WA Woman arrested and charged last night for Launceston murder
Police last night arrested and charged a 46-year-old woman in Bunbury, Western Australian on suspicion of the murder of a 71-year-old Launceston woman she had been living with. The body of 71-year-old woman, Veronica Corstorphine, was discovered by police at her address in Keane St, South Launceston on 29 October, with the murder now believed…
Emergency Beacon Activation – Cradle Mountain
Police are urging bushwalkers to be aware of weather conditions and forecasts following a rescue of two adults and an infant from the Overland Track at Cradle Mountain today. The stranded party were found to be extremely cold and wet, but not physically injured. Around 7.30am today police responded to an Emergency Beacon activated from…
Second man charged in relation to Aggravated Armed Robbery in Chigwell on 24 October
Police have arrested and charged the second offender involved in an armed robbery at a Chigwell residence on 24 October where a man was struck to the head and received a head wound. The 30-year-old man from Moonah was charged with Aggravated Armed Robbery and appeared before the Hobart Magistrates Court where bail was refused.…
Police call for information after man located deceased in water at Victoria Dock
Police are seeking public sightings of a man in the area around Victoria Dock in Hobart early this morning before he was located deceased in the water. “Around 4.30am police responded to a report of a man in distress in the water at Victoria Dock in Hobart,” said Acting Inspector Darren Latham. “A man jogging…
Outlaw motorcycle gang associates charged over alleged kidnapping
Three people linked to the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang have been charged over an alleged kidnapping on the north-west coast yesterday. A 30 year old Ambleside man (probationary Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang member), a 36 year old Miandetta man (Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang associate),a 22 year old Ulverstone man (Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang associate)…
Police receive Commissioner’s Medals
More than 250 current and retired police as well as other DPFEM staff will be recognised for a combination of Commissioners Medals and Awards, National Medals and National Police Service Medals and clasps. Five police officers – Constables Nikki Mackintosh, Cameron Rennie, Phillip Vanderwal, Senior Constable Callum Herbert and Senior Constable Chris Williams –…
Arrest Re Alleged Kidnapping Devonport 6th November 2019
On the 6th November 2019 a 30 year old man from Ambleside, a 36 year old man from Miandetta, a 36 year old woman from Shearwater and a 22 year old man from Ulverstone have been arrested, charged and held for court. This matter relates to the alleged kidnapping of a 33 year old women…
Ulverstone woman detected driving five times over the alcohol limit
A 39-year-old Ulverstone woman has been charged with high range drink driving and driving under the influence of alcohol after being intercepted by police driving while five times over the alcohol limit. Around 12.45pm yesterday police observed a small silver hatchback bring driven erratically between Latrobe and Ulverstone. Police intercepted the vehicle on Main Street…
North-west man charged with cattle theft
Police have charged a 31-year-old man from North-West Tasmania with stealing $170,000 worth of cattle from a farm he was managing in early 2019. The man was bailed to appear in the Burnie Magistrates Court on 28 January 2020. The police investigation is ongoing to determine if any other people were involved in the matter.…
Burnie youths charged with car burglaries across north-west coast
Burnie CIB have charged two male youths with thirteen car burglaries across the North-West Coast last month. In late October, police received reports of multiple car burglaries in the Parklands, Cooee, Somerset and Wynyard areas. As part of the investigation, police executed a search warrant at a residence in Wynyard on 31 October where stolen…