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Suspected vehicle found after Hobart Police station ramming, driver at large

Tasmania Police have recovered a vehicle that is believed to have been driven into the doors of the Clarence Plains Police Station early this morning. The incident occurred at around 5:30 am and police have been investigating the matter since. In a statement, they confirmed that officers have found a white Ford Courier ute in […]

Tue Apr 18, 2023 - 11:11am
Courts and Crime

Hobart Police station rammed by car overnight

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 - 10:41am
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From drunk to drugged-up: 550+ Tasmanian drivers caught over Easter

From 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 - 12:29pm
Road Incidents

Tassie man threatens bystanders after crashing car: Police

A 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 - 9:56am
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Tasmanian teenager charged after doctor stabbing

A 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 - 5:17pm
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‘Hospital stabbing’: Youth ‘seriously wounds’ Tasmanian medical worker

A 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 - 7:55pm
Road Incidents

Woman charged after serious crash that killed tourist near Copping

A 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 - 5:33pm
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Woman charged after string of fires lit in Tasmania’s north-west

Tasmania 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 - 7:08am
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Police seize drugs, illegal firearms from Penguin property

A 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 - 8:42am
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Glenorchy teen with ‘imitation gun’ arrested

A 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 - 3:38pm