Murder Charges
Police have tonight charged a 34 year old Bridgewater man with murder following the fatal wounding of a 48 year old man at Bridgewater in the early hours of 27 June 2014.
Suspected Drowning at Prince of Wales Bay
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the over-night death of a 39 year old man from Glenorchy who was located deceased at Prince of Wales Bay this morning.
Operation Unification – Firearm seizures
Police in the Western District have seized 5 firearms, a silencer, and drugs after a series of targeted searches overnight.
Suspected Murder Investigation
Tasmania Police detectives are currently investigating the suspected murder of a 49-year-old man at a residence in Wallace St, Bridgewater in the early hours of this morning.
North-West and Western Firearms Amnesty Days
Tasmania Police is conducting mobile firearms amnesties in the North-West and West Coast areas over the next few weeks. The first of the North-West and West Coast amnesties will be on Sunday in Sheffield. Police will establish mobile receiving sites at recreation grounds in Sheffield, Queenstown, Strahan, Rosebery, Zeehan and Smithton, where anyone with an…
Operation Unification (Update) (25-June)
Police in the Western District have made a number of firearm seizures as a result of Operation Unification searches this week.
Rescue of Injured Paraglider at Woodbury
The Tasmania Police Westpac Rescue Helicopter was today tasked by the Ambulance Tasmania to transport an injured paraglider from Woodbury to Hobart.
Operation Unification – Firearm Amnesty – Sorell Police Station (21-June)
Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Joel said: ‘A total of 20 firearms were handed to police officers at Sorell Police Station since 10.00 am this morning as part of an amnesty to support Operation Unification’.
Operation Unification – Gets Guns Off Our Streets (Update) (20-June)
Searches conducted by Tasmania Police as part of Operation Unification have so far resulted in firearms possession charges against three people.
Operation Unification – Surrendered Firearms (Update) (19-June)
Ammunition and 10 firearms were today surrendered at Launceston Police Station as part of a special gun amnesty for Operation Unification.