50 Y/O Female driver nearly crashes into police car and is found with triple the alcohol limit
A 50-year-old Burnie driver has been immediately disqualified for 12 months after she exceeded the breath alcohol limit by more than 3 times last night. Just after 7pm on Saturday the 16th of July 2022 a grey Suzuki Swift was being driven on Formby Road, Devonport when it nearly collided with a police vehicle. Police…
Attempted Armed Robbery at Bradman Street, Clarendon Vale
Police are investigating an attempted aggravated armed robbery incident in Clarendon Vale yesterday. At 4.30pm on Saturday 16 July 2022, Tasmania Police attended Bradman Street, Clarendon Vale in relation to an attempted armed robbery. Police located a 33-year-old Glenorchy man with his vehicle at the scene. The man sustained minor injuries to his upper body…
Crash at Ampol Service Station, Brooker Highway
Approximately 9:10pm on Saturday 16th July 2022 a red 2001 BMW sedan being driven by a 32 year old man from Old Beach was turning left onto the Brooker Highway from Burnett Street in North Hobart. Police believe the driver has lost control when accelerating, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and crash into…
Police charge Queenstown man with Assault
Police have charged a 22-year-old man from Queenstown with Assault in relation to an altercation in Queenstown on 21 May. Police will allege the man was involved in an altercation at the Queenstown Crows Football Club which resulted in a 31-year-old man from Queensland suffering a suspected fractured jaw. The charged man was bailed to…
Police investigating fatal motorbike crash at Warrane
Sadly a 31-year-old man has died following a single motorbike crash at Warrane yesterday. Around 4.50pm, emergency services responded to a report of a Yamaha R1 motorbike crashed at the intersection of Dampier and Schouton Streets. The rider was transported to hospital in a serious condition and sadly died early this morning. Police would like…
Man charged in relation to incidents at Somerset
Police have charged a man with multiple offences in relation to several incidents in Somerset yesterday. Police will allege that at approximately 10am in the Somerset area, a man assaulted two elderly men and demanded cash from one of them. It is also alleged that the man walked into a Somerset supermarket and demanded cash…
Students spending school holidays at the Tasmania Police academy
This week 22 young Tasmanians are spending their school holidays at the police academy, getting a first-hand look at the life of a police recruit. Tasmania Police’s Career Development Program is aimed at Year 12 students from around Tasmania who have a keen interest in becoming a police officer. During the free, four-day program students…
OFFENDING VEHICLE LOCATED AND SEIZED
Police would like to thank members of the public for their assistance in locating the driver of a white Holden 4WD, with South Australian registration, which was located in Hobart on Saturday, 9 July. The car had been detected speeding through several speed camera locations in an increasingly dangerous manner on a number of occasions…
Fatal Single Vehicle Crash – Huon Road, Longley
Sadly a 43-year-old man from Ranelagh has died in a single vehicle crash on Huon Road at Longley. At approximately 12.30am on Sunday the 10th day of July 2022 emergency services were notified of a serious single vehicle crash on Huon Road in the vicinity of the Longley Hotel. Police members from Huonville and Kingston…
Aggravated Armed Robbery of Domino’s Delivery Driver – Ulverstone
Devonport and Ulverstone Police attended the scene of an Aggravated Armed Robbery of a Domino’s delivery driver on Shaw Street Ulverstone, at approx. 10:30pm last night. Two offenders approached the Domino’s employee as she stopped in Shaw Street for a delivery and demanded money; one was brandishing a knife, the other had what appeared to…