Firearm Discharge – Invermay
At about 10:30pm on Saturday the 3rd September 2016, a number of shots were discharged from firearms into a home in Gordon Street, Invermay. At the time of the incident, no one was home. Members from Launceston CIB, Launceston Uniform and Northern Forensic Services attended Gordon Street and an investigation commenced. ‘It is believed that…
Graffiti Damage – Burnie
Burnie Police are investigating graffiti damage of approximately 30 different sites including vehicles, letter boxes and signs which were sprayed with red and blue paint in the Malonga Drive, Woniora Road North, Stevens Place and Mooreville Road areas between 9.00pm on Saturday 3 September 2016 and 6.00am on Sunday 4 September 2016. Any person who…
Armed Robbery – Wivenhoe IGA Supermarket
Around 6:00pm on Friday 2nd September 2016 a male person entered the Wivenhoe IGA on Main Road, Wivenhoe with a weapon and demanded money from staff. He made off with a sum of cash and was seen leaving the area in a red Holden utility. At 7pm, acting on information received, police located a 47…
Burglary, Garden Island – offenders charged
Between 19 August 2016 and 22 August 2016, a burglary was committed on Garden Island, which is located on the Huon River near Garden Island Creek. A workshop was entered and items were allegedly stolen. An attempt was made to enter an unoccupied residence, which was unsuccessful. Three people – two youths, who…
Dangerous Driving – Brooker Highway (31 Aug 2016)
Police are calling for witnesses to a dangerous driving incident on Wednesday, 31 August 2016. At around 7:45am, a black Daewoo Lanos with false registration plates (DU6571) drove dangerously through heavy traffic on the Brooker Highway at Clearys Gates. The Daewoo turned left onto Risdon Road, drove on the incorrect side of the road overtaking…
Assault – Mobius Lounge Bar, Hobart (28 Aug 2016)
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault outside Mobius Lounge Bar on Despard Street, Hobart, last weekend. The assault occurred at around 2am on Sunday, 28 August 2016. A 21 year old man was injured during the assault, rendered unconscious and subsequently hit his head on the concrete. Anyone who witnessed the assault is…
Aggravated Burglary and Stealing – Bromley Street Bridgewater – 28 August 2016
On Sunday, 28 August 2016, a house in Bromley Street, Bridgewater, was broken into and a number of items were stolen. Bridgewater CIB would like to speak to anyone who may have seen a tall skinny man aged in his 30’s with a boy aged between 8 and 10 years of age in the Bromley…
Investigators Return to Murder Scene at Campbell Town
Today, officers from the Serious Organised Crime Division’s Cold Case investigation team and Tasmania Police Forensic Services have returned to the scene of the murder of Shane Barker at Campbell Town. “We have returned to the crime scene to conduct a number of Forensic examinations which have been identified during the course of the review…
Devonport man charged with business burglaries
A 26 year old Devonport man has been charged with a number of burglary and stealing offences which allegedly occurred in the North-West in recent weeks. On 26 August 2016, as a result of police investigations, the man was charged with committing a Burglary and stealing at the Caltex Sheffield Service Station on the…
Single Vehicle Truck Crash – Bass Highway Chasm Creek
Just before 6.30am this morning, Emergency Services were called to attend a single vehicle truck rollover on the Bass Highway near Chasm Creek. The vehicle involved was a Victorian registered green Isuzu truck with a white gas tank affixed at the rear which contained 10,000 litres of LPG (gas). As a result of damage to…