Tasmania Police to honour Constable Keith Smith with funeral procession and guard of honour
This Friday, Tasmania Police will farewell Constable Keith Smith with full ceremonial honours in recognition of his dedicated service and the lasting impact he made both on and off duty. Western District Commander Stuart Wilkinson said community members are warmly invited to pay their respects after the funeral service. “While the service itself is not…
Stay safe on winter walks
Walking in Tasmania’s wilderness areas in winter comes with special reward, but Tasmania Police warns there are also greater risks. The Tasmania Police search and rescue helicopter crew has been called out to almost 200 missions in the 2024/25 financial year, with a number of these rescue incidents avoidable had people undertaken better planning and…
Youths proceeded against for graffiti offences in George Town
Three youths will be proceeded against for graffiti offences in George Town after several locations were reportedly damaged with spray paint within the Macquarie Street business hub between December 2024 and March 2025. Numerous complaints were received at the time of the incidents. Police investigating the graffiti identified the alleged offenders, and they will be…
Police funeral to be held for Constable Keith Anthony Smith in Devonport
Tasmania Police Commissioner Donna Adams has announced a police funeral for Constable Keith Anthony Smith will take place in Devonport on Friday, 27 June. The funeral will honour Constable Smith’s life and commemorate his 25 years of service with Tasmania Police. Commissioner Adams said Keith’s death was a traumatic and tragic event that has shocked…
George Town man charged after police seized 16 illegal firearms
A man has been charged with multiple firearms, drug and driving-related offences after police seized 16 illegal firearms during a search at a George Town residence. Police attended the residence on Wednesday 18 June while investigating an earlier driving offence in the George Town area. Officers observed items of interest through a window of the…
Charges over Central Highlands ‘wood-hooking’
Nine people from the Queenstown area are facing charges including stealing and trespassing as part of joint operation between Tasmania Police and Sustainable Timber Tasmania targeting the illegal harvesting of timber in the Central Highlands. Authorities have used surveillance and targeted patrols as part of the crackdown on the illegal collection of timber, including the…
North Motton man charged with murder
Police have this afternoon charged a 46-year-old man with murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault after a police officer was fatally shot in Tasmania’s North West on Monday. The North Motton man recently appeared in a bedside court sitting. He will reappear in court at a later date. The man remains under guard in hospital…
Deloraine Police seize illegal firearms, drugs during targeted searches
Two people have been separately charged after police seized multiple firearms and illicit substances during two unrelated searches in the Meander Valley area this week. Deloraine Police conducted the first targeted search at a Weegeena residence on Tuesday 17 June. During the search, police located and seized a .22 calibre rifle, a 22 Magnum rifle,…
Man charged after police seize parcel containing half a kilo of ice
A man has been charged with trafficking in a controlled substance and attempt to unlawfully import a controlled substance after police seized half a kilogram of methylamphetamine (ice). A parcel containing the highly addictive drug had been posted from Victoria to Tasmania, where it was intercepted by members of Northern Drugs and Firearms Unit. The…
Tasmania Police mourns fallen officer
Investigations continue today into the tragic shooting death of a Tasmania Police officer in the state’s North-West on Monday. With the permission of the officer’s family, Tasmania Police Commissioner Donna Adams has confirmed the officer is Constable Keith Anthony Smith, a 25-year veteran of the police service. Constable Smith, 57, was shot and killed at…