Police investigating non-injury shooting incident in Invermay
Police are seeking public assistance to identify three vehicles seen in the Invermay area last night around the time of a non-injury shooting incident. Around 8.30pm police were called to the New Street area following the sound of gunshots. Police attended and conducted an investigation at the location and spoke to several witnesses. It has…
Keep the holiday cheer alive, stay safe on our roads
Tasmania Police is urging Tasmanians to stay safe on our roads this festive season. Last year during the Christmas/New Year period, five people were killed in crashes on Tasmanian roads. We want to make sure that other families aren’t left to spend the holidays remembering their loved ones. From Saturday, 21 December until New Year’s…
Youth charged with assault on Blackmans Bay man
As part of the police investigation into the assault of a 63-year-old man in Blackmans Bay on Tuesday night, police have today charged a 16-year-old male youth with Common Assault. The youth will be proceeded against under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act.
Operation Gateway – significant seizure of methylamphetamine
Two women have been charged following a significant seizure of methylamphetamine (ICE) on the Spirit of Tasmania last night. The seizures occurred while Tasmania Police were undertaking passenger screening at the Spirit of Tasmania dock in Devonport about 8pm last night. The screening formed part of Operation Gateway – a joint operation involving…
Kingston Police investigate alleged assault
Kingston Police is investigating an alleged assault of a 63 year old man in Blackmans Bay last night following an altercation with three youths. Approximately 8pm last night, a 63 year old man was returning to his residence situated on Pearsall Avenue, Blackmans Bay when he saw three youths – two male and one…
Two people charged over stolen firefighting equipment and other theft in Swansea
Tasmania Police has charged two people in relation to a number of burglaries in Swansea at the weekend. Two chainsaws and about 100 litres of petrol were stolen from Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service and Sustainable Timber Tasmania vehicles, which were parked overnight on Saturday after being used in firefighting operations. Police received reports of…
Sisters Creek Serious Crash
Police are seeking public sightings of two vehicles before they crashed on the Bass Highway at Sisters Creek this morning and five people were injured. Around 9.50am emergency services were called to a crash between a green Mitsubishi sedan and a brown Kia hatch around 500 metres west of the Myalla Road intersection. A westbound…
Man charged with trafficking in a controlled substance after seizure of poppy capsules
About 4.40pm on Friday, 13 December 2019 members of Tasmania Police Southern Drug Investigation Services attended an address in Rosetta where 2,286 opium poppy capsules and residue were located. An investigation commenced and a 36 year old Adelaide man was arrested and charged with trafficking in a controlled substance under section 12 of the Misuse…
Police investigating deliberately lit Queenstown house fire
Police are appealing for information as they investigate a house fire in Queenstown believed to have been deliberately lit in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Shortly after 3am on Wednesday 11 December, police and emergency services responded to reports of a house fire at 15 Nankivell Street, Queenstown. The house was fully engulfed by…
Police investigation ongoing into armed robbery at Mood Food New Norfolk
Police are seeking public assistance to identify a car and man involved in the armed robbery at Mood Food New Norfolk last week. As part of the ongoing investigation into the aggravated armed robbery around 2am last Friday, police are seeking public sightings or vision of a silver Toyota Hatch, registration number DH7421, allegedly used…