Somerset man on firearms, drugs charges
Police seized firearms and drugs, including a sawn-off rifle, a taser and zip-lock bags containing methylamphetamine, during a search of a property at Somerset on Tuesday. Officers from Burnie Police, the Western Drugs and Firearms Unit, dog unit and specialist resources were involved in the search in the state’s North-West which resulted in the detection…
Burnie man charged with serious firearms offence
A 35 year old Burnie man has been charged with a serious firearms offence after a police operation today. Police officers from Operation Scelus conducted a search of a house in Burnie this morning and located a gel blaster. As a result, the man has been charged with one count of possess a firearm to…
New Norfolk teen charged with multiple offences
Police have charged a teenage boy with more than 20 property and drug-related offences committed in the New Norfolk area in recent months. The 16-year-old from New Norfolk was arrested on Tuesday and faces 21 charges, including burglary, stealing, motor vehicle stealing and drug offences. Police allege the youth is responsible for a series of…
Investigation into serious crash on Lyell Highway
Police are investigating a serious crash on the Lyell Highway at Granton on Tuesday which resulted in five people being taken to hospital. Police and emergency services were called to the scene about 4.12pm on 30 December after a head-on collision involving a silver Ford Falcon utility and blue Honda Jazz. Preliminary investigations indicate one…
Southern Tasmanian youth charged with possession of child exploitation material
Following detection of the sharing of child exploitation material on the social media platform, Kik, Tasmania Police commenced an investigation and identified a male youth suspect residing in Tasmania. The Tasmanian Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (JACET), comprised of the High-Risk Child Exploitation Unit and the Australian Federal Police, executed a search warrant with the assistance…
Police investigating Gagebrook wounding incident
Police are investigating a wounding incident at Gagebrook where a man reportedly received a non-life-threatening injury to his leg. Police were called to a private residence in Emily Place just before 3.20pm Monday 29 December after reports a firearm had been discharged. Nobody was present at the address when police arrived and a crime scene…
Firearm used in Bridgewater wounding incident
Police investigations are continuing into an incident involving a firearm in Bridgewater on Sunday afternoon in which a man sustained a gunshot wound to his foot. The injury is serious, but non life-threatening, and the 20-year-old man is receiving treatment in Royal Hobart Hospital. The incident happened about 3.30pm on Sunday at a property in…
Police detect motorists speeding and driving under the influence across north west
Police are urging motorists to reset their behaviours and be safe on the roads after multiple drivers were detected speeding and under the influence of alcohol and drugs across the north-west. “Concerningly, police have intercepted a disappointing number of motorists speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs across the north-west coast over…
Fatal glider crash at Tunbridge
Police and emergency services attended a glider crash at Tunbridge, in Tasmania’s Southern Midlands, earlier today. The single glider crash happened at a private airfield located on Tunbridge Tier Road, Tunbridge, shortly before 2pm. Sadly, police can confirm a Tasmanian woman aged in her early 50s died from injuries sustained in the crash. A second…
51 high-speed drivers detected on Boxing Day in Western Division
More than 50 motorists were caught for speeding in Tasmania’s Western District on Boxing Day, including two drivers with high-range speeds more than 30km/h over the posted limit. A significant number of the detections were identified by covert units from Tasmania Police’s Taskforce Scelus, operating throughout the Western District during Operation Safe Arrival. Acting Inspector…