West Coast – Road Safety Days of Action
Tasmania Police have been targeting high risk driving behaviours such as speeding, using mobile phones whilst driving and drug and alcohol tests on the West Coast of Tasmania. “Utilising both marked and unmarked vehicles, members from the Queenstown, Strahan, Rosebery, and Zeehan Police Stations have been targeting our remote areas and rural roads, over the…
Police investigate armed robbery at Kingston
Police were called to a shop in Kingston last night in response to an armed robbery. A male offender, armed with a machete, stole a quantity of cigarettes and was locked in the store by the owner. The offender used the machete to smash his way out of the store. No one…
Police investigate Gagebrook arson
Bridgewater Police is currently investigating a structure fire that occurred at a residence in Gagebrook during the early hours of this morning. About 3:30am, police and fire crews were called to the Viola Crescent residence which was well alight. The sole occupant escaped the residence without injury. Initial investigations have determined that the fire was…
Motorbike rider detected speeding at more than 70km/h above the speed limit at Hagley
A motorbike rider will be disqualified for four months after he was detected travelling at excessive speed on the Bass Highway near Hagley last night by Tasmania Police patrolling the highway. Around 3.50pm, police detected and intercepted a black Aprilla sports motorcycle travelling at 183km/h in the 110km/h zone. The rider was travelling 73 km/h…
Man charged in relation to Bridgewater house fire
A man taken into custody at the scene of a house fire on Douglas Drive at Bridgewater last night has now been charged. The 46-year-old man from Bridgewater has been charged with Arson, Assault Police and Resist Police. He will appear before the Hobart Magistrates Court today.
House Fire (Arson) of Unit 12 / 2a Douglas Drive, Bridgewater
At 6.54pm on Wednesday 3rd March 2022, Tasmania Fire and Police Services Tas responded to a structure fire at unit 12 of 2A Douglas Drive, Bridgewater. The unit was fully engulfed upon arrival of emergency services. A 46-year-old man, suspected of being responsible for the incident was located immediately upon Police arrival and was taken…
Police request for assistance – North Street, George Town – 1 March 2022
Police are seeking information in relation to an incident on North Street at George Town at around 9pm on 1 March 2022. Police are specifically interested in a silver SUV, possibly a Mitsubishi that was in the area at the time and may be able to assist police with their enquiries. Anyone with information is…
Two charged following one of Tasmania’s largest drug seizures
Two men have been charged with Trafficking in a controlled substance following one of the largest seizures of Cocaine in Tasmanian history. Yesterday, police intercepted a logistics truck on the Brooker Highway at Glenorchy and located approximately 1.4kg of Cocaine, 4.6kg of Cannabis, and 392 grams of Methylamphetamine inside the cabin. Police will allege the…
Police training exercise taking place in Northern Tasmania
A training exercise involving Tasmania Police and Victoria Police is taking place in northern Tasmania this week. Funded by the Australian and New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee, the exercise will focus on interoperability between the two police services. “Members of the public may notice an increase in police resources in and around the Launceston area from…
Drugs, Firearm Detections after Midland Highway Traffic Operation
Tasmania Police have today conducted a large Traffic Operation on the Midlands Highway north of Kempton, with the assistance of other Government Enforcement Agencies. Members of Tasmania Police Road Safety Task Force, Bridgewater Uniform Division personnel, together with Transport Safety Inspectors, Parks Rangers, Parks Compliance Officers and Tasmania Police Dog Handlers conducted Random Breath Tests, …