Devonport man dies in Tasman Highway truck rollover
A 71-year-old man from Devonport died after the semi-trailer he was driving rolled on the Tasman Highway near Picaninny Point this morning. The truck was travelling north carrying a heavy section of bridge infrastructure when it left the highway just after 9am. Officers from Tasmania Police, Ambulance Tasmania and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator attended.…
Man charged over Kingston High arson
Detectives have charged an 18 year old Kingston man with arson, following a structure fire at Kingston High School on Monday night which caused about $200,000 damage to one of the school buildings. The man was charged with one count of arson and trespass. The man has been bailed to appear in the…
Launceston woman six times over limit crashes into parked cars
A 45-year-old Launceston woman was given an immediate 12-month disqualification notice after damaging five cars while driving with a breath analysis result of more than six times the legal limit in Riverside yesterday. The woman had attempted to drive into the Riverside Hotel carpark about 2pm on Thursday 21 March 2019. Officers from the Northern…
Warrane woman charged with armed robbery of taxi driver
Police have charged a 27-year-old Warrane woman with Armed Robbery following an incident in a taxi near Risdon Vale early this morning. It is alleged the woman produced a kitchen knife and demanded money from the taxi driver, who was not physically injured. The woman was arrested by police as she exited the taxi. She…
Police charge 21 year old man with high range drink driving offence
Police from Launceston Road and Public Order Services last night have charged a 21-year-old Newnham man with exceeding the prescribed alcohol after being alerted to a crash in Newham earlier in the night. Police allege the man was involved in a crash at BP Newnham and then left the scene returning to his home address.…
Police investigate Kingston High School arson
Police are investigating a deliberately lit fire which caused significant damage to a classroom at Kingston High School last night. A fire was reported in scrubland in the dog walking area behind Kingston High School about 9.45pm last night. “While Tasmania Fire Service were attending they saw a second fire to a classroom…
Man arrested following disturbance at Royal Hobart Hospital
Police this morning arrested a 39-year-old Hobart man following a disturbance at the Royal Hobart Hospital. At around 9.25am, police were in attendance at Accident and Emergency at the Royal Hobart Hospital during the course of routine duties. While a police officer was standing at the triage desk, a man waiting to be admitted approached…
Public Assistance Sought
At about 2.30am on the 16/3/19 a 38 year old male presented at the Launceston General Hospital suffering a number of stab wounds to his torso. He was wearing blue jeans and a white Unit t-shirt with black writing. He has brown hair and is approximately 180cm in height. Police have been unable to speak…
Response to New Zealand incident
Our thoughts are with the victims in New Zealand and their families, and also with our police counterparts and other emergency workers. Tasmanians shouldn’t be unduly worried or alarmed and people should continue to go about their business as usual. The National Terrorism Threat Level remains at Probable and this is regularly reviewed. There is…
Call for dash cam footage of vehicles involved in Franklin crash
Police would like to speak to anyone who saw or has dash camera footage of two vehicles involved in a crash north of Franklin on Monday, 11 March 2019 about 11.20am. The vehicles involved were a silver Holden Commodore sedan and a white Mitsubishi Canter light truck. Anyone who may have seen either vehicle travelling…