Fatal House Fire, Railton
Sadly police can confirm one person was located deceased following a house fire on Youngmans Road, Railton, last night. Around 8pm Tasmania Fire Service attended to reports of a house fully engulfed by fire. TFS brought the fire under control but the house was completely destroyed. Detectives, fire scene examiners and forensic examiners are currently…
Port Sorell Incident 6 June 2017
Two brothers were arrested at Port Sorell yesterday following an evade. Detective Inspector Kim Steven stated “Devonport CIB were investigating a couple of burglaries, when the brothers came to our attention. Observations of their criminal and driving behaviour determined that various resources were required for safe resolution.” “Yesterday we utilised various resources, including the Westpac…
Recovered property from overnight business burglaries Glenorchy
A 32-year-old man from Gagebrook is currently assisting Glenorchy Police after being located near a vehicle which evaded police in Derwent Park late last night. The vehicle was found to contain a significant amount of stolen property. Uniformed officers responding to reports of a business burglary in Glenorchy, saw the vehicle and identified the driver…
Formal Identification
The body recovered from a large rural property between Oatlands and Orford on 3 June 2017 has been formally identified as that of missing man, Dwayne Robert Davies. Mr Davies was reported missing late on 27 May 2017. The sympathies of Tasmania Police are with Mr Davies loved ones at this difficult time. An autopsy…
Body Recovered
As a result of information received in relation to an ongoing investigation relating to missing person Dwayne Davies, a large rural private property was searched by approximately 50 police officers on Friday 2 June 2017. An area of interest to detectives was identified and secured overnight. Today, Saturday 3 June 2017, forensic officers exhumed a…
Quad Bike Crash – River Road Tunnack
A quad bike rider was airlifted to the Royal Hobart Hospital in a serious condition following a quad bike crash on River Road, Tunnack in the early hours of Saturday morning. At 1am on Saturday 3 June, Police and Tas Ambulance personnel attended the scene of a single quad bike crash on River road, Tunnack. It appears…
Police Officer Infringement
A Tasmania Police officer will be proceeded against by infringement notice for the offence of driving without due care and attention. It is alleged that the off-duty sergeant from northern Tasmania crashed his vehicle into a car parked on Westbury Road at Prospect on 10 December 2016. The parked car was unattended at…
Police investigate suspicious house fire in Glenorchy
Glenorchy CIB is calling for information as part of their investigation into a suspicious house fire in Tolosa St, Glenorchy, yesterday afternoon. Around 4:10pm on Wednesday 31 May 2017, emergency services were called to a structure fire at 31 Tolosa Street, Glenorchy. Members of the Tasmania Fire Service attended and were able to extinguish…
Recruits engaging with young people
As part of their training, Tasmania Police recruits are spending the next two days leading a camp for kids who might not otherwise have the opportunity for adventures away from home. The overnight camp held at the Tasmania Police Academy and other venues in the state’s south, not only helps the recruits develop their skills…
Cars appeal in murder investigation
Police are appealing for information about the movements of two cars as part of an investigation into the suspected murder of Dwayne Davies (47) of Risdon Vale. Mr Davies has been missing since Friday. His body has not yet been located. A man (40) and a woman (44) are currently in custody and being interviewed…