Suspicious fire – Seakist Lodge – Ulverstone
At 6.00 am on Saturday 22 August 2015 Tasmania Police and the Tasmanian Fire Service responded to a structure fire at Seakist Lodge Beach Road, Ulverstone. The fire was confined to one building. The cause of the fire has been determined as deliberate. Damage is estimated at $70,000. Anyone with information in relation to the…
Devonport Burglary and charges
Overnight Friday 21 August 2015 a shed was unlawfully entered at a Devonport property. A quantity of firearms, chainsaws and a generator were stolen. The firearms had been stored in accordance with Firearms Legislation. On Saturday 22 August 2015 police searched a Miandetta residence and recovered the firearms and generator. Detectives from Devonport CIB have…
Mattathyahu Inquest
On Wednesday 19 August 2015 a property at Black Jack Road, Slopen Main, was declared a crime scene. Detectives and forensic officers attended the property for two days. A number of samples were taken and several items were removed for further investigation. The property was handed back to the occupants on Thursday afternoon. “The investigation…
Tree felling incident at Mount Lloyd
Tree Felling incident Mt Lloyd Police and Emergency Services responded to calls for assistance following a tree felling incident at Mt Lloyd on Saturday afternoon. A man, from Herdsmans Cove, and his partner and her three children, from Gagebrook, had gone to collect some firewood. A felled tree had fallen on their vehicle crushing the…
Prison Charges
Two male inmates arrested and charged with assault following a siege at the Risdon Prison Complex involving two Correctional Officers. Shortly before 10:25am on Friday 21st August 2015 two male inmates housed in a maximum security unit have taken a male correctional officer hostage in a cell of the unit. The inmates were armed with…
House Fire – Magra
House fire – Back River Rd, Magra On Sunday 23 August 2015 at approximately 2.25am local volunteer fire brigades responded to a house fire on Back River Rd, Magra. The home was unoccupied at the time and has been totally destroyed by fire. The circumstances of the fire are under investigation.
Serious Single Vehicle Crash- Back Cam Road, Somerset (Friday 21 August 2015)
Serious Single Vehicle Crash- Back Cam Road, Somerset At approximately 8.55pm on Friday 21st August 2015, a single vehicle crash occurred on Back Cam Road Somerset. The crash occurred when a Mitsubishi four wheel drive travelling towards the Murchison Highway, left the road colliding with a tree. An 18 year old male from Park Grove, was…
Kingston man charged with underage sex offences
Following an extensive police investigation a 39-year-old man from Kingston was yesterday charged with sex offences against young people. He is charged with: Sexual intercourse with a young person under the age of 17; Procure a young person to commit an indecent act; and Indecent act directed at a young person under the age of…
Risdon Prison Investigation
As is standard practice, Tasmania Police is conducting an investigation into the security incident at Risdon Prison this morning. The incident was resolved without police involvement. Those involved in the incident, as well as any witnesses, will be interviewed as part of the investigation.
Arson – Deak Street, Gagebrook
Police investigate fire at Deak Street, Gagebrook Tasmania Police and Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) responded to a house fire at 12 Deak Street in Gagebrook at 5:15am today. TFS crews quickly extinguished the fire however the structure sustained extensive damage as a result. There were no occupants in the house at the time of the…