A Hobart Police station has been left ‘extensively damaged’ after an unknown vehicle deliberately rammed into its front doors overnight. Police say a motor vehicle has been deliberately driven into the front entrance doors of the station at around 5:30AM. “The front doors to the public enquiry office were extensively damaged,” a spokesperson said. “No police […]
Tue Apr 18, 2023 - 10:41amFrom drunk to drugged-up, more then 500 Tasmanian drivers have been handed fines after Police caught them breaking the rules over the Easter long weekend. Acting Assistant Commissioner Jason Elmer said police were out and about all weekend, cracking down on dangerous behaviours like speeding, mobile phone use, and driving under the influence of alcohol or […]
Wed Apr 12, 2023 - 12:29pmA man is in custody after allegedly ‘causing chaos’ on the Channel Highway south of Kingston in the early hours of the morning. Police say the 35-year-old man crashed his car near Gordon at around 4:30am before allegedly threatening people who were present at the scene. He has been charged with ‘exceeding the prescribed alcohol […]
Wed Apr 12, 2023 - 9:56amA 17-year-old has been charged after allegedly stabbing a doctor and assaulting two others in Tasmania’s North-West yesterday. The youth was charged with wounding, two counts of assault and threatening police after the incident at the North West Regional Hospital on Sunday. The doctor was airlifted to the Royal Hobart Hospital where he remains in […]
Mon Apr 10, 2023 - 5:17pmA youth is in custody after ‘seriously wounding’ a medical professional at a Tasmanian hospital today. Police say officers were called to the North West Regional Hospital in Cooee around 4.30pm, with the victim being flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital in a critical condition. The youth has been arrested and officers remain at the […]
Sun Apr 9, 2023 - 7:55pmA woman who allegedly caused the death of a visitor to Tasmania after a serious crash near Copping yesterday has been charged. Police say the 26-year-old woman will appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court tonight, charged with causing death by dangerous driving and other traffic offences. “Around 9.20am emergency services responded to a crash between […]
Sat Apr 8, 2023 - 5:33pmTasmania Police have charged a 53-year-old woman from the Sheffield area in relation to the alleged unlawful lighting of multiple fires in the state’s north-west. The woman has been accused of lighting a number of fires in the Beulah and Kimberly areas between February and March this year. According to Inspector John King, a joint […]
Fri Apr 7, 2023 - 7:08amA 47-year-old man from Penguin has been charged with serious drug and firearm offences following a police search at a property earlier this week. According to Tasmania Police, officers executed a search warrant at the property on Tuesday, where they discovered a quantity of cannabis and illegal firearms. Both the drugs and firearms were seized […]
Thu Apr 6, 2023 - 8:42amA 14-year-old teenager has been arrested after he reportedly roamed a Glenorchy shopping centre with an ‘imitation firearm’ this morning. Police say they intercepted the teen on-board a bus in the area around 8:30am, where he was found to be in possession of a gel blaster which resembled a handgun. “Police take all reported firearms […]
Mon Apr 3, 2023 - 3:38pmA 26-year-old man from Smithton in Northern Tasmania has been charged with attempted murder following an altercation on Lialeeta Crescent last night. Police say officers were called to the scene at around 10:30pm on Tuesday after a man sustained significant injuries during the altercation that allegedly involved a knife. “Police allege the men are known to […]
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