Firearm Incident Maydena
Around midday today Police received a report that a man had been wounded near Maydena. Ambulance officers contacted police because the man had received an accidental gunshot wound to the hand. As a result the 78 year old man was transported to the Royal Hobart Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police are continuing their investigation into…
Two charged with Trafficking
Two charged with Trafficking A 20 year old man and 20 year old woman from Devonport have been charged with Trafficking and other drug offences. Following information received, uniformed police officers conducted a search of a property in Devonport early on Tuesday morning. The man and woman were found to be in possession of a…
Burglary of pharmacy
Overnight on Monday 24 August 2015 the Guardian Pharmacy at Derwent Park was unlawfully entered. During the burglary around 300 boxes of prescription and over the counter medication were stolen. The medication was placed in white plastic bags from the pharmacy, the bags displayed the green recycling logo. The medication is mainly of the cold…
Public safety advice – mine explosive
Tasmania Police have issued public safety advice in relation to an explosive device that is unaccounted for from a mine site on the West Coast. The mine operator in Savage River has today reported a missing 400 gram cast booster, which is an explosive. The mine is undertaking checks to determine the whereabouts of the…
Suspicious fire – Seakist Lodge – Ulverstone
At 6.00 am on Saturday 22 August 2015 Tasmania Police and the Tasmanian Fire Service responded to a structure fire at Seakist Lodge Beach Road, Ulverstone. The fire was confined to one building. The cause of the fire has been determined as deliberate. Damage is estimated at $70,000. Anyone with information in relation to the…
Devonport Burglary and charges
Overnight Friday 21 August 2015 a shed was unlawfully entered at a Devonport property. A quantity of firearms, chainsaws and a generator were stolen. The firearms had been stored in accordance with Firearms Legislation. On Saturday 22 August 2015 police searched a Miandetta residence and recovered the firearms and generator. Detectives from Devonport CIB have…
Mattathyahu Inquest
On Wednesday 19 August 2015 a property at Black Jack Road, Slopen Main, was declared a crime scene. Detectives and forensic officers attended the property for two days. A number of samples were taken and several items were removed for further investigation. The property was handed back to the occupants on Thursday afternoon. “The investigation…
Tree felling incident at Mount Lloyd
Tree Felling incident Mt Lloyd Police and Emergency Services responded to calls for assistance following a tree felling incident at Mt Lloyd on Saturday afternoon. A man, from Herdsmans Cove, and his partner and her three children, from Gagebrook, had gone to collect some firewood. A felled tree had fallen on their vehicle crushing the…
Prison Charges
Two male inmates arrested and charged with assault following a siege at the Risdon Prison Complex involving two Correctional Officers. Shortly before 10:25am on Friday 21st August 2015 two male inmates housed in a maximum security unit have taken a male correctional officer hostage in a cell of the unit. The inmates were armed with…
House Fire – Magra
House fire – Back River Rd, Magra On Sunday 23 August 2015 at approximately 2.25am local volunteer fire brigades responded to a house fire on Back River Rd, Magra. The home was unoccupied at the time and has been totally destroyed by fire. The circumstances of the fire are under investigation.