Serious assault involving a motor vehicle – Devonport
A 42-year-old Spreyton man is due to face court charged with Criminal Code Assault and driving with a suspended driver licence following an incident in Rose Court, Devonport about 12:50pm on Saturday 18 May 2024. Police will allege the man intentionally drove a white Toyota Hilux utility at a 52-year-old Devonport man, striking him twice…
Three men charged with aggravated armed robbery – Burnie
Police have today charged a 24-year-old man, a 21-year-old man and a 16-year-old man, all from Somerset with various offences including Aggravated Armed Robbery, Assault, Possess Dangerous Article, Drug offences and Reckless Driving. These matters relate to a report of a disturbance behind a business in Wilmot Street Burnie on Tuesday 14 May 2024 around…
Drugs, firearms seized during targeted Shorewell Park search
Two men will face court over multiple drug and firearm-related offences after a targeted search at a private residence in Shorewell Park this week. Members of Western Drug and Firearms Unit along with the Dog Handler Unit searched the property on Tuesday, seizing quantities of ice, cannabis, and cash believed to be proceeds of crime.…
Pedestrian seriously injured in Derwent Park crash
A 38-year-old Glenorchy man sustained serious injuries from being struck by a vehicle on Brooker Highway, Derwent Park, around 3.10pm yesterday. Initial enquiries indicate that the man had attempted to cross the Brooker Highway – south of the traffic lights at the intersection with Derwent Park Road – in heavy traffic conditions. The driver of the vehicle was taken to the Royal…
Two people arrested at Bishopsbourne charged in relation to aggravated armed robbery
Two people arrested at Bishopsbourne last night have been charged with multiple offences in relation to an aggravated armed robbery at Mole Creek yesterday. Police will allege that around 3.50pm yesterday, two offenders – a man and a woman – entered a residence at Mole Creek and threatened the occupants with a firearm in a…
Offenders in Custody following Mole Creek Armed Robbery
Police have safely taken two people into custody in Bishopsbourne in relation to an alleged armed robbery at Mole Creek this afternoon. Around 3.50pm two people allegedly entered a residence at Mole Creek and threatened the occupants with what was reported to be a firearm in a targeted incident. One resident received minor…
Police seized firearms and ammunition in Central Highlands area
Police seized five firearms and a quantity of ammunition during a targeted traffic patrol in relation to illegal poaching over the weekend. “In response to recent reports of illegal poaching of both sheep and deer in the Central Highlands area, police from Oatlands, Liawenee and Kempton conducted targeted patrols over the weekend between Bothwell and…
Youth charged over Launceston robbery
A youth has been charged with aggravated robbery over an incident at a Launceston business late last month. The 17 year old boy was charged yesterday following an investigation into the robbery on Racecourse Crescent on April 24. A staff member received non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the incident. Investigations are continuing and anyone…
Western police charge five people with trafficking in two weeks
Five people have been charged with trafficking in the past two weeks following a number of seizures on the North West Coast. A 47-year-old Spreyton woman was charged after police seized quantities of ice, cocaine, ecstasy, ephedrine, cannabis, and cash believed to be proceeds of crime. The woman is due to appear in the Devonport…
Police urge motorists to slow down after P Plate drivers detected high range speeding
Police are urging all drivers – particularly P Platers – to slow down and obey the speed limit after two Provisional Drivers were intercepted speeding more than 40km/h above the limit in north-west Tasmania yesterday. “Police intercepted and charged two drivers for exceeding the speed limit by more than 40km/h in north-west Tasmania yesterday,” said…