Police Seek Speeding Vehicle in Boyer Area
Police are seeking witnesses in relation to a blue Holden Commodore station wagon that was travelling at speed on Boyer Road towards New Norfolk at approximately 2:00pm yesterday. (Friday 30 April). In particular, police would like to speak with the occupants of a silver Toyota that was overtaken by the blue Holden Commodore station…
Residential Fire in Devonport
Shortly after midnight this morning, officers from Tasmania Police and the Tasmania Fire Service attended a residential fire in Stephen Street, East Devonport. An estimated $200,000 damage was caused to the residence. Damage was also caused to a neighbouring business. Two occupants were home at the time the blaze began. One sustained a minor injury…
Fatal Crash in Zeehan
Around 12:30am today, emergency services were alerted to a single vehicle crash which has occurred in Main Street, Zeehan. A white 2018 Toyota Landcruiser has left the road and collided with a brick wall. Sadly, a man was found deceased at the scene. He is believed to be a local Zeehan resident. Police have identified…
Fatal Crash – Single Vehicle Crash, Main Street, Zeehan
At around 12.30am this morning emergency services were alerted to a single vehicle crash which has occurred in the main street of Zeehan, on the West Coast. A white 2018 Toyota Landcruiser has left the road and collided with a brick wall. Emergency Services responded and found a male person deceased, believed to be the…
Police Investigate House Fire at Blackmans Bay
Overnight on Tuesday 27 April 2021, unknown offenders have unlawfully entered a house under construction located in Wells Parade, Blackmans Bay. A fire was deliberately lit the ground floor of the house, which smouldered and caused significant smoke and heat damage. The fire was not discovered until builders arrived on site early in the morning…
Lost bushwalker – Mt Giekie, Queenstown
Emergency Services were contacted by a lost bush walker in the early evening of 26 April 2021. A 48-year-old Wynyard man alerted police by mobile phone when he became lost near Mt Giekie in failing light in the early evening on Monday. The man was experienced and well prepared, even though he was not…
Hobart man issued with Covid-19 non-compliance infringement
Police have issued a 45 year old Hobart man with an infringement notice for failing to follow directions of the Director of Public Health. The man, who arrived in Tasmania from Melbourne on 19 April, had allegedly refused to complete required E-Travel documentation, provided a false details to Bio Security staff, and refused to…
Two charged with mid-range drink driving
Police yesterday charged two drivers with mid-range drink driving in the Bridgewater area. A 63-year-old man was charged with mid-range drink driving following a crash at Bagdad. He returned a breath alcohol reading of 0.141. He was subsequently charged with exceeding the prescribed alcohol limit and driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He was…
Campania Fatal Crash
Sadly a man has died as the result of a two vehicle crash in Campania this morning. Around 10.30am emergency services attended the scene of a crash between a motorbike and car on Colebrook Road, approximately six kilometres north of the township of Campania. A 62-year-old man from Dynnyrne was killed after the motorcycle he…
Cygnet double fatality
**Update** Following notifications to families involved, and with their permission which has just now been received, police can release the names of the two men who died in a single vehicle crash on Wattle Grove Road at Cygnet today. The men are 68-year-old Leigh Mundy from Hobart and 59-year-old Dennis Neagle from Withcott,…