Fatal Motor Cycle Crash – Waverley
Around 9:30pm on Saturday 1 May 2021 a fatal motor cycle crash occurred on the Tasman Highway at Waverley, near Launceston. A 29 year old male from Legana lost control of his motor cycle and crashed into a vacant business. The rider died at the scene as a result of his injuries. Initial investigations indicate…
Serious Assault Outside Cargo Bar in Salamanca
At 1.05am on Sunday 2 May 2021, Tasmania Police and Ambulance Tasmania responded to a serious assault that occurred outside the Cargo Bar in Salamanca. An altercation occurred between two males that were not known to each other. During the altercation, one of the males was punched by the other, resulting in that male losing…
Information appeal re fire damage to electorate office
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after fire damage was caused to an office premises in Best St, Devonport in the early hours of this morning. Police were called to the premises, the electorate office of Jeremy Rockliff, at 12.20am after the intruder alarm activated. On arrival officers found flames around the external front…
Murder Charges Following Sorell Assault On 10 March 2021
A 19-year-old Sorell man has today been charged with murder. Charges relate to the death of a 51-year-old male, following an assault committed in Sorell on 10 March 2021. As a result of the assault the deceased suffered significant head injuries and died at the Royal Hobart Hospital at 11.45pm on Saturday 1 May 2021.…
Police Seek Speeding Vehicle in Boyer Area
Police are seeking witnesses in relation to a blue Holden Commodore station wagon that was travelling at speed on Boyer Road towards New Norfolk at approximately 2:00pm yesterday. (Friday 30 April). In particular, police would like to speak with the occupants of a silver Toyota that was overtaken by the blue Holden Commodore station…
Residential Fire in Devonport
Shortly after midnight this morning, officers from Tasmania Police and the Tasmania Fire Service attended a residential fire in Stephen Street, East Devonport. An estimated $200,000 damage was caused to the residence. Damage was also caused to a neighbouring business. Two occupants were home at the time the blaze began. One sustained a minor injury…
Fatal Crash in Zeehan
Around 12:30am today, emergency services were alerted to a single vehicle crash which has occurred in Main Street, Zeehan. A white 2018 Toyota Landcruiser has left the road and collided with a brick wall. Sadly, a man was found deceased at the scene. He is believed to be a local Zeehan resident. Police have identified…
Fatal Crash – Single Vehicle Crash, Main Street, Zeehan
At around 12.30am this morning emergency services were alerted to a single vehicle crash which has occurred in the main street of Zeehan, on the West Coast. A white 2018 Toyota Landcruiser has left the road and collided with a brick wall. Emergency Services responded and found a male person deceased, believed to be the…
Police Investigate House Fire at Blackmans Bay
Overnight on Tuesday 27 April 2021, unknown offenders have unlawfully entered a house under construction located in Wells Parade, Blackmans Bay. A fire was deliberately lit the ground floor of the house, which smouldered and caused significant smoke and heat damage. The fire was not discovered until builders arrived on site early in the morning…
Lost bushwalker – Mt Giekie, Queenstown
Emergency Services were contacted by a lost bush walker in the early evening of 26 April 2021. A 48-year-old Wynyard man alerted police by mobile phone when he became lost near Mt Giekie in failing light in the early evening on Monday. The man was experienced and well prepared, even though he was not…