Firearms Incident in Lutana
Around 9:30pm on Friday 21 March 2025 police were notified that a firearm was discharged into a residential address on Derwent Park Road, Lutana causing damage to a window. Several people were inside the property, thankfully, no one was injured. A crime scene was declared for the purpose of forensic examination. Witnesses observed a silver…
Community encouraged to surrender illegal or unwanted firearms and ammunition to police during firearms amnesty drive this weekend
Police are encouraging people to surrender illegal or unwanted firearms or ammunition at a firearms amnesty drive across the state this weekend. Assistant Commissioner Adrian Bodnar said police will be conducting the firearms amnesty drive as part of Tasmania’s permanent firearms amnesty. “The amnesty means you can surrender illegal or unwanted firearms, firearm parts, ammunition,…
Youth charged over assault, evade incident
A youth has been charged with common assault following an isolated incident at Deloraine earlier this month. Police were called to a private residence about 11.30pm on 9 March after reports a woman had been assaulted while in a parked vehicle outside the home. She received minor injuries. The alleged offender fled the scene before…
Man charged following evade incident in Huon Valley
Police have today charged a man with several offences following an evade incident in the Huon Valley. The man was arrested yesterday when the vehicle he was allegedly driving was intercepted on Swamp Road at Franklin. The 50-year-old man of no fixed address has been charged with several offences including motor vehicle stealing, evade police,…
Latrobe man charged with drug and traffic offences
A Latrobe man has been charged after an evade incident yesterday, and a subsequent search where police seized a quantity of drugs. Around 11am officers from Task Force Scelus attempted to intercept a vehicle on Forbes Street at Devonport. The vehicle evaded officers and police subsequently searched a residence in Devonport and took a man,…
Police detect 43 speeding drivers during targeted operation in North
Police detected 43 speeding drivers during a three-hour highway operation in the North on Friday afternoon. Members of Northern Road Policing Services targeted speeding during the operation, with one driver caught overtaking an unmarked police vehicle while travelling at 138km/h. The driver – who was intercepted by police – was already disqualified from driving. He…
Man charged with trafficking following vehicle search
A man has been charged with trafficking after police seized quantities of methamphetamine and MDMA during a vehicle search on Friday evening. Police from Central North intercepted the vehicle on Mole Creek Road just before 7.30pm, locating and seizing the drugs as well as ammunition and a stolen firearm part. During a subsequent search of…
Charges laid over fatal Glenorchy crash
A 41-year-old woman has been charged in relation to a fatal crash on Main Road, Glenorchy on 5 April 2024. Following extensive crash investigations, the woman has been charged with causing death by negligent driving and drive without due care and attention. She will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on 2 May 2025.
Glenorchy man charged with multiple thefts
Taskforce Saturate have arrested and charged a 31-year-old Glenorchy man with 19 thefts across the greater Hobart area. The arrest on Saturday occurred as a result of a targeted operation over several weeks. He has also been charged with multiple breaches of bail and failing to appear in Court. The thefts were committed over a…
Two charged following Henley St incident
Police have charged a 29-year-old woman with aggravated assault and firearm offences and a 40-year-old man for damage to property and firearm offences following an isolated incident in Henley Street, Lindisfarne yesterday afternoon. Police were called to a residential property about 2:20pm following reports a firearm had been shot towards a house. The road was closed and police secured the scene, locating a firearm…