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Tuesday, 12 August 2025 - 3:11 pm.

Two charged with aggravated armed robbery of taxi driver

Police have charged two people with the aggravated armed robbery of a Launceston taxi driver last week. Detectives from Launceston CIB arrested and charged a 14-year-old boy from Rocherlea last Friday, while a 20-year-old man from Invermay was arrested today and remains in custody awaiting a court appearance. Both males have been charged with aggravated…

Tuesday, 12 August 2025 - 2:36 pm.

Three people charged with arson in relation to fire at Invermay

Launceston Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) has charged three people in relation to a structure fire in Invermay on 26 July. At approximately 8.50pm, emergency services were called to a fire at a unit on Dry Street. Tasmania Fire Service extinguished the fire, however, the unit sustained total structural damage. As a result of ongoing investigations,…

Friday, 8 August 2025 - 1:43 pm.

Two female youths charged over Glenorchy incident

Two female youths have been charged in relation to a disturbance and serious assault in Glenorchy on Tuesday in which a 33 year old man sustained injuries. The four male youths from southern Tasmania – two aged 14 and two aged 15 – were arrested on Wednesday and jointly charged with Criminal Code Assault and…

Thursday, 7 August 2025 - 4:30 pm.

Search to continue for missing light plane

Tasmania Police will on Friday continue the search for a light plane and its two occupants which has been missing since Saturday afternoon. Inspector Craig Fox said PolAir would be deployed for sweeps along the northern Tasmanian coastline, based on Australian Maritime Safety Authority drift data. Police vessel Cape Wickham will also be deployed for…

Thursday, 7 August 2025 - 1:27 pm.

Three people charged in relation to aggravated evade at Sorell

Police have charged three people in relation to an aggravated evade in the Sorell area yesterday.  Police will allege that about 9.15am, a silver/grey Mitsubishi Triton single cab utility (registration L07AX) was stolen from Nubeena. This vehicle was allegedly seen travelling with a silver/grey Mazda 3 hatch (registration B33UI) and was involved in an aggravated…

Thursday, 7 August 2025 - 9:47 am.

Search for missing light plane enters sixth day

The search for a missing light plane and the two people on board is resuming for a sixth day, with a Tasmania Police helicopter crew today conducting searches off the north coast of Tasmania. Pol Air has been operating along the coastline from Bridport to Turners Beach earlier this week but there has been no…

Wednesday, 6 August 2025 - 4:03 pm.

Teenagers charged over Glenorchy assault

Four teenage boys have been charged over a disturbance and serious assault in Glenorchy on Tuesday in which a 33-year-old man sustained injuries. Detectives from Glenorchy Criminal Investigation Branch, supported by Taskforce Respect officers, have responded quickly to the incident which involved a group of people and happened about 3.30pm in the Northgate shopping precinct.…

Wednesday, 6 August 2025 - 1:12 pm.

Two men charged with recklessly discharging a firearm

Police have charged two men over a firearms incident on August 2 in which shots were allegedly fired at two separate homes in Gagebrook and Herdsmans Cove. The men, aged 20 and 28, from southern Tasmania, have been detained in custody and are scheduled to appear in court later today. (August 6) The 28-year-old has…

Wednesday, 6 August 2025 - 9:59 am.

Huonville woman charged with high-range drink driving

A 39-year-old woman from Huonville has been charged with high-range drink driving following a single vehicle crash on the Tasman Highway at Cambridge on Monday night (4 August). Emergency services were called to the crash about 7.45pm, where the woman was reportedly found behind the wheel of a Toyota Corolla. She was taken into custody…

Tuesday, 5 August 2025 - 4:42 pm.

Couple in missing light plane identified

With the permission of their family, Tasmania Police has released the names of the two Tasmanians on board a light plane that has been missing since Saturday. Gregory Vaughan, 72, and his partner Kim Worner, 66, of Deloraine, plus their dog Molly, were in a light sport aircraft that took off from George Town airport…

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