4338.209 · July 28, 2018 AD
Operational Action Log — 016-035 / 022-067 — 28 July 2018
The operational action log for the Greyson-Jeffries missing persons investigation documents every action initiated from Hobart Police Station on the afternoon of 28 July 2018. From financial records requests and welfare checks through to hospital enquiries, vehicle alerts, and witness arrangements — each timestamped, assigned, and logged as one detective coordinated the institutional response from her desk whilst her partner drove to confront the man at the centre of every question the investigation had yet to answer.
TASMANIA POLICE — SOUTHERN DIVISIONOPERATIONAL ACTION LOG
Case References: 016-035 (GREYSON, Jamie Nigel — Missing Person) / 022-067 (JEFFRIES, Kain Thomas — Missing Person) Subject(s): Jamie Nigel GREYSON (DOB: 14/03/1984) — Missing PersonKain Thomas JEFFRIES (DOB: 08/04/1995) — Missing Person Reporting Person: Louise Elizabeth JEFFRIES Date of Report: 28 July 2018
Intake Summary: Reporting person attended Hobart Police Station on the morning of 28 July 2018. Initial contact made by Detective Sergeant Charlie CLAIBORNE and Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY. Reporting person requested Senior Detective Karl JENKINS be assigned. Formal interview subsequently conducted by Senior Detective JENKINS and DC LAHEY. Following interview, DC LAHEY took formal written statement from reporting person (Document Ref: HOB2018-0728-009, completed 10:30 hrs, Interview Room 3). Case files 016-035 and 022-067 opened upon completion of statement. Investigating officers assigned: Senior Detective Karl JENKINS (Lead) / Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY.
Action Log Maintained By: Meredith COLBURN (Case Administrator, Southern Division CIB)
Action 1
Time Initiated: 11:05 hrs Action: Financial records request — banking Directed By: Senior Detective Karl JENKINS Assigned To: Senior Detective Karl JENKINS / Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Case Reference(s): 016-035 / 022-067 Details: Formal request submitted for transaction histories, account balances, and recent activity on all accounts held by Jamie Nigel GREYSON and Kain Thomas JEFFRIES. Request submitted under concern-for-welfare authorisation. First Point Credit Union contacted via law enforcement liaison. Senior Detective JENKINS leading contact with bank. Initial response delayed due to verification requirements raised by bank manager. Status: Submitted. Awaiting response.
Action 2
Time Initiated: 11:30 hrs Action: Police database checks — GREYSON, JEFFRIES, SMITH Directed By: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEYAssigned To: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Case Reference(s): 016-035 / 022-067 Details: Full system checks completed for all three individuals whilst awaiting bank response: criminal history, outstanding warrants, apprehended violence orders, intelligence holdings, prior police interactions, known associate mappings. GREYSON, Jamie Nigel — [results to be established] JEFFRIES, Kain Thomas — [results to be established] SMITH, Luke Nathaniel — [results to be established] Status: Completed. Results filed.
