Police Charge Two Over North-West Incident

Two people have been charged in relation to an alleged incident near Natone in state's North-West yesterday.

A 35 year old Launceston man and a 27 year old Northern Tasmanian woman have been with charged with numerous offences allegedly committed in the Natone area including motor vehicle stealing, drug related offences and breaches of bail.

No one was physically injured in yesterday's incident, which allegedly involved offenders breaking into a home and stealing a number of firearms. The firearms are yet to be recovered.

The man will next appear in the Launceston Magistrates Court on 1 October and the woman has been detained to appear in the Devonport Magistrates Court this evening.

Police would like to thank the local community for their patience and understanding while investigations were undertaken yesterday.

Investigations into the incident are continuing, and anyone with information should contact Police on 131444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800333000 or crimestopperstas.gov.au.

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