Burnie woman charged for driving while four times over the alcohol limit
Police yesterday charged a 37-year-old Burnie woman with drink driving offences after she was detected with a breath alcohol reading over four times the legal limit. The woman was detected driving on Mount Street around 2:30am yesterday and returned a breath analysis reading of 0.227. She was disqualified for a period of 24 months and…
Deceased Male – Mornington
Tasmania Police are currently attending to a deceased male at Carbeen Street, Mornington. The male was located deceased by police approximately 2.50am on Monday 12 October 2020 and investigations are continuing into the circumstances of the incident. Carbeen Street in Mornington will be closed for a number for hours whilst this is undertaken, and people…
West Coast Cave Rescue Underway
An effort to rescue an injured man from a remote cave on Tasmania’s West Coast has been underway since late yesterday. The 62-year-old Ulverstone man was caving near Mount Cripps with friends, two of whom hiked to an area of phone service to raise the alarm after the man fell and injured himself resulting in…
Man injured in mountain bike crash, Derby
At around Saturday 10th October 2020, a 37-year-old male was airlifted from the state’s North East following a mountain bike crash. The man was riding with friends on the ‘Krushka trail at Derby when he has fallen from his bike, striking his head. Paramedics were winched into the location by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter to…
Police investigating suspicious fire in Berriedale
Police are investigating a suspicious fire in Berriedale just after midnight this morning which completely destroyed a house on Myella Drive. Around 12:05am residents nearby observed that the house was well alight and attempted to extinguish the fire prior to Tasmania Fire Service attending and extinguishing the fire. The house is a conjoined unit and…
Alleged aggravated burglary and aggravated armed robbery – Glenorchy
Police are investigating an alleged aggravated burglary and aggravated armed robbery at a Glenorchy residence this morning between parties believed to be known to each other. Around 5.50am three offenders attended an address on Tolosa Street. They forced entry and threatened the occupants using tools as weapons. One man was assaulted and received several minor…
Man charged following North Hobart wounding incident
Police have charged a Gagebrook man following a wounding incident on Church Street in North Hobart last night. As a result of investigations conducted by Hobart Criminal Investigation Branch, a 25-year-old man has been charged with one count of Wounding. He will appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court at a later date. The involved parties…
Injured man rescued from Walls of Jerusalem National Park
Members in the Westpac Rescue Helicopter have located an injured 74-year-old man from West Launceston who activated a personal locator beacon (PLB) in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park this morning. Other walkers carrying the PLB came across the injured man and offered assistance leaving him with the device until help arrived. The man suffered…
Tasmania Police charge a 26 year old man with offences from Lighthouse Hotel brawl
Launceston police have today charged a 26 year old Ulverstone man with offences that relate to a brawl that occurred at the Lighthouse Hotel in Ulverstone in January 2020. Footage of the incident went viral after it was released on social media. The footage shows at least ten men involved in the brawl at the…
Wounding – Commercial Hotel, George Street, Launceston
On the night of Saturday the 3rd of October 2020 a wounding was committed at the Commercial Hotel, George Street, Launceston. As a male patron was being escorted from the hotel by security staff he smashed a glass into the side of another patron’s face. The victim was facing away from the offender at the…