Fifteen new constables boost Tasmania Police ranks
Tasmania Police has today welcomed 15 new constables into its ranks, with Recruit Course 2/2026 officially graduating from the police academy. Commissioner Donna Adams and Commander Jo Stolp attended the ceremony at Rokeby to congratulate the new constables – 10 men and five women – on their achievements. The constables have come from diverse backgrounds…
Police investigating fatal crash on East Derwent Highway
Sadly, one man has died, and another man is in a serious condition following a two-vehicle crash on the East Derwent Highway at Otago Bay this morning. About 4.20am, police and emergency services were notified of a crash near Otago Bay Road, on the East Derwent Highway, where a white Toyota HiLux and silver Holden…
Call for witnesses to assault at Kings Meadows
Police are calling for witnesses to an incident in the car park of Bunnings, Kings Meadows, on Thursday afternoon in which a young man was assaulted while seated in his vehicle. The incident took place about 4.20pm in the western end of the Bunnings car park with police investigating whether the assault is linked to…
Youth charged over New Town incident
Police have arrested and charged a teenage girl as part of their investigations into a disturbance at a retail precinct in New Town earlier this evening. Police were notified of an incident near Kmart New Town about 7.20pm Wednesday, involving a group of youths who had reportedly assaulted an adult male. The man has not…
Serious crash involving cyclist at Cambridge in southern Tasmania
Police are investigating a serious crash involving a white Mazda and a cyclist on Kennedy Drive at Cambridge today. A/Inspector, Southern Road Policing, Rob Bessell said police and emergency services were called to the scene about 12.10pm. “The cyclist, a man in his 50s, was transported by ambulance to the Royal Hobart Hospital for medical…
Two men charged with trafficking following targeted searches at Mayfield, Invermay
Police have seized illicit drugs, cash, a stolen firearm and suspected stolen property following the execution of multiple search warrants across northern Tasmania as part of an ongoing investigation. On Tuesday 22 September 2026, officers from the Northern Criminal Investigation Branch and the Northern Drugs and Firearms Unit supported by specialist resources executed search warrants…
Tasmania Police warns cryptocurrency ATM users following $1.5 million in scam losses
Tasmania Police is urging users of cryptocurrency ATMs to remain vigilant following an investigation that identified significant financial losses suffered by Tasmanian scam victims. Police identified that, over a three-month period earlier this year, Tasmanian victims lost more than $1.5 million, with funds deposited into cryptocurrency ATMs across the state. The investigation forms part of…
Driver charged following targeted operation in Launceston CBD
Police have charged a 24-year-old Invermay man following a targeted operation focusing on dangerous driver behaviour in the Launceston CBD. At approximately 11.30pm on Saturday, 19 September 2026, police observed a vehicle performing a dangerous act of loss of traction in a car park in Paterson Street, Launceston. The driver was intercepted, arrested and taken…
Police seize 17kg of methamphetamine
Police have delivered a major blow to the operations of organised crime in Tasmania with detectives arresting two men for alleged drug trafficking and seizing 17kg of methamphetamine in a targeted search near Burnie – believed to be the largest single seizure of methamphetamine (ice) in the state. Officers from the Tasmania Joint Organised Crime…
Woman charged over North West Regional Hospital fire
Police investigating a fire at the North West Regional Hospital in Burnie have charged a 28-year-old woman with one count of arson. The charge relates to a fire within the Spencer Clinic of the NWRH on Saturday night, which forced the evacuation of staff and patients from the clinic, paediatric ward, food preparation area and…