Police investigate Herdsmans Cove arson
Bridgewater CIB is investigating a suspicious house fire in Gangell Place, Herdsmans Cove, north of Hobart. The structure fire was reported about 2.20am today. The house was completely engulfed by fire when the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) arrived, resulting in damage to the property. TFS conducted a scene examination and determined the fire…
Police issue road safety warning over motorcycles
Police have issued a road safety warning over motorcycles following another fatality on the weekend. Acting Inspector Ian Mathewson said that police have called on riders to slow down, ride responsibly and wear appropriate safety gear after a 47 year old Western Australian man was killed on Henty Road near Pyramid Creek about 1.20pm on…
Serious Crash | Channel Highway, Gordon
Approximately 1pm on Sunday, 19th March, a serious crash occurred on the Channel Highway at Gordon. At that time a 24-year-old man from Verona Sands was riding a white and green Honda trail bike in a northerly direction on the Channel Highway. He has overtaken a truck and has collided head on with a white Holden Sedan…
Fatal Crash | Henty Road, Zeehan
Approximately 1.20pm on Saturday, 18th March, a motor cycle travelling north on the Henty Road from Strahan to Zeehan near Pyramid Creek collided head on with a 4WD vehicle travelling in the opposite direction. As a result of the crash the rider of the motor cycle, a 47-year-old man, was pronounced deceased at the…
Witnesses requested | Assault, South Arm Neck
Police are calling for witnesses to an assault which occurred at around 6.30pm on Friday the 17th of March, at the beach entrance of the South Arm Neck (also known as Hopes Beach). The incident took place during an argument between two men involving an unruly off leash dog. As a result, the victim, a…
Motor vehicle crash – Baskerville Raceway, Old Beach
Motor vehicle crash – Baskerville Raceway, Old Beach On Saturday, 18th March, a crash occurred at the Tasmanian Super Series, Motor Sport event at the Baskerville Raceway, Old Beach. At approximately 9:00am Tasmania Police including Crash Investigation Services, and Tasmania Ambulance Service responded to a crash that occurred on the raceway involving a man in his…
Police trainee charged
A police trainee from Southern Tasmania has been charged with Sexual Intercourse with a Young Person Under the Age of 17 Years. The matter remains under investigation. The 19-year-old man has been stood down on full pay and will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on 10 April 2017.
Missing Person | Tyson Timothy Clark-Robertson
Police are investigating a report of a missing person, made on Monday, by concerned family members. The confirmed last sighting of Tyson Timothy Clark-Robertson was on 18th July 2016 in Launceston CBD. Described as 170cm in height with brown hair and blue eyes, Tyson is 24 years of age and of slight build. Police believe…
Cars damaged at Devonport Airport carpark
Police are investigating reports of damage to multiple vehicles at the Devonport airport carpark overnight. CCTV footage from the carpark is currently under review by police. Investigating officers are keen to speak with anyone who may have observed any suspicious activity around the airport between 9pm on Tuesday 14th March and 3.30am this morning. “Between…
Cornelian Bay Cemetery | Burglary Charges
Two people have been charged with burglary and stealing, following an investigation into the Cornelian Bay cemetery burglary on Monday. Detectives from Glenorchy CIB have searched a unit in Leonard Avenue, Moonah this morning and recovered power tools and other property stolen from the cemetery. A 24-year-old man, and a 20-year-old woman, from Leonard Avenue,…