Easter Operation Crossroads | Day 4 Report
Operation Crossroads Note: This is a cumulative report comparing this stage in this year’s operation to the same stage in Last year’s operation. State wide traffic enforcement activities 2017 2016 Random drug & alcohol tests to date 12144 10060 Motorists charged with drink driving offences to date 37 32 Motorists who returned positive oral…
House destroyed by fire in Mayfield
A residence in Mitchell Street, Mayfield, which is at the centre of a murder investigation, has been destroyed by a deliberately lit fire during the early hours of Sunday morning. Residents in Mitchell Street, Mayfield alerted the Tasmania Fire Service at about 3.40am on Sunday morning after they heard loud banging and then observed the…
Aggravated Armed Robbery | West Launceston
Police are investigating an aggravated armed robbery that occurred around 07:10am on Sunday 16 April in West Launceston. Two male offenders wearing dark clothing and with their faces covered have approached the 69-year-old male victim in the driveway of his property, before threatening him with what is believed to have been a small handgun. The male…
Easter Operation Crossroads | Day 3 Report
Operation Crossroads – State wide enforcement activities (cumulative Total) Note: This is a cumulative report comparing this stage in this year’s operation to the same stage in Last year’s operation. State wide traffic enforcement activities 2017 2016 Random drug & alcohol tests to date 11117 7827 Motorists charged with drink driving offences to date…
Easter Operation Crossroads | Day 2 Report
Operation Crossroads – State wide enforcement activities (total) Note: This is a cumulative report comparing this stage in this year’s operation to the same stage in Last year’s operation. Please contact me if this causes confusion. State wide traffic enforcement activities 2017 2016 Random drug & alcohol tests to date 8815 5296 Motorists…
Multiple charges of dishonesty and arson
Detectives have today charged a 54-year-old man from Geeveston with multiple charges of arson and dishonestly offences. The charges are the culmination of a three month investigation by Detectives from Kingston CIB which commenced on 6 January 2017 when the man’s house at Geeveston was destroyed by fire. The man has been charged with arson and…
Easter Operation Crossroads | Day 1 Report
Operation Crossroads – State wide enforcement activities (total) State wide traffic enforcement activities 2017 2016 Random drug & alcohol tests to date 5333 2699 Motorists charged with drink driving offences to date 10 9 Motorists who returned positive oral fluid tests to date 5 4 Total Infringement notices issued to date 144 113 Infringement…
Man charged with murder following discovery of human remains
A 45 year old Mayfield man has been charged with one count of murder following the discovery of human remains in the backyard of a Mayfield property overnight. The man was remanded in custody to appear in an out of hours session of the Launceston Magistrates Court at 8pm tonight. A 19 year…
Police remind bushwalkers to be prepared
Police have reminded bushwalkers to be prepared following an incident where interstate visitors became lost whilst bushwalking near Blue Tier last night. Acting Sgt Rob Shepherd, of St Helens Police, said that a man and woman in their 40s were walking with their four children aged between 10-17 years on the Blue Tier Range…
Police undertake forensic examination of Mayfield property
Northern detectives and forensic officers are on the scene of a Mayfield property in relation to the ongoing investigation of missing 24 year old Launceston man Tyson Timothy Clark-Robertson. Three people – a 45 year old man, a 53 year old man, and a 19 year old woman, all of Mayfield, are currently in…