24 year old Devonport man Timothy Peter Hingston was reported missing to Police on 6^th October by family members. Members of Devonport CIB have been conducting enquiries since.

At the request of investigators around 7pm last night Detectives from Queensland Police attended at an address in Ipswich, South West of Brisbane. There they located Mr Hingston who was taken into custody in relation to Tasmanian warrants.

Detective Acting Inspector Richard Chugg said:

“The warrants were issued by the Supreme and Magistrates Court when Mr Hingston failed to appear on a number of serious matters he has before the court. We allege that he has developed an elaborate plan, including changing his appearance, to avoid apprehension.

“It will also be alleged that Mr Hingston travelled by air to the mainland using a false identity and will be subject to charges in relation to that.

“This result has been the subject of some very good work from the investigators tasked with finding Mr Hingston and assistance from the public for which we pass on our thanks.”

Detectives will travel to Queensland today to seek Mr Hingston’s extradition back to Tasmania.