Man charged over Trevallyn robbery and stolen firearm recovered
An 18-year-old man from Ravenswood has been arrested and charged with aggravated armed robbery, burglary and stealing in relation to the robbery of a taxi driver in Trevallyn on Thursday night. Today Launceston CIB Detectives searched an address in Ravenswood where property stolen during the robbery was located. Two men were arrested at the scene.…
Police investigating deliberately lit fire in Herdsmans Cove
Police are investigating a deliberately lit fire which caused around $180,000 damage to a house in Herdsmans Cove last night. Around 11.45pm emergency services responded to reports of a house fire on Fisher Drive. Tasmania Fire Service extinguished the fire and determined it to have been deliberately lit. A man inside the property at the…
Names released following Carrick fatal crash
With permission of the families involved, police have released the names of two men who sadly died in a two vehicle crash on the Bass Highway at Carrick on Wednesday. The men were Shane Elliott Williamson, 65, of Newnham, and Rodney Leo Rowe, 63, of Prospect Vale. The name of the third man…
Police investigating Trevallyn taxi armed robbery
Tasmania Police is investigating after a taxi driver was reportedly robbed in Trevallyn last night. The man driving the taxi was flagged down by two men on South Esk Road, Trevallyn about 11.40pm on Thursday. The men allegedly made threats to the driver and demanded he hand over his wallet and other items, including a…
Stolen property recovered – Bandidos club house, Devonport
A 32 year old Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang member and a 39 year old Bandidos associate have been charged with stealing from a Devonport motel. Police conducted a search at the Bandidos clubhouse on 26 February in relation to a stealing that had occurred the previous day at the Argosy Motel, where approximately $5000…
Carrick fatality update
Police are continuing to investigate a triple fatality which occurred on the Bass Highway at Carrick earlier this morning. Police can confirm a 63 year old Launceston man and a 65 year old Launceston man travelling in a Mazda BT50 and a 33 year old Selbourne man driving a Toyota Prado died in the…
Brighton man charged with child exploitation offences
A 44-year-old Brighton man has been charged with child exploitation after Tasmania Police executed a search warrant at a Brighton property today. The Tasmanian Joint Anti Child exploitation Team (JACET) arrested the man with allegations of him attempting to groom a teenage female in a chat application, along with accessing, possessing and distributing of child…
Police investigate triple fatality – Bass Highway, Carrick
Police are investigating a triple fatality which occurred on the Bass Highway at Carrick earlier this morning. Police and emergency services were called to the scene between Oaks Road and Illawarra Road about 5.35am. Initial investigations indicate that the male driver of a white Toyota Prado heading towards Launceston crossed over onto the…
Child dies following boating incident at Prosser River, Orford
Sadly a 7-year-old boy from Hobart’s eastern shore has died following a boating incident at Prosser River, Orford on Sunday afternoon. With the permission of family, police can advise that the child’s name is Archie James Green. Tasmania Police is continuing to investigate the circumstances of the incident and a report will now be prepared…
Police investigate firearms and cash stolen from Murdunna property
Police are investigating the theft of firearms, ammunition and cash from a property in Murdunna over the last week. Between last Thursday and yesterday offenders entered a semi-rural property on the Arthur Highway and forcibly removed a gun safe from the property. Contained within the stolen safe were three registered firearms (.22 calibre bolt action…