Witness details requested
Tasmania Police received a report of a concern for welfare at approximately 10pm on Friday 4 September 2015. The female caller was concerned about a man she’d observed sitting on the roadway on Warwick Street, Hobart. The man had suffered head injury and later died in hospital. Police would like to piece together his movements…
Suspicious fires at Burnie and Smithton
Police in the Western District are investigating two overnight fires which are being treated as suspicious. Car fire – Minna Road, Stowport At 8pm on the 8th September 2015, Burnie Police attended a car fire on Minna Road, Stowport. The vehicle was parked in a paddock and had not been moved for over a week.…
Supply of illicit drug capsules in Smithton
Detectives investigating the supply of illicit drug capsules in Smithton last Saturday night will charge three Smithton men. Detective Inspector Kim Steven said, “Detectives from the Western Drug Investigation Services have been working with the local Smithton Police since Saturday night and as a result of a number of searches and interviews conducted during that…
Missing Person – Ben Plowright
Tasmania Police have confirmed that a body recovered from the South Esk River at Perth on Friday afternoon is that of missing Launceston man, Ben Plowright. A post mortem examination conducted in Hobart yesterday confirmed Mr Plowright’s identity. Mr Plowright was last seen in Arthur Street at Perth on the evening of 30 May 2015.…
Second fixed speed camera ready to go live.
The second of eight new fixed speed cameras around Tasmania will go live from tomorrow morning. The fixed speed camera is on the Southern Outlet, near the Tolmans Hill exit, capturing Hobart-bound traffic. The fixed cameras are part of a strategy to reduce deaths and serious injuries on our roads. These cameras will be a…
Public safety warning – illicit drugs
Tasmania Police has issued a public safety warning after five people were hospitalised after consuming illicit drugs in Smithton. “Taking illicit drugs is of course always dangerous for your health. However on separate occasions over the weekend, four men and one teenage girl were taken to hospital after each consumed a capsule of what they…
Firearm Incident Maydena
Around midday today Police received a report that a man had been wounded near Maydena. Ambulance officers contacted police because the man had received an accidental gunshot wound to the hand. As a result the 78 year old man was transported to the Royal Hobart Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police are continuing their investigation into…
Two charged with Trafficking
Two charged with Trafficking A 20 year old man and 20 year old woman from Devonport have been charged with Trafficking and other drug offences. Following information received, uniformed police officers conducted a search of a property in Devonport early on Tuesday morning. The man and woman were found to be in possession of a…
Burglary of pharmacy
Overnight on Monday 24 August 2015 the Guardian Pharmacy at Derwent Park was unlawfully entered. During the burglary around 300 boxes of prescription and over the counter medication were stolen. The medication was placed in white plastic bags from the pharmacy, the bags displayed the green recycling logo. The medication is mainly of the cold…
Public safety advice – mine explosive
Tasmania Police have issued public safety advice in relation to an explosive device that is unaccounted for from a mine site on the West Coast. The mine operator in Savage River has today reported a missing 400 gram cast booster, which is an explosive. The mine is undertaking checks to determine the whereabouts of the…