Woman charged in relation to unlawfully set fire to vegetation in northern Tasmania
Tasmania Police have charged a 53-year-old woman from the Sheffield area in relation to unlawfully lighting of a number of fires in the Buelah and Kimberly areas in the state’s north-west. A report was initially made to police by owners of private property in January this year, with a further twelve fires being lit on…
Firearms and drugs seized at Penguin property
Police have charged a man from Penguin with serious drug and firearm offences following a search at a property earlier this week. On Tuesday, police attended a property at Penguin where a search warrant was executed. As a result of the search a quantity of cannabis and illegal firearms were located and seized. A 47-year-old…
Keeping Tasmanians safe this Easter
Tasmania Police’s Easter traffic enforcement effort will be taking place across the state from tomorrow, once again aimed at making sure everyone gets where they are going safely these holidays. “We do this every year, and the message hasn’t changed, but we’re urging people not to tune us out,” said Acting Assistant Commissioner Jason Elmer.…
Midway Point man charged with firearms possession offences
Police have charged a 54-year-old man from Midway Point with several offences relating to firearms possession. Yesterday police executed a search at a property on Bay Road at Midway Point. A number of items were seized from the property including firearms and explosive devices. The man was charged last night and remanded to appear before…
Combined traffic operation – Midlands Highway, Kempton
Tasmania Police conducted a joint operation with the Transport Safety and Investigation Unit and Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania Compliance and Enforcement Officers on the Midlands Highway on Monday 3 April. The operation was held over a four hour period, just south of Melton Mowbray. Senior Sergeant Mark Williams said, “the operation was…
Youth arrested in Glenorchy with imitation firearm
A 14-year-old youth will be charged with firearms offences after he was arrested with an imitation firearm in Glenorchy this morning. Around 8.30am police responded to reports of a youth in possession of what appeared to be a firearm at a shopping centre in Glenorchy. A short time later police located the youth on-board a…
Ulverstone crash – call for witnesses
Police are calling for witnesses following a crash between a vehicle and a cyclist about 5.50pm on Friday 31 March in Ulverstone. The incident occurred between a yellow MG Hatch and the cyclist at the Jermyn and Leven Street roundabout, and the driver of the hatch reportedly left the scene. The cyclist sustained minor injuries…
Cradle Mountain incident update
Sadly, police can confirm a man has died after falling from height near Weindorfers Tower at Cradle Mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. The man was one of four people climbing from the Saddle to Weindorfer Tower when he fell from height about 11am today. Search and rescue personnel located the man…
Incident at Cradle Mountain
Police including the Westpac Rescue Helicopter are responding to an incident at Cradle Mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park this morning. Police and emergency services were notified by a member of a climbing party about 11am that a person had fallen from height while climbing. Search and rescue resources are currently en route…
Call for witnesses to motorbike crash on Channel Highway, Randalls Bay
Police are calling for witnesses following a motorbike crash on the Channel Highway, Randalls Bay about 1.45pm today. The crash occurred when a red Triumph motorbike reportedly had to take evasive action to avoid a white campervan similar to a Toyota Hiace with a black bull bar that was travelling in a northerly direction approaching…