Youth in custody after arson attempts at business in Upper Burnie
Police are investigating two arson attempts in the Upper Burnie area overnight. About 1:00am this morning police and emergency services were alerted to a fire outside of a supermarket in Upper Burnie. Three youths were observed running away from the scene by witnesses. Tasmania Fire Service and Tasmania Police attended, and the fire was extinguished.…
Stranded bushwalkers rescued from Lake Rhona
A search and rescue operation has safely extracted a group of stranded bushwalkers from the Lake Rhona area in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. “Search and rescue crews rescued the group from the Lake Rhona area this morning after they became stranded yesterday afternoon due to rising water levels,” said A/Inspector Robert Bessell. “The…
High Range Drink Driver Ulverstone
A 41-Year-Old Ulverstone man returned a reading more than four times the alcohol limit after crashing through the fence of an Ulverstone residence on Friday evening. Fortunately, no one was injured as a result of the crash. The man had his licence disqualified for two years and faces several charges including exceeding the prescribed alcohol…
Youths charged in Rosebery after crime spree
Three youths from Rosebery will be proceeded against under the provisions of the Youth Justices Act after committing two burglaries, causing property damage and stealing in Rosebery on 18 January. Police have since recovered approximately $3,000 worth of alcohol and other stolen goods. Acting Sergeant Heather Gunton said “I would like to thank members of…
Interim Weiss Independent Review report released
Police Commissioner Donna Adams has today publicly released the interim report of the Weiss Independent Review into former police officer Paul Reynolds. Commissioner Adams appointed Ms Regina Weiss, a highly regarded barrister with many years of experience leading independent reviews, in October 2023 to undertake an independent review into Paul Reynolds as well as…
Call for witness footage, Liverpool St multiple vehicle crash
Police are continuing to investigate a crash on Liverpool St, Hobart in November 2023 and are calling for dash cam, mobile phone or other footage from witnesses. Police were called to the scene about 2:15pm on Sunday, 26 November 2023 after a red/maroon SUV reportedly collided with several other vehicles in the vicinity of Harrington…
Charges laid over burglaries committed across southern and eastern Tasmania
Police have charged a 29-year-old man and a 17-year-old youth with multiple offences including burglaries, motor vehicle stealing, breach of bail, disqualified driving and firearms offences after a traffic crash and search on 17 January. About 11.30am police and emergency services responded to a two-car crash in Lenah Valley where the occupants had fled the…
Two youths charged over Midlands evade incident
Two 17-year-olds have been charged over an evade incident in the Midlands yesterday afternoon. The youths were taken into custody about 3:50pm, after a white Toyota Camry sedan (reportedly stolen from Launceston) evaded police, allegedly travelling at speeds of about 160km/h on the wrong side of the road on Mud Walls Road near Jericho. The…
Two youths in custody following evade incident
Two youths are in custody following an evade incident in the Midlands this afternoon. A white Toyota Camry sedan registration K23YW, which was allegedly stolen from Launceston, was observed by police on Midland Highway at Stonor about 3.30pm, then evaded police on Mud Walls Road near Jericho. Police allege the vehicle travelled onto…
Man charged with high range drink driving
A 54 year old man has been charged with high range drink driving and been immediately disqualified for 12 months after being detected on the West Coast today. Police were on patrol in the Pieman Road area west of Tullah when they intercepted a Green 4WD about 1pm today. The driver of the vehicle underwent…