Response to New Zealand incident
Our thoughts are with the victims in New Zealand and their families, and also with our police counterparts and other emergency workers. Tasmanians shouldn’t be unduly worried or alarmed and people should continue to go about their business as usual. The National Terrorism Threat Level remains at Probable and this is regularly reviewed. There is…
Call for dash cam footage of vehicles involved in Franklin crash
Police would like to speak to anyone who saw or has dash camera footage of two vehicles involved in a crash north of Franklin on Monday, 11 March 2019 about 11.20am. The vehicles involved were a silver Holden Commodore sedan and a white Mitsubishi Canter light truck. Anyone who may have seen either vehicle travelling…
Male injured in Ulverstone incident
About 5.30am this morning a male resident of a house in Main St Ulverstone noticed a group of three males near his house acting suspiciously in dark clothing and carrying back packs. He was on his way to work and turned around to check on them. As he did this, he saw the males enter…
Suspicious House Fire – 68 Goulburn Street, West Hobart
About 7.50am on the 13/3/19 police attended a house fire at 68 Goulburn Street, West Hobart. Tasmania Fire Service were in attendance, and the fire deemed to be suspicious. Extensive damage was caused to the unoccupied residence. There were no injuries to any person resulting from the house fire. Police identified a number of witnesses,…
Theft of vehicle parts and accessories from Stonehenge
Bridgewater Criminal Investigation Branch is appealing for information following the significant theft of diesel and vehicle parts from heavy machinery at an isolated property at Stonehenge in the Southern Midlands. The theft occurred either on Saturday night 2 March 2019 or in the early hours on Sunday 3 March 2019. Anyone who knows anything about…
Goulbourn Street fire under investigation
Police are investigating a fire at a property on Goulbourn Street in Hobart around 7.40am this morning. Goulburn Street will remain closed for several hours between Molle Street and Barrack Street while a fire scene examination is conducted to determine the cause of the fire. Anyone with information in relation to the fire, or who…
Youth Charged with Armed Robbery at the Newnham IGA Supermarket
Members of Tasmania Police have charged a 17 year old youth in respect to the armed robbery committed at the Newnham IGA Supermarket at 5.40pm on Sunday night. The youth is alleged to have entered the store, armed with a knife before demanding money and fleeing with a quantity of cash. He has been detained…
Gas Leak – Boags Brewery Launceston
On Sunday 10th March 2019, at 0750hrs Tasmania Police were advised of a gas leak at Boags Brewery, Shield Street, Launceston. Tasmania Fire Service were in attendance and advised that the leak was coming from a large storage cylinder from within the yard and they believed at that time it was carbon dioxide (CO2). Advice…
Police investigate New Norfolk house fire
Tasmania Police is investigating a house fire in New Norfolk in the early hours of this morning. The Tasmania Fire Service was called to an address in Montagu St at 3.25am. The fire was extinguished but, due to the damage caused, the house will need to be demolished. The fire scene examiner has determined that…
Three people extradited to Tasmania to face drug charges
Three people will be extradited to Tasmania today to face drug related charges after a series of searches in NSW and Tasmania on Tuesday. A 24 year old man, a 25 year old woman and a 22 year old man – all of Sydney – appeared before the Bankstown Local Court yesterday where…