Identity Sought
Police wish to speak with the man shown in these two images and are asking the public for assistance in identifying him. The images were captured at the Hill Street Grocer in Augusta Road, LENAH VALLEY. The young man is described as 20-22 years old and as having a slim build. At the time he…
Recovery of stolen dirt bikes
Recovery of stolen dirt bikes Members of Bellerive CIB were able to give, two young boys from Sorell, good news on Monday afternoon when they recovered a couple of stolen dirt bikes. The boys bikes were stolen from their locked garage on 18th January 15. Using information received from members of the public, Bellerive CIB…
Newnham incident – Charges Laid
CHARGES LAID AS A RESULT OF INCIDENT AT NEWNHAM About 3am Wednesday 11 February 2015 police arrested a 35 year old Rocherlea man in relation to the incident in Cedar Street Newnham. The man was taken into custody by members of the Special Operations Group after protracted negotiations by police since Monday 9 February…
Suspected Arson Douglas Drive Bridgewater
Suspected Arson, Douglas Drive, Bridgewater. In the very early hours of this morning, 11 February 2015, a vacant property on Douglas Drive, Bridgewater was set alight. Police and Tasmania Fire Service attended, however the property was well ablaze and received substantial structural damage. Anyone with any information regarding the fire or who observed anything of…
Assistance line for Counselling or Support services
Assistance line for Counselling or Support services Tasmania Police acknowledge that some people may have found the events in Cedar Street over the last few days distressing. An assistance line has been set up by the State Emergency Services to provide counselling or support via a team of social workers at the Kings Meadows Community…
Cedar Street incident
Cedar Street Incident As a result of a police initiated action utilising specialist police resources, a man was taken into police custody at 3am this morning. The investigation into this matter is currently ongoing with charges pending. This incident caused significant public disruption and police would like to thank local residents for their patience and…
Incident at Cedar Street, Newnham – Update
INCIDENT AT CEDAR STREET, NEWNHAM Police remain engaged in the operations at Cedar Street Newnham. Uniform Police and specialist police resources remain engaged in the containment of the residence. Overnight Police Negotiators continued dialog with the man, however a resolution has not yet been reached. Police will continue negotiating with the man who remains in…
Incident at Cedar Street, Newnham
INCIDENT AT CEDAR STREET, NEWNHAM Approximately 9.30am this morning, police were alerted to a 35 year old male in a residence in Cedar St, Newnham holding a woman and 2 children under threat. Police attended and were unable to negotiate entry to the residence. There were strong indications that firearms were involved. Specialist police resources…
Series of serious and fatal motor vehicle crashes 7 – 8 February 2015
Over the past weekend there were four serious crashes that resulted in four fatalities. Those crashes include: (1) Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash on King Island on Saturday the 7 February 2015 At 10.20 pm on Saturday 7 February 2015 there was a single vehicle crash on the corner of East Wickham Road and Manana Road,…
Serious crash Midland Highway, Tunbridge
At 15:51 hours on Sunday 8th February 2015, Emergency services were advised of a serious two vehicle crash on the Midland Highway, just north of Tunbridge. Police, Tasmania Fire Service, SES and Tasmania Ambulance Service all attended. A Hyundai Tuscon travelling north has collided with a Toyota Corolla heading south in a 110 km/ph speed…