Action 3
Time Initiated: 11:45 hrs Action: Missing persons database entries Directed By: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Assigned To: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Case Reference(s): 016-035 / 022-067 Details: Both subjects entered into National Missing Persons Coordination Centre database. Full entries completed including photographs (supplied by reporting person Louise JEFFRIES), physical descriptions, last known clothing (JEFFRIES — to be confirmed with Brianne SITCH), last confirmed sightings, vehicle details (JEFFRIES), employment details, medical history (nil known for either subject), and risk assessment. Both entries flagged Concern for Welfare. Interstate notifications triggered automatically upon entry. GREYSON entry ref: NMPCC-2018-TAS-04471JEFFRIES entry ref: NMPCC-2018-TAS-04472 Status: Completed
Action 4
Time Initiated: 12:10 hrs Action: Welfare check requested — 2 Wallcrest Road, Berriedale TAS 7011 (residence of Jamie GREYSON and Luke SMITH) Directed By: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Assigned To: Uniform Patrol — Southern District Dispatch Reference: SD-28072018-0347 Case Reference(s): 016-035 / 022-067 Details: Patrol unit to attend address, make contact with any occupant, conduct welfare assessment, and report findings to investigating officers. Occupant Luke SMITH believed to be present. Attending officers advised that both GREYSON and JEFFRIES are reported missing and that SMITH is a person of interest in relation to their disappearances. Status: Dispatched
Action 5
Time Initiated: 12:20 hrs Action: Vehicle alert raised — Kain JEFFRIES' vehicle Directed By: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Assigned To: Traffic Intelligence Unit Reference: TIU-28072018-0118 Case Reference(s): 022-067 Details: Vehicle registration, make, model, and colour circulated [details to be confirmed]. Registered to Kain Thomas JEFFRIES. Alert circulated to all patrol units, Southern Division. ANPR flag activated across monitored road network. Vehicle last known to have departed Jeffries Manor, Granton, morning of 26 July 2018, destination 2 Wallcrest Road, Berriedale. Vehicle not sighted since departure. Interstate alert to be raised if no local result within 48 hours. Status: Circulated
Bank records received by courier approximately 12:45 hrs. Senior Detective JENKINS and DC LAHEY commenced review of financial records — see separate analysis notes filed under both case references.
Action 6
Time Initiated: 14:20 hrs Action: Hospital and medical facility enquiry Directed By: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Assigned To: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Case Reference(s): 016-035 / 022-067 Details: Telephone enquiry to Royal Hobart Hospital Admissions — requesting check of admissions records, emergency department presentations, and unidentified patient records for both GREYSON and JEFFRIES, covering period 20 July 2018 to date. Physical descriptions provided. Case references supplied for follow-up. Status: Enquiry made. Awaiting confirmation.
Action 7
Time Initiated: 14:30 hrs Action: Coroner's office enquiry Directed By: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Assigned To: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Case Reference(s): 016-035 / 022-067 Details: Telephone enquiry to Coroner's Court of Tasmania — requesting check of records for any deceased persons matching descriptions of GREYSON or JEFFRIES, or any unidentified deceased persons received within the relevant period. Physical descriptions and case references provided. Status: Enquiry made. Awaiting confirmation.
Action 8
Time Initiated: 14:40 hrs Action: Telecommunications data request Directed By: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Assigned To: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Case Reference(s): 016-035 / 022-067 Details: Formal request submitted to Telstra Law Enforcement Liaison for call detail records, SMS logs, data usage records, and cell tower connection data for mobile numbers associated with Jamie GREYSON and Kain JEFFRIES. Request covers period 14 July 2018 to present. Submitted under concern-for-welfare priority. Telstra reference to be confirmed upon acknowledgement. Status: Submitted. Processing.
Action 9
Time Initiated: 15:00 hrs Action: Transport operator checks — airports and ferry Directed By: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Assigned To: Ellen Margaret LOWE Case Reference(s): 016-035 (primary) / 022-067 (secondary) Details: Enquiries to Hobart Airport, Launceston Airport, and TT-Line (Spirit of Tasmania) requesting passenger manifest checks for both GREYSON and JEFFRIES across all services for the period 20 July 2018 to present. Enquiry relates to claim by Luke SMITH that GREYSON travelled to Melbourne voluntarily (016-035). Vehicle registration for JEFFRIES also provided to TT-Line for vehicle deck records (022-067). Note: DC LAHEY initial attempt to contact Hobart Airport unsuccessful due to weekend staffing. Task delegated to Ellen LOWE who maintains established contacts with transport operator administrative staff. Status: Delegated. In progress.
Action 10
Time Initiated: 15:15 hrs Action: Employer enquiry — Jamie GREYSON Directed By: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Assigned To: Senior Constable Emily ROGERS (Southern Division CIB) Case Reference(s): 016-035 Details: Enquiry to be made with employer of Jamie GREYSON. Employer details provided by reporting person Louise JEFFRIES — aged care facility in Lindisfarne area [specific facility name to be confirmed by assigned officer via employment records]. Enquiry regarding GREYSON's last confirmed shift, whether leave was requested or approved, and whether any staff members have information relevant to his current whereabouts. Formal written response requested for case file. Note: Weekend — facility duty manager to be contacted via main switchboard.Status: Delegated. Pending.
