Police call for witnesses to Lyell Highway crash
Tasmania Police is seeking witnesses to a crash where a white Toyota utility, travelling towards New Norfolk was forced off the road near Rowbottoms Road on the Lyell Highway at Granton on 21 May 2018 around 5:30 pm. A dark coloured, small-medium sized car veered onto the incorrect side of the road in front of…
Hobart CIB investigates ramraid of Hobart jewellers
Hobart CIB is investigating a ram raid of Claudia Jewellers, Magnet Court Sandy Bay during the early hours of Monday 5 June 2018. While only a small amount of jewellery was stolen, extensive damage was caused to the front of the premises. Offenders stole 15 rings from a display cabinet, with the loss to…
Police charge 14 year old with 2 x attempted armed robbery
POLICE CHARGE 14 YEAR OLD WITH 2x ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY Tasmania Police arrested and charged a 14 year old boy with 2 counts of attempted armed robbery at the Fountainside Hotel in Hobart at 4:00pm yesterday. No one was injured in the incident and the youth was quickly apprehended by uniform officers near the scene.…
Serious Crash Arthur Highway, Dunalley
Police are calling for witnesses following a serious motor vehicle crash on the Arthur Highway near Dunalley. Police attended a serious motor vehicle crash on the Arthur Highway, Dunalley adjacent to Sunset Beach, about 3pm on Sunday 3 June. The crash involved a white 2017 Toyota Camry hire car, a white 2001 Hyundai…
Skipper charged with exceeding 0.05 in capsized vessel – St Helens
A 54-year-old Launceston man has been charged with exceeding 0.05 after he and three others were rescued from their upturned boat on the St Helens Barway this morning. St Helens Marine Rescue arrived and extracted the skipper and his three crew members from the six-metre open centre control aluminium dinghy, following the report at…
Boating fatality at Marion Bay Narrows, Dunalley
Sadly, a man has died following a boating incident at Marion Bay Narrows at Dunalley in Southern Tasmania. Tasmania Police were advised that a vessel had overturned in the Marion Bay Narrows, near Dunalley, about 7.10am on Sunday 3 June. Dunalley Police, Marine and Rescue Services and the Tasmania Westpac Rescue Helicopter responded to the…
Police investigate suspicious house fire – Goodwood
Glenorchy CIB is investigating a suspicious house fire in Edinburgh Crescent, Goodwood. Tasmania Fire Service and Tasmania Police attended a report of a fire in Edinburgh Crescent, Goodwood, about 9.25pm on Friday 1 June. On arrival, it was established that a backyard shed was well alight. The fire was extinguished a short time…
Police investigate serious pedestrian and motor vehicle crash – Claremont
Police are calling for witnesses to a serious crash between a pedestrian and motor vehicle in Claremont on Friday night. A male pedestrian was struck by a car in the southbound lanes of the Brooker Highway at the Abbotsfield Road on-ramp, Claremont, about 8.10pm on Friday 1 June. The crash occurred when a red Mazda…
Triple Zero Replacement for Tasmania Police & Tasmania Fire Service
A project to replace the outdated Triple Zero system infrastructure used by Tasmania’s emergency services is underway with Requests for Tenders to be opened this weekend. While the current Triple Zero infrastructure, known as Telstra CustomNet or Spectrum, remains fully functioning, in line with Australian Competition and Consumer Commission legislative requirements it will be switched…
Major traffic operation in West Tamar region
A major traffic operation targeting drink and drug drivers was held in the West Tamar region yesterday. Acting Inspector Ruth Orr said between 10am-3.30pm yesterday, four coordinated random breath testing sites were conducted in the West Tamar region, targeting alcohol and drug related road safety offences. “A number of officers and drug detector…