Update on Inspector Darren Hopkins
Inspector Darren Hopkins remains in a serious but stable condition in the Royal Hobart Hospital Intensive Care Unit after being involved in a light plane crash on the weekend. “Darren continues to show further positive signs of improvement,” Commander Brett Smith said. “A number of operations are planned over the next week as…
Update -discovery of body in Hobart CBD
Police are calling for witnesses after the body of a man in his 40s was located in Hobart’s CBD in the early hours of this morning. Police were called to the corner of Campbell and Liverpool St about 2am after a member of the public discovered a man’s body in nearby bushes. At…
Police investigate discovery of body in Hobart CBD
Police are investigating the discovery of a man’s body in Hobart’s CBD in the early hours of this morning. Police were called to the corner of Campbell and Liverpool St about 2am after a member of the public discovered a man’s body in nearby bushes. The man, who is believed to be in…
Road closure after livestock truck crash
Tasmania police closed a section of the Bridport Highway on Monday evening after a crash involving a truck carrying 37 head of cattle occurred at approximately 6:00 pm. The driver of the truck was transported to the Launceston General Hospital with non-life threating injuries. The fact that he was wearing a seat belt has prevented…
Vegetation fires lead to a police arrest
A 28 year old Claremont man is in police custody tonight after a number of vegetation fires were lit in the Herdsman’s Cove and Old Beach area today. In the early afternoon, Police and the Tasmania Fire Service responded to 9 deliberately lit fires in grassland in the area. Public assistance and police investigations led…
Update – Inspector Darren Hopkins
Inspector Darren Hopkins of Northern District remains in a serious but stable condition in the Royal Hobart Hospital Intensive Care Unit after being involved in a light plane crash near Hagley yesterday. “I’m pleased to report that Darren has shown positive signs of improvement overnight.” Commander Brett Smith said. “His medical team is…
Update – man injured in light plane crash near Hagley
A 52 year old Launceston man is in a serious but stable condition after suffering severe burns in a single engine light plane crash near Hagley this morning. Police and emergency services were called to the scene near Westwood Road, Hagley, about 11.20am today. The man – the pilot and only occupant of…
Man injured in light plane crash near Hagley
A 52 year old Launceston man has been severely burnt in a single engine light plane crash near Hagley this morning. Police and emergency services were called to the scene near Westwood Road, Hagley, about 11.20am today. The man – the pilot and only occupant of the plane -has been seriously injured and…
Man charged with attempted murder after family violence incident
A 46 year old Queensland man has been charged with attempted murder after a family violence related incident on board a cruise ship now docked in Hobart. Police allege the man attempted to throw his partner overboard the Radiance of the Seas cruise ship following an altercation about 3.30am yesterday while the ship was…
1973 Kevin Lyons investigation of alleged bribery allegation
In March 2017 Mr Andrew Wilkie MP wrote to the Commissioner of Police requesting that police re-open a 1973 investigation into allegations the Hon Kevin Lyons was bribed to bring about the fall of the Bethune Liberal Government. The 1973 investigation found the allegations to be unsubstantiated and did not find any evidence of…