Action 11
Time Initiated: 15:20 hrs Action: Employer enquiry — Kain JEFFRIES Directed By: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Assigned To: Senior Constable Emily ROGERS (Southern Division CIB) Case Reference(s): 022-067 Details: Enquiry to be made with employer of Kain JEFFRIES. Employer details provided by reporting person Louise JEFFRIES — construction firm, Hobart area [specific company name to be confirmed by assigned officer via employment records]. Enquiry regarding JEFFRIES' last confirmed working day, whether absence was reported, and whether colleagues have relevant information. Note: JEFFRIES was not scheduled to work on 26 July 2018 (date of disappearance). Enquiry focuses on last attended shift and any relevant observations from colleagues. Formal written response requested for case file. Note: Weekend — site office unlikely to be staffed until Monday 30 July. Status: Delegated. Pending — follow-up Monday 30 July.
Action 12
Time Initiated: 15:35 hrs Action: CCTV canvass request Directed By: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Assigned To: Intelligence Unit — Southern Division Reference: IU-28072018-0089 Case Reference(s): 022-067 (primary) / 016-035 (secondary) Details: Request for retrieval and review of all available CCTV footage — council cameras, traffic management cameras, and any other recorded surveillance — along route(s) connecting Jeffries Manor, Granton, to 2 Wallcrest Road, Berriedale, covering period 26 July 2018 06:00 hrs to 28 July 2018 inclusive. Vehicle details for JEFFRIES' car provided. Physical descriptions of both GREYSON and JEFFRIES supplied. Priority processing requested given concern-for-welfare classification. Note: Intelligence Unit weekend staffing — processing may not commence until Monday 30 July. Status: Submitted. Processing.
Action 13
Time Initiated: 15:50 hrs Action: Witness statement — Brianne SITCH (partner of Kain JEFFRIES) Directed By: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Assigned To: Detective Constable Sarah LAHEY Case Reference(s): 022-067Details: Statement to be taken from Brianne Elise SITCH, partner of Kain JEFFRIES and one of the last confirmed persons to see JEFFRIES prior to his departure for Berriedale on 26 July 2018. SITCH currently residing at Jeffries Manor, Granton. Contact made via Louise JEFFRIES. Statement appointment arranged for 29 July 2018 at Jeffries Manor. Note: SITCH is approximately six months pregnant — home visit preferred to station attendance. Status: Scheduled — 29 July 2018
Log Notes:
Senior Detective JENKINS departed station at approximately 14:50 hrs to attend 2 Wallcrest Road, Berriedale, for direct interview with Luke SMITH (016-035 / 022-067). Decision made following review of bank records — GREYSON's account shows significant cash withdrawal inconsistent with SMITH's account of voluntary travel to Melbourne. JENKINS attending alone; DC LAHEY remaining at station to coordinate outstanding actions.
DC LAHEY attempted contact with Hobart Airport directly prior to delegating to Ellen LOWE — weekend staffing insufficient for timely response via standard channels.
Employer enquiries (Actions 10, 11) delegated to [officer name to be established] due to volume of concurrent actions requiring DC LAHEY's direct attention. Specific employer names to be confirmed by assigned officer through employment records and reporting person's statement. Construction company enquiry may require follow-up on Monday 30 July due to weekend closure.
Multiple actions submitted to units operating on reduced weekend staffing (Intelligence Unit, Traffic Intelligence Unit). Processing delays anticipated — follow-up scheduled for Monday 30 July.
Next scheduled actions: Review welfare check report upon return from patrol. Monitor outstanding enquiry responses. Follow up delegated actions Monday 30 July. Take statement from Brianne SITCH on 29 July at Jeffries Manor.
Log maintained by: Meredith COLBURN (Case Administrator) Date: 28 July 2018
