Taskforce Saturate continues to make our community safer
Taskforce Saturate continues to achieve results, with 87 individuals apprehended and charged with a total of 257 offences over the past month. Sergeant Greg Rogers said the taskforce is a dedicated initiative aimed at making our community safer by targeting repeat offenders in Southern Tasmania. “Taskforce Saturate is a vital part of keeping our community…
Police again urge drivers to take care on roads
Following multiple crashes within a short period in the West Tamar sub-division last week, police returned to the area over the weekend to conduct a number of traffic operations. The high visibility operations focused on the fatal five, which were factors in each of last week’s crashes. Senior Sergeant Rob King said whilst there…
Disturbance / GBH – Hargrave Crescent Mayfield – 21 November 2023
Shortly after 8:00pm on Tuesday 21 November 2023 police were called to a disturbance in Hargrave Crescent, Mayfield. A male received serious internal injuries during an assault. The male was transported to Launceston General Hospital by Ambulance Tasmania and treated for serious injuries. Later that day a 31year old male from Mayfield was arrested and…
Tamar River stolen vessel incident
A man was taken into custody by police on Monday, following a protracted incident involving a stolen vessel on the Tamar River. Due to concerns about the man’s own welfare and potential risk posed to the public, specialist resources and negotiators were engaged throughout the incident. Ongoing attempts to negotiate with and apprehend the man,…
Police call for information in long-term missing person case
Tasmania Police is continuing to call for information in relation to the disappearance of long-term missing man Nicola Sallese. Friday 17 November marked 15 years since Mr Sallese went missing from Sheffield. The last positive sighting of Mr Sallese was on Monday 17 November, 2008, when he was seen driving east on Sheffield Main…
48 year old male from Kettering charged with high range drink driving
On Saturday the 18 November 2023 police attended a single vehicle crash at Kettering. As a result of the crash a 48-year-old male was charged with drink driving, having returned a reading of 0.279, some five times the legal limit. The male driver did not sustain any injuries from the crash. The reading is high…
Police seize significant amount of ice during Northern search
A man has been arrested and charged after police seized a significant amount of ice during a search at a Northern property on Friday. During the search police located 85 grams of the highly addictive drug – which could have resulted in 850 individual street deals – as well as quantities of cannabis and another…
Search formally suspended for missing swimmer at Somerset
The search for a 22 year old missing swimmer at Somerset in the state’s North West has been formally suspended. The deployment of police divers and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, together with Marine Rescue assets from Ulverstone and Tamar, Surf Patrol Units from Boat Harbour, Somerset, Burnie, Penguin and Ulverstone have been unable to locate…
Firearms seized during North West property search
A 25-year-old Hillcrest man has been charged with trafficking firearms after police searched a North West property on Thursday. During the search, police located an unregistered shotgun, a pistol, ammunition, a quantity of cannabis, and drug-related paraphernalia. The Hillcrest man was taken into custody at the scene, along with a 28-year-old Wivenhoe man. The 25-year-old…
Northern police called to seven crashes within 24 hours
Police are again urging drivers to take care on Tasmanian roads after police were called to three crashes in the West Tamar area and seven crashes in the broader Northern District within 24 hours. About 10am Wednesday, police were called to a crash at St Helens where a driver had lost control and crashed down…