Boating Fatalities – Ansons Bay
Tasmania Police advise the deceased in the Policemans Point boating incident are: 67 year old man from Norwood 68 year old man from Youngtown. One of the men was wearing a lifejacket, however investigations indicate he was struggling to inflate it. The second man was not wearing a lifejacket when he entered the water. A…
Hit and run man charged with murder
A 30 year old Kings Meadows man has been charged with murder. Police will allege that he deliberately and intentionally ran over a man with his vehicle at about 11am on Friday 9 March 2018. The incident occurred at the intersection of Burrows and Knox Streets in Prospect. The deceased man died at the scene,…
Police investigate fatal pedestrian crash – Prospect Vale
Police are investigating a fatal crash between a black Ford Ranger and a pedestrian on Knox Street, Prospect Vale, about 11am today. The pedestrian was a 30 year old man from Prospect Vale and despite the efforts from members of the public rendering first aid, the man unfortunately died at the scene as a…
Man charged over dangerous driving in north and north-west
A 43 year old Devonport man has been charged over a dangerous driving in the state’s north and north-west this week. The man was arrested last night in Launceston and has today been charged with a large number of driving offences and crimes including: 3 counts of evading police and disqualified driving reckless driving…
Police Recruit Course 2/2017 graduate with 50/50 gender split
20 new police recruits will be inducted into Tasmania Police at the Police Academy this morning. Course 2/2017 started in August last year, which was the celebratory year of 100 Years of Women in Tasmania Policing. “We’ve come a long way in supporting gender diversity in Tasmania Police over the past century. In this course,…
Police call for witnesses over alleged dispute – Kings Meadows
Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident that occurred about 5:30pm on Tuesday 6 March, 2018, in the laneway outside Epic Pharmacy, Hobart Road at Kings Meadows. A man and a woman were involved in a dispute that initially started in the carpark behind Rivers Retail Outlet and proceeded in to the undercover…
Police investigate deliberately lit house fire in Rocherlea
Police are investigating a house fire on Cupania Street, Rocherlea this morning which caused around $80,000 worth of damage to the property. Around 5:30am, multiple crews from Tasmania Fire Service attended the scene and quickly extinguished the fire, however the house suffered serious damage estimated at $80,000. The house was unoccupied at the time. No…
Serious Vehicle Incident – Penguin
Police are investigating a serious driving incident near Penguin in the state’s north-west yesterday. On Wednesday 7 March 2018 at approximately 3.15pm police observed a white Mitsubishi station wagon, with Queensland number plates, travelling east on Penguin Road, West Ulverstone. After the vehicle was observed to commit a number of traffic offences the vehicle avoided…
Attempted Armed Robbery – Caltex Moonah
At 10:28pm on Wednesday 7th March, 2018, a male youth entered the Caltex Service Station on Main Road, Moonah armed with scissors. The youth approached the counter and demanded cash from the console operator which was refused. The youth then fled on foot. The youth was apprehended nearby. The 13 year old male youth was…
Police Investigate Deliberately Lit Fire at Aussie Waste Management
Police are investigating a deliberately lit fire at Aussie Waste Management in Mornington early this morning which destroyed four garbage trucks with an estimated value of around $500,000. The trucks were inside a secure compound and may have been burning for a few hours prior to the fire being discovered around 4:45am. A fire scene…