Man charged over Warrane firearms incident
A 35 year old Clarendon Vale man has been charged over a firearms incident in Warrane yesterday. Police were called to a report of a man in a small maroon Hyundai sedan in possession of a firearm in Bligh Street Warrane about 4pm yesterday. The man was alleged to have pointed the firearm…
Boy approached by stranger in Ulverstone
Police are investigating a report of a boy being approached by a stranger in Ulverstone on Tuesday morning, 19 February 2019. The 11-year-old was riding his scooter to school and was in the area of Buttons Creek on Eastland Drive about 8am when he was approached by a man not known to him who offered…
Police investigating deliberately lit fire on South Bruny Island
Police are investigating a deliberately lit fire in bushland near the shore at South Tinpot Bay on South Bruny Island yesterday. The fire had commenced on private property on Lighthouse Road in thick scrub around 2am and spread to a nearby shed which was completely destroyed. The shed and contents are valued at $80,000. The…
Serious Crash Cnr Warwick Street and Elizabeth Street, North Hobart
Approximately 6pm on Tuesday 19/2/2019 police were called to attend a serious crash on the corner of Warwick Street and Elizabeth Street North Hobart. A black Harley Davidson, ridden by a 58 year old female has collided with a grey Mazda sedan, driven by a 37 year old male. The rider was transported to Royal…
Charges laid following wounding and aggravated burglary incident at Colebrook
Police have charged four men in connection to a wounding and aggravated burglary incident at Colebrook yesterday. Around 6am four men attended a property in Colebrook in a 2001 red magna, registration ES3962. They fired two shots at the house before attempting to force entry. A man inside the house confronted the four men with…
Man in critical condition following serious motor vehicle crash at Lyell Highway, Sorell Creek
A 28 year old Glenorchy man is in a critical condition following a four car crash on the Lyell Highway at Sorell Creek this morning. Approximately 10:25 am on Sunday the 17th of February 2019 police attended a report of the crash. The driver of a Hobart bound green Nissan Pulsar has failed to negotiate…
16 Year Old Male Charged With Aggravated Armed Robbery
Police have arrested a 16 year old male from Mayfield resulting from an armed robbery overnight on the 15th February 2019 that occurred in Charles Street, Launceston. The male was arrested without incident and will appear at an out of hour court in Launceston. Police would like to thank members of the public with their…
Serious Motor Vehicle Crash, Port Sorell Road Wesley Vale
At approximately 3am today a white Toyota Camry sedan travelling towards Devonport on Port Sorell Road Wesley Vale, approximately 400 metres north of the Wesley Vale Shop, has failed to negotiate a turn and collided with a tree on the side of the road. Police, Ambulance Tasmania and Tasmania Fire Service responded to the crash…
Aggravated armed robbery in Launceston
Police are investigating an aggravated armed robbery that occurred in the early hours of this morning near 235 Charles St, Launceston. Two men, one in possession of a knife, demanded a 29-year-old man hand over a pushbike, wallet and phone. The male victim was not injured during the incident, which happened between 2.40am and 3.20am.…
Remains found in Wellington Park
Tasmania Police yesterday located human remains near Mt Charles in Wellington Park. Acting on the advice of a group of bushwalkers who discovered bones and camping gear during an expedition on Monday, police officers from Search and Rescue, Glenorchy CIB and Marine Services used four-wheel-drive vehicles to access the site and conduct an examination of…