Police investigating deliberately lit house fire in Rocherlea
Police are investigating a deliberately lit house fire in Rocherlea in the early hours of this morning. Around 12:35am Tasmania Fire Service and Tasmania Police were called to a house fire on Cupania Street. The fire was quickly extinguished by Tasmania Fire Service but significant damage was caused to the property. The house was unoccupied…
Search for Elson Kiddle continues
The search for 70-year-old missing man Elson Kiddle will continue today. A group of 70 searchers set off from Lumeah Avenue, Lenah Valley at 9am today to continue searching in six square kilometres of rugged bushland. The search party consists of 18 police, 12 SES members, 2 TFS volunteers, and 38 family and friends of…
Police Search Continues For Missing Man Elson Kiddle
With today’s extensive ground and air search of the Lenah Valley area failing to locate missing man, Elson Kiddle, police are asking boat owners in the greater Hobart area to check their boats as the scope of the search expands. “Police and volunteers have now extensively searched by air and land for two days around…
Ground and air search continues for Elson Kiddle
The ground and air search for 70 year old West Moonah man Elson Kiddle continues today. Elson was last seen leaving his West Moonah home at 11am last Friday. A ground search party made up of over 60 of Mr Kiddle’s close family and friend, 38 police and 21 SES members will participate in today’s…
Search continues for missing man Elson Kiddle
The search for missing West Moonah man, Elson Kiddle, will continue tomorrow after today’s extensive ground and air search failed to locate him. The location of Mr Hiddle’s white Toyota Hilux ute was reported to police by residents of Lumeah Ave, Lenah Valley this morning and police immediately started searching bushland in the area. Today’s…
58 year old male charged with wounding 59 year old male in Ravenswood
A 58 year old male from Ravenswood has this evening been charged with wounding. This relates to the stabbing of a 59 year old male in Lambert Street, Ravenswood on the afternoon of Sunday the 11th November 2018. The male has been detained in custody to appear in the Launceston Court of Petty Sessions at…
Male stabbed – Two persons in custody
A 26 year old male and a 58 year old male, both from Ravenswood are currently in police custody following an incident in Lambert Street Ravenswood earlier this afternoon (11/November/2018). A 59 year old male also from Ravenswood is currently being treated at the Launceston General Hospital for a wound sustained during the incident. The…
Serious crash – Faraday Street, Ravenswood
At about 8:10pm on Saturday the 10th November 2018 a white Ford Falcon Sedan was travelling West on Faraday Street, Ravenswood from the Sunnyhill Country Club approaching the Faraday Street and Faulkner Road round a bout. The driver of the vehicle was a 49 year old male from Ravenswood and there was one passenger in…
Youth accidently shot in Youngtown
A male youth is in custody and assisting police after a 15 year old youth was accidentally shot in the buttock at a home in Youngtown, Tasmania. The injured youth is in a stable condition at the Launceston General Hospital following the incident. Anyone with information on the incident can provide that information anonymously by…
Concern for welfare – Elson Robert KIDDLE
Police are concerned for the welfare of Elson Robert KIDDLE, age 70. Elson was last seen at around 11:00am when he left his home in West Moonah. Elson is described as around 170cm tall, slim build, white hair, green eyes and tanned complexion. He is believed to possibly be in the greater Hobart area, travelling…