Rokeby pair charged with drug trafficking
A 78 year old man and a 58 year old woman from Rokeby have been arrested and charged with trafficking in a controlled substance and dealing in the proceeds of crime. The pair, arrested and charged yesterday, were found in possession of: 78 x individually packaged ‘street deals’ of methyl-amphetamine (ICE) 5 grams of…
Tea Tree Road Crash
Just after 4:00pm on Wednesday 17th July 2019, police and emergency services attended a four vehicle crash on Tea Tree Road, Tea Tree. A silver Mitsubishi Magna sedan was travelling west on Tea Tree Road, Tea Tree when it collided with a white Toyota LandCruiser Prado, white Suzuki Baleno sedan and a white Hyundai Lantra…
Police discourage Facebook events which encourage law breaking
Police are discouraging people from organising and promoting Facebook events which encourage others to break the law. Scheduled for this Saturday, the ‘Storm the Woodchip Pile’ Facebook event which has now been deleted, had over 1,000 people interested and over 500 people indicating they would attend and attempt to trespass. The Officer in Charge of…
Victorian bushwalker missing in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park located safe and well
57 year old Victorian bushwalker Michael Bowman has this afternoon been found safe and well within the designated search area by a search and rescue crew on the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. Mr Bowman was located at his campsite on Mt Cuvier just before 4pm today after spending approximately ten days in his tent, separated from…
Missing Victorian bushwalker found safe in the Lake St Clair region
An overdue bushwalker in the Lake St Clair region has been found alive a few moments ago. Michael Bowman, 57, of Victoria, is being taken by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter to the Royal Hobart Hospital for medical assessment as a precaution. More information will be released once available.
WA father and daughter located and being evacuated from national park
A Western Australian father and daughter have been located by a police search and rescue party near Pelion Hut in the Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park a short time ago. The pair were both located safe and well about 1km south from Pelion Hut by a police search and rescue team. …
UK man and school group safely evacuated from Cradle Mountain National Park
A UK man and a school group have been safely evacuated from the Cradle Mountain National Park a short time ago. The man and school group were both located safe and well at Dove Lake. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter is attempting evacuate a father and daughter from Western Australia, who are currently near…
Two people located at Lake Pedder
Police have located two of the three people from the vehicle of interest near Lake Pedder a short time ago. They have been taken into custody in relation to the alleged theft of that vehicle from Westerway on Sunday night/Monday morning. Police are on the scene looking for a third person (youth) in…
Search and rescue– update #4
Police are concerned for the welfare of three people who are believed to be in the Scotts Road area near Lake Pedder. Police have received information that a white Toyota Hilux registration E41AY may have been driven to the Scotts Road area near Lake Pedder on Sunday night/Monday morning. Police and family hold…
Farmer saved from submerged tractor in river at Mole Creek
Approximately 2:30pm on Monday 15 July 2019 emergency services were alerted to a 56 year old man trapped on a submerged tractor in the Mersey River at Mole Creek. Emergency Service personnel from Tasmania Police, Ambulance Tasmania, Mole Creek Volunteer Fire Brigade and Deloraine and Kentish State Emergency Services attended the scene which was on private…