Contract awarded for new offshore police patrol vessel
Tasmania Police has awarded a $13.4 million contract for a new fit-for-purpose offshore police patrol vessel. Assistant Commissioner Specialist Support Adrian Bodnar said that the contract for the 23.9 metre vessel has been awarded to Australian aluminium boat builder, Fine Entry Marine of Western Australia. The new vessel is expected to arrive in Tasmania in…
Walk Safely to School Day
Police are using National Walk Safely to School Day to remind both children and grown-ups of the importance of pedestrian safety, every day. “Today is a great opportunity to make sure our young Tasmanians know what to do to keep themselves safe near our roadways, but it’s also an important reminder for the adults,” said…
Man extradited to Tasmania to face child sexual abuse charges
Detectives from Hobart have arrested a 74-year-old man in the Australian Capital Territory and extradited him to Tasmania over historical child sexual abuse charges. The charges relate to crimes allegedly committed in the 1980s when the man was a Tasmanian resident. Detective Inspector Michael Smith said the investigation has been complex and protracted, with the…
Tasmanian community helping to keep our roads safer
This week Tasmania Police launched its Enough is Enough campaign, scrapping cautions for ‘fatal five’ traffic offences, and calling for community support in detecting dangerous driving. Police have been undertaking high visibility, major road safety operations across all districts targeting dangerous driving behaviours, and members of the community have been asked to report dangerous driving…
Remember to slow down near emergency scenes
Today the National Road Safety Week theme is ‘Protect our Protectors’, calling on road users to ‘slow down to protect those who protect and assist us’. In light of that, police have released body worn camera footage of a close call in Tasmania’s north earlier this year. “Tasmanians should know that it is a legal…
Seven Mile Beach woman charged with drink driving offences
Police have charged a 37-year-old woman from Seven Mile Beach with several drink driving offences. Following information received from multiple members of the public, police intercepted the woman last night. She has been charged with high-range drink driving, drive under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and resist arrest after she returned a breath analysis reading…
Car Owners- ‘Lock it, or Lose it’
Police in Burnie are encouraging Tasmanians to lock up their toolboxes and cars when left unattended. Police are investigating several car burglaries over the past few weeks in the Burnie area. “The targeted items have been power tools; people have parked their vehicles within a driveway or on the street and it has been established…
Search and Rescue operation underway for stranded bushwalker
A search and rescue operation is underway to extract a stranded bushwalker from the Lake Rhona area. “Search and rescue ground crews are currently in the Lake Rhona area, in contact with a bushwalker who has been stranded since yesterday due to the rising lake,” said Senior Constable Callum Herbert. “The male bushwalker, aged in…
Police unite with joint focus of stopping death by distraction on the roads
Police jurisdictions across Australia will unite today to put a stop to death by distraction on the nation’s roads. The National Day of Action will have a highly visible police presence aimed at educating and removing motorists who are distracted from the complex task of driving. “Today, as part of National Road Safety Week, members…
Police investigating wounding incident between youths in Launceston
Police are investigating an incident between two youths in Launceston yesterday which resulted in a youth receiving a non-life-threatening stab wound. At 1:50pm, police responded to an altercation involving a group of youths on St John Street. As a result of the altercation, one youth received a stab wound to his shoulder. He was transported…