Investigation into death in custody
A Professional Standards investigation is underway after a man died while being held in the Hobart Reception Centre. Hobart Reception Centre staff reported the matter to police about 11am this morning, after the man was found unresponsive in his cell. Unfortunately, attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. The deceased was 23 years old, from New…
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Alleged attempted poisoning – Launceston area
This evening police have charged a 43 year old South Launceston woman in relation to a series of attempted poisonings. Police allege that over a period of months the woman had delivered intentionally contaminated drinks to a 47 year old man on several separate occasions. The man did not consume the drinks and was not…
Police investigations ongoing and following specific line of inquiry in relation to wounding incident at Claremont
Police investigations are ongoing and following a specific line of inquiry in relation to a wounding incident at Claremont early this morning. About 5am, police attended an address on Curlew Parade following a report that two people had entered the residence and assaulted the occupants. A man in his 20s was transported to the Royal…
Dangerous driver removed from roads following intelligence-led road safety traffic operation
A targeted operation by Northern Road Policing Services resulted in a man being arrested and charged with dangerous driving offences yesterday following community concerns received. Sergeant Scott McKinnell said police acted on information received through Crime Stoppers Tasmania and subsequently conducted an intelligence-led traffic operation to remove the unsafe driver from the roads. “Acting on…
Man charged with armed robbery in Moonah
A man from Claremont has been charged in relation to an alleged robbery at a business in Moonah last night. Police will allege the man entered a business on Main Road about 9.30pm armed with a small knife and demanded money. The man then allegedly left the scene with a small quantity of cash…
Glenorchy man charged with drug trafficking
Police have charged a 24-year-old Glenorchy man with drug trafficking as part of ongoing investigations by the Tasmania Joint Organised Crime Task Force (JOCTF) into the distribution of illicit drugs in the state. Police allege the man was acting as a drug courier, with 1kg of methylamphetamine found inside a garage during the targeted search…
Motorists detected in Hobart CBD traffic operation
A week after detecting 40 traffic offences in a one-hour traffic operation in the Hobart CBD area, police conducted a similar operation this morning and concerningly detected 50 offences. Southern Road Policing Services detected 10 drivers using mobile phones and 40 drivers committing yellow or red-light offences. “Today’s results show too many drivers are still…
Man caught more than five times the legal alcohol limit
Officers from Southern Road Policing have charged a 31-year-old man after he was caught driving more than five times the legal alcohol limit at Cambridge last night. Community members raised the alarm with police about 7.00pm, after the man was allegedly driving dangerously. The man was detained by police about 7.24pm at Cambridge Park, and…
Four men fined over illegal wood cutting
Four men have been issued with infringement notices for illegal wood cutting in a reserve following a joint operation by Tasmania Police and Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) in the state’s North-West this week. The Devonport and East Devonport residents – aged 37, 33, 31 and 24 – were intercepted by PWS officers and…