Two charged with murder following fatal stabbing
Northern detectives have this evening charged two people with murder following a fatal stabbing in Parua Road, Newnham, last night. A 32 year old Newnham man and a 39 year old Ravenswood woman were both charged with murder and will appear before the Launceston Magistrates Court tomorrow morning. Police have formally identified the victim of…
Serious Single Vehicle Crash – East Coast, Mayfield
At 4.10pm on Tuesday, 2 November 2016, police and emergency services were called to a single vehicle crash on the Tasman Highway at Mayfield, approximately 1,7km’s south of the Mayfield Beach camping/conservation area. The crash occurred when a silver Mercedes hatch travelling north and approaching a bend in the road, crossed onto the south-bound lane,…
Nazrawi Samson Woldemicheal – Missing Person Update 02-Nov
Tasmania Police and the family of missing man Naz Woldemicheal have again appealed for him, or anyone who has seen him, to contact them. 19 year old Nazrawi Samson Woldemicheal has not been seen since Sunday 9 October when he left his unit at Trinity House, North Hobart. There are serious concerns for his welfare.…
Missing Hobart man Andrew Gaskell Located in Malaysia
Tasmania Police are pleased to confirm that 25 year old Hobart man Andrew Gaskell, was located today by Malaysian search and rescue personnel. Mr Gaskell was reported missing to Tasmania Police on 27 October while hiking in the Mulu National Park in the Sarawak region of Malaysia. He is currently being assessed at a local…
Arson charges – Carton River Road, Carlton
Around 7.50pm on Monday, 31 October 2016, Emergency Services attended a structure fire at 22 Carlton River Road, Carlton. The privately owned two storey brick house was fully engulfed by fire that was extinguished by members from Tasmania Fire Service. At the time of the fire there was an occupant at home, who did not…
Dangerous Driving Incident Charges
On Sunday evening into Monday morning a number of offences were committed in the Western and Northern Police Districts. These include the aggravated burglary of a Turners Beach residence and the assault of two occupants, and business burglaries in the Devonport, Port Sorell, Hagley and Hadspen areas. These matters appeared to be linked. Just after…
Firearm Theft at Elderslie
On Friday, 28 October 2016, a house at Elderslie was unlawfully entered and as a result six firearms, a quantity of ammunition and two chainsaws were stolen. On Monday, 31 October 2016, a search was conducted at a Bridgewater address at which time two of the firearms were recovered along with a quantity of the…
Update – Sandy Bay Aggravated Robberies (27-Oct-2016)
Hobart detectives are continuing to investigate two violent street robberies that occurred in Sandy Bay on the evening of Thursday, 27 October 2016. The first crime occurred in Duke Street at about 11pm when a male offender approached a 59 year old woman who was walking home from a local shopping centre. She was pulled…
Bass Highway Driving Incident – Update # 1
Tasmania Police is searching for two men involved in dangerous driving incidents between Devonport and the Evandale area this afternoon. One man in his 40s from Launceston is in custody, after a crash in a stolen vehicle on the Bass Highway about 2pm. Two men left the scene of the crash and stole a white…
Bass Highway Driving Incident
Tasmania Police have a man in custody after a police operation on the Bass Highway this afternoon. Just after 1:30pm, police detected a suspicious vehicle driving dangerously in Tarleton St, East Devonport. The vehicle, with three occupants, drove towards Launceston on the Bass Highway. The vehicle was observed to be driving on the edge of…