Suspicious fire at Chichester Drive, Devonport
Police are investigating a deliberately lit fire in Chichester Drive, Devonport, on Tuesday evening. Around 10pm last night, Tasmania Police and Tasmania Fire Service were called to a reported fire at a unit in Chichester Drive, Devonport. However, the fire was extinguished before they arrived. Subsequent examinations have determined the fire to be deliberately lit.…
Man charged with wounding in Mowbray
Launceston CIB has charged a 30-year-old man with wounding following an incident at the Mowbray Target Store on Monday afternoon. The victim, who is known to the offender, received non-life threatening injuries to her neck, hands and stomach during the assault. Police will allege that a small knife was used in the assault. The man…
Charges Laid Following Taxi Driver Assault
Police have today charged two men with Aggravated Armed Robbery and Attempted Aggravated Armed Robbery following an assault on a taxi driver in Rocherlea on 13 April. An 18-year-old Rocherlea man and a 21-year-old Mayfield man were both detained to appear before an out-of-hours court tonight. The taxi driver received injuries during the incident after…
Police urge motorcyclists to ride responsibly
Police are urging motorcyclists to ride responsibly and take accountability for their own safety following five fatal motorcycle crashes this year (total 12 fatalities). Causative factors for these crashes included speed, inattentiveness, drugs and alcohol. “We should not accept that road fatalities are inevitable, especially when many deaths and serious injuries on our roads are…
Two people in police custody following Eastern Shore evade incident
Two people are in police custody being questioned following an evade police incident in Rokeby this morning. Around 9am, police attempted to intercept a stolen white 2015 Holden Commodore SSV being driven on the South Arm Highway. The vehicle evaded police and sped from the area. Police deployed road spikes and intercepted the vehicle a…
Missing Man Trevor Foster Formally Identified
Police can confirm the body recovered on the banks of Meadowbank Lake on 21 March has been formally identified as Mr Trevor Foster who went missing from his Ouse property during a flood event on 6 June 2016. Police have been in contact with Mr Foster’s family and our thoughts and condolences are with them.
Major traffic operation in Launceston targets drink and drug drivers
A major traffic operation targeting drink and drug drivers was held in Launceston today. Senior Sergeant Nick Clark said that a number of static and mobile random breath testing sites were positioned at various locations near Launceston as part of the operation. Between 10am-1pm, Police conducted 1000 random breath tests and 20…
Man in custody following evade in Hobart
A man is in custody following an evade incident in Hobart this afternoon. Police attempted to intercept a silver sedan on the Brooker Highway, New Town, as a result of a traffic offence about 1pm. The vehicle then continued on and was involved in a crash with another vehicle on the corner of Park…
Man Charged Following Mowbray Serious Assault
Launceston CIB has charged a 39-year-old Mowbray man following a serious assault in Invermay around 2.20pm yesterday. Police will allege the man entered a residence on Oswald Street and assaulted a 90-year-old woman. She was knocked unconscious during the assault and later transported to the Launceston General Hospital with a serious facial injury. Police will…
Suspicious fires at Midland Truck and Bus, Bridgewater
Tasmania Police is investigating two deliberately lit fires at Midland Truck and Bus over the weekend. On Saturday 7 April around 7.40pm, two trucks in the business compound were targeted, with one being completely destroyed by fire. On Sunday 8 April around 8.30pm, entry was gained to a building at the premises and another truck…