Man charged over robbery of Mornington business
Police have charged a 31-year-old man with robbery in relation to an incident at a licenced venue in Mornington on Sunday night. The man, who was a former staff member of the venue, allegedly entered the premises and hid for about 40 minutes, before stealing close to $13,000 in cash and assaulting a staff member…
Person arrested at East Tamar Highway traffic operation
A woman was arrested at a random breath testing site on the East Tamar Highway yesterday afternoon, after being caught driving while disqualified. The high visibility police operation was conducted at the intersection of the Bridport Highway, with 110 drivers breath tested. North East Division Inspector Ruth Orr said police were pleased no drink drivers…
Serious crash, Bass Highway at Deloraine
Police are investigating a serious crash involving a grey Toyota Corolla sedan and a grey Nissan Navara dual cab ute on the Bass Highway at Deloraine late last night. Police and emergency services were called to the scene about 10:45 pm. Preliminary investigations indicate the Navara, which was traveling west, and Corolla, which was travelling…
Road Police Services and Department of State Growth conduct joint high visibility operation at Geeveston
Southern Road Police Services and the Department of State Growth Transport Safety and Investigation Unit have been conducting high visibility traffic operations across Southern Tasmania. “It is a combined effort to improve driver behaviours and reduce crashes on our roads, and have been focused on speeding and drink driving,” said Inspector Jim Semmens. “On the…
High range drink driver caught in Eastern Shore traffic operation
A 66 year old woman from Lauderdale has been charged with high range drink driving and immediately disqualified from driving for two years after being caught almost four times the legal limit. Southern Road Policing Services conducted a high visibility traffic operation at Mannata Street in Lauderdale last Wednesday. The woman failed to stop at…
Fatal motorcyle crash, Paradise
Sadly, a man in his 60s from Ulverstone has died at the scene of a single motorcycle crash at Union Bridge Road, near Paradise. The man was riding as part of a group on the weekend and was last seen by his acquaintances about 3:30pm on Sunday. Concerns were raised on Monday after the man…
Man charged over wounding, Glenorchy
A 25 year old man has been charged with wounding following an altercation on Main Road Glenorchy last night. Police were called to a disturbance around 9.30pm, arriving to find a man in his 30s with significant but not life-threatening head injuries. The other man was arrested at the scene. Police have interviewed several witnesses,…
Detectives Seeking Assistance to Solve Rural Crime
During the early morning of Saturday the 4th of February 2023, a white Husqvarna trail bike was stolen from a property at Bothwell. The motorcycle was ridden from the scene by a person who was not wearing a helmet at the time. The stolen motorcycle then travelled in convoy with a white Holden Commodore utility…
Serious Single Vehicle ATV Crash – Terrylands Street, Burnie
At approximately 4:40pm on Saturday 4th February 2023, Police and ambulance attended a report of a single vehicle crash in Terrylands Street, Burnie, involving a 36 year old male from Burnie. Investigations revealed the male had been riding an unregistered quadbike on Terrylands Street when he lost control, colliding with a cement retaining wall. As…
Man charged following wounding incident in Clarendon Vale
Detectives from Bellerive CIB have this evening charged a 32 year old man with wounding after an incident that occurred in Church Road, Clarendon Vale at around 1pm today. Several police resources responded, and the man was taken into custody a short time later. The man was detained in custody and will appear in the…