Six in custody after series of searches in Launceston
Six people are in custody following a series of searches in the Kings Meadows/St Leonards area this morning in relation to two separate firearms incidents overnight. These six include a 27 year old Rocherlea man and a 34 year old St Leonards man who are in custody in relation to this morning’s shooting of…
Two vehicle fatal crash – Arthur Highway, Copping
Aa 24 year old male from the Tasman Peninsula has died as the result of a two vehicle crash on the Arthur Highway at Copping. The crash occurred around 12:15am on Friday 06/03/2020 between an eastbound silver Holden Rodeo being driven by a 77 year old male from the Tasman Peninsula with a 72…
Motorcyclists charged with dangerous driving and speeding following crash
Tasmania Police is reminding motorcyclists to be safe on our roads, after three people were charged with dangerous driving and speeding offences following a crash at Cambridge last month. Police were called to the scene on Cambridge Road, Cambridge about 9pm on Thursday, 13 February after a motorcycle crashed, leaving the injured rider about 30…
Information Sought – Drug Distribution at ‘Hot Dub Wine Machine’
On Saturday the 7th of March 2020 the ‘Hot Dub Wine Machine’ festival was held at Home Hill Winery in Ranelagh, Tasmania. Police are seeking public assistance regarding the identity of any individual(s) involved in the distribution of illicit substances at that event, specifically the distribution of red MDMA based capsules. “If any members of…
Police investigation ongoing into fatal pedestrian crash in Huonville
Police investigations have been carried out today in relation to a single vehicle crash which caused the death of a male pedestrian at Huonville in the early hours of this morning. Crash Investigators, Forensics, Uniform and CIB personnel were involved in the investigation. A 34-year-old woman from Lucaston who was arrested at the scene has…
Police investigating fatal pedestrian crash in Huonville
Police are investigating a fatal crash in Huonville early this morning where a male pedestrian died as a result of being struck by a car. Around 1.25am emergency services responded to a report of a man being struck by a car on Wilmot Road. A 26-year-old man from the Huon Valley was declared deceased at…
Man charged over Trevallyn robbery and stolen firearm recovered
An 18-year-old man from Ravenswood has been arrested and charged with aggravated armed robbery, burglary and stealing in relation to the robbery of a taxi driver in Trevallyn on Thursday night. Today Launceston CIB Detectives searched an address in Ravenswood where property stolen during the robbery was located. Two men were arrested at the scene.…
Police investigating deliberately lit fire in Herdsmans Cove
Police are investigating a deliberately lit fire which caused around $180,000 damage to a house in Herdsmans Cove last night. Around 11.45pm emergency services responded to reports of a house fire on Fisher Drive. Tasmania Fire Service extinguished the fire and determined it to have been deliberately lit. A man inside the property at the…
Names released following Carrick fatal crash
With permission of the families involved, police have released the names of two men who sadly died in a two vehicle crash on the Bass Highway at Carrick on Wednesday. The men were Shane Elliott Williamson, 65, of Newnham, and Rodney Leo Rowe, 63, of Prospect Vale. The name of the third man…
Police investigating Trevallyn taxi armed robbery
Tasmania Police is investigating after a taxi driver was reportedly robbed in Trevallyn last night. The man driving the taxi was flagged down by two men on South Esk Road, Trevallyn about 11.40pm on Thursday. The men allegedly made threats to the driver and demanded he hand over his wallet and other items, including a…