warrane overpass on the Tasman Highway about 12.30am. Police had earlier attempted to intercept the motorcycle a short time earlier at the Shoreline Roundabout to Howrah.…
Fatal motorcycle crash to be investigated
Sadly, a male motorcyclist has died following a single vehicle crash near Warrane on Hobart’s eastern shore in the early hours of this morning. The crash occurred near the Warrane overpass on the Tasman Highway about 12.30am. Police had earlier attempted to intercept the motorcycle a short time earlier at the Shoreline Roundabout…
Boat In Danger – 2 Men Rescued in Smithton
On the 7th February 2025 at approximately 9:50PM, Smithton Police were tasked with a report of a vessel in danger. It was reported that there was an aluminium dinghy approximately 10 feet in length which had found itself in difficulty approximately 2-3 kilometres North of the Western Inlet near Stanley. The vessel had departed from…
Boat In Danger – 2 Men Rescued in Smithton
On the 7th February 2025 at approximately 9:50PM, Smithton Police were tasked with a report of a vessel in danger. It was reported that there was an Aluminium dinghy approximately 10 feet in length which had found itself in difficulty approximately 2-3 kilometres North of the Western Inlet near Stanley. The vessel had departed from…
Man charged following firearms incident
A 22 year old Berriedale man has been charged with firearms offences following an incident in Rosetta last night between two people known to one another. Police allege the man went to an address in Marys Hope Road, Rosetta, where a firearm was discharged, about 9pm. Another man at the address received a non-life threatening…
Two men charged after drugs and firearms seizure
Two men have been charged with drug and firearm offences following a search at their property in Southern Tasmania today. During the search at an address in Kellevie, officers from Southern Drugs & Firearms, Southern Traffic, Southeast CIB, Sorell, Nubeena and Dunalley Police seized two pistols, one being a replica and over 190 cannabis plants.…
Two charged after police seize homemade firearms, drugs
Two people have been charged after police seized two homemade firearms, drugs, and stolen property during a targeted search at Kings Meadows. Members of Northern Drugs and Firearms Unit executed a search warrant at the residential address on Thursday 6 February, following reports of an aggravated assault the night prior. A man was reportedly inside…
Homemade firearms, gel blaster seized during Preston search
Two homemade firearms and an imitation firearm were seized during a targeted search at an address in Preston in the state’s North- West. Members of Western Drugs and Firearms Unit as well as specialist police resources executed a search warrant at the address on Thursday 6 February, locating and seizing a modified .22 calibre rifle,…