Search to return to Hollybank Forest Reserve
Tasmania Police and SES volunteers will return to the Hollybank Forest Reserve on Wednesday to resume the search for missing Scottsdale man Peter Willoughby. Mr Willoughby, 76, was reported missing on the afternoon of Sunday, October 5, after he went walking in thick bushland near Hollybank, in the state’s northeast. Despite extensive search efforts in…
Two men charged with attempted murder
Police have charged two men with attempted murder following ongoing investigations into an isolated incident in Herdsmans Cove in January. A man received head and neck injuries after allegedly being shot on Calvert Crescent shortly before 5pm on Saturday, 18 January. A 25-year-old man and a 31-year-old man were charged with drug and serious firearms…
Search for missing walker, Mt Field National Park (update)
Search and Rescue teams are facing challenging conditions, including icy wind gusts and deep snow, as they continue to search for a missing walker in Mt Field National Park. The search effort is being focused on the Tarn Shelf area, where knee to waist-high snow is being encountered in some areas. Tasmanian man Daryl Fong,…
Inaugural Keith Smith Community Policing Award recipient announced
A Northern Tasmanian police officer with more than 38 years’ service has been announced as the inaugural recipient of the Keith Smith Community Policing Award. Announcing the award in Launceston today, Commissioner Donna Adams said that Senior Constable Annabel Shegog was selected unanimously by a panel after receiving multiple nominations from community members and within…
Search for missing walker at Mt Field National Park
A search has resumed at Mount Field National Park this morning for a 30-year-old solo walker feared missing for more than 48 hours. Tasmanian man Daryl Fong (pictured) was known to be day hiking in the Mt Field area over the weekend, but his last known contact was about 3am on Sunday when he texted…
Two charged with aggravated assault over Claremont incident
Police have charged two men with aggravated assault following an incident at Claremont on Saturday night in which a shot was fired at the window of a house, and it is alleged a woman living there was assaulted. The incident happened about 11.50pm on Saturday after up to four men arrived at the Claremont address,…
Investigation into armed robbery at Howrah
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a bottle shop on Rokeby Road, Howrah, on Sunday night in which a man threatened a store attendant and stole cash and property. About 8pm, a man entered the ‘Bottle-O’ bottle shop at 469 Rokeby Road armed with what appeared to be a firearm, and demanded money. The…
Investigation into serious motorcycle crash at Gagebrook
An 18-year-old man is in hospital following a serious motorcycle crash at Gagebrook on Friday night. Police observed the man from a distance, riding a motorcycle along a concrete bike path adjacent to the East Derwent Highway, shortly after 10pm. When police entered on to the bike track a short time later, they located the…
$1 million reward for Victoria Cafasso case in bid to solve 30 year old murder
Tasmania Police has today announced a $1 million reward for information relating to the brutal 1995 murder of 20-year-old Italian tourist Victoria Cafasso on Tasmania’s east coast. Making the announcement at Launceston Police Station today, Assistant Commissioner Adrian Bodnar said that the reward would be paid for any information which leads to, or contributes to,…
Severe weather conditions impacting north and north west of the state
Severe weather conditions are impacting the north and northwest of the state now. Emergency services are currently responding to the following:- Mount Street Burnie – tree over road between Sutton and Southwell Street Mount Street Burnie – wall fallen and blocking part of the road, near Pine Avenue Massey Green Drive South Burnie – tree…