Man charged over Hobart robberies
Police have charged a 43 year old Claremont man in relation to two robberies committed on Saturday 2 December 2017. It is alleged that the man entered both Subway Hobart and KFC Derwent Park on that day and threatened staff, making off on foot on each occasion with a quantity of cash. …
Boating Incident Cape Sorell – West Coast
At 4:00pm on the 6th December 2017 police received a distress call that a recreational fishing vessel had lost power, broken off its anchor and was being blown to sea. The Police Vessel Pillara III was dispatched from Strahan to the stricken vessels last known position approximately one nautical mile off the coast near Hells…
Serious Single Vehicle Crash – Hobart Road, Launceston
A 52-year-old Norwood man was transported to the Launceston General Hospital in a serious but stable condition following a single vehicle crash in Breadalbane this morning. The man was the driver and sole occupant of a Black Jeep heading towards Launceston on Hobart Road, around 1.5 km north from the Breadalbane Roundabout. Around 8:53am, the…
Bridgewater Man Charged With Wounding At Sage Court
Police have charged a 25-year-old Bridgewater man with Wounding following an incident at a Sage Court address yesterday afternoon. He was detained to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court at 10am this morning. A 29-year-old man was transported to the Royal Hobart Hospital with no-life threatening injuries after being stabbed by the man who was…
Charges – Blackmans Bay Incident
Kingston/Blackmans Bay Incident Charges This afternoon detectives from Kingston CIB have formally charged a 17 year old youth in respect to the incident at Blackmans Bay. Detective Inspector Adrian Bodnar said, “The youth who remains in hospital has been formally charged with a number of serious crimes pursuant to the Criminal Code Act 1924.” Those…
New firearms storage requirements now in force
For the safety of all Tasmanians, new and enhanced firearms storage requirements come into effect today. Assistant Commissioner Richard Cowling said that the enhanced firearms storage requirements were designed to help prevent the theft of firearms and therefore also prevent stolen firearms from being used in other crimes. “We have been consulting with…
Blackmans Bay Incident – police firearm discharged
An investigation is underway into an incident in Blackmans Bay overnight which resulted in a police officer discharging his firearm. At 1am, police responded to a stolen motor vehicle driving erratically in the Kingston area. A short time later, the vehicle was located in a dead end at Crystal Downs Drive. When one of the…
Serious single vehicle rollover – King Island
A 21 year woman is in a critical condition in the Royal Hobart Hospital following a single vehicle rollover on King Island late last night. The woman was one of three passengers in a white Toyota Rav 4 which rolled on North Road, about 2km north of Cathams Road, Currie, about 10pm last…
Single Vehicle Fatality- Acton Road, Acton
At 1.20pm on Thursday 30 November 2017, police were alerted to a single vehicle crash on Acton Road at Acton. The crash involved a black Holden flat tray utility. The utility was being driven in a northerly direction by a 60 year old Warrane man. On a straight section of road the…
MRA Annual Toy Run Saturday 2nd December 2017
The annual MRA Toy Run is being held on Saturday the 2nd of December 2017. The ride commences at 2:30pm from the Derwent Entertainment Centre and finishes at Franklin Wharf at around 3:30pm. Road closures will commence from about 2:00pm. Roads affected are; Brooker Highway to southbound traffic, between the Berridale on ramp (Strathaven Drive)…