Police recover stolen $80,000 Torana
Launceston Detectives searched a residence in Charles Street, Cressy yesterday and recovered a stolen vehicle valued at more than $80,000. This vehicle was the orange 1976 Holden Torana SS hatchback, which had been stolen from a locked garage on Bowen Avenue, Trevallyn in the early hours of Saturday 14 January 2017. Investigations continue…
Non suspicious death – Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport
At 9.40am on Monday 23 January 2017, police in Devonport were notified of the death of a man on board Spirit of Tasmania I, which had recently docked in the Mersey River. Tasmania Police are investigating the death, but do not consider it to be suspicious. The family of the deceased have been informed. The…
Concern for welfare – missing person Bradley Breward
Tasmania Police are seeking assistance from the public in relation to a missing Mowbray man Bradley Breward, 22yrs. Mr Breward was last seen by friends after celebrating New Year’s Eve in the Launceston CBD and Newnham. He has not been seen and has not made contact with friends and relatives since that date. Bradley…
Bushwalker Rescued from the Leven Canyon
At around 8.30pm on Saturday evening police received a call regarding a bushwalker who was in urgent need of insulin due to his medical condition. Police from Ulverstone and Road and Public Order Services attended Leven Canyon area and began trekking towards the estimated location of the bushwalker. Due to the possibility of a severe…
EPIRB Activation and Rescue – Shoemakers Bay
At 6.20pm on Thursday 19 January 2017, The Australian Search and Rescue Co-ordination centre in Canberra, notified Tasmania Police that they had detected an EPIRB in Shoemakers Bay on the South Coast of Tasmania. The GPS EPIRB had sent co-ordinates of its position via satellite to AUSAR. The beacon was registered to a gentleman who…
SES issue advice over Heavy Rainfall Forecast for North East Tasmania
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for North East Tasmania for heavy rainfall for Friday 20 January. Heavy rainfall may lead to flash flooding in some localised areas. SES advises that road conditions may be dangerous due to heavy rainfall. Road closures are a possibility. SES Regional Manager North today said,”…
Second arson at Gagebrook residence
On 18/01/2017 police began an investigation into an Arson at 6 Boronia Place in Gagebrook. Overnight two further scrub fires were located and extinguished near Tottenham Road in Gagebrook. Approximately 1:35am police were conducting patrols and identified the house from yesterday’s Arson incident was again alight. Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) attended and…
Helicopter Rescues Hazards Beach and Hartz Peak
Approximately 2.30pm on Wednesday 18 January 2017, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to attend Hazards Beach on the Freycinet Peninsular to evacuate a 13 year old NSW boy with a suspected snake bite. The helicopter was able to land close to the beach a short distance from the boy who was placed in a…
Motorcyclist dies from injuries – Kalang Ave crash
The 42 year old male motor cyclist from Glenorchy who was admitted to the Royal Hobart Hospital on the afternoon of Friday 13 January 2017 as the result of a 2 vehicle crash on Kalang Avenue, Glenorchy died in the Royal Hobart Hospital on the morning of Wednesday 18 January 2017. A report in…
Two men charged over separate assaults – Falls Festival
A 24 year old man from Penguin was charged with Assault with Indecent Intent today and an 18 year old West Launceston man was charged yesterday with Indecent Assault relating to separate incidents that occurred at the Falls Festival earlier this year. The two men were bailed to appear in the Launceston Magistrates Court…