Police investigate stolen motor vehicle incident
Police are continuing to investigate an incident involving a stolen motor vehicle in Bridgewater today. A stolen vehicle evaded police after they attempted to intercept it in Bridgewater about 12pm today. Police deployed a vehicle immobilisation device, road spikes, on Cove Hill Road, Bridgewater, which was successful. The vehicle came to a stop…
Police investigate fatal motorcyclist crash in Rocherlea
At 7:15pm on Saturday 14 August 2021, a fatal motorcycle crash occurred in Lemonwood Street, Rocherlea. A 45-year-old man from Rocherlea, who was the sole rider, appears to have lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into a stationary and unoccupied vehicle. The rider died at the scene as a result of his injuries. Investigations…
Man in custody following assault allegation
An 18 year old Bridgewater man is in custody after a police search in the Gagebrook area this morning. Police were searching for the man following an alleged assault last week, which resulted in another man receiving non life threatening injuries. Police would like to thank members of the Gagebrook community for their assistance and…
Man fined and directed to leave the state for COVID related breach
A 29-year-old Victorian man was fined $778.50 and directed to leave the state after investigations revealed he had not directly transited through Victoria (Level 2 High Risk Area) as declared on his Tas-e-Travel pass. The man arrived by plane into Burnie on 8 August, an identification check found the man had a Victorian address…
Three Tasmanians fined after declaring false travel information
Three Tasmanians have been fined after investigations revealed they had declared false travel information on their Tas e-Travel passes, in breach of COVID-19 Directions. A 34-year-old from Ulverstone was fined $778.50 after police found he had spent time in Victoria, and had not directly transited through the Level 2 high-risk area as declared on his…
Three travellers fined for COVID-19 breaches
Tasmania Police has fined another three people for breaching COVID-19 Directions, after a family of three from a high-risk area in Queensland travelled to Tasmania without the necessary approvals. The three adults (aged 58, 51 and 21) have been fined a total of $2335.50, and were directed into a Government quarantine facility after arriving into Hobart by plane…
Three people fined for COVID related breaches
Three people have been fined for putting the community at risk by breaching COVID-19 Directions in recent days, with each required to pay $778.50. Anyone entering Tasmania from a High-Risk area must seek pre-approval from the Deputy State Controller to enter the state as an Essential Traveller. The Good to Go (G2G) system is used…
Further charges laid over Norwood firearms incident
Police have charged a further two people over a firearms incident in Norwood on Saturday, 24 July where shots were fired into a home on Boiton Hill Road. A 27-year-old man from Waverley and a 40-year-old Mayfield man have each been charged with aggravated assault and two counts of recklessly discharging a firearm. A total…
Multi-Agency Traffic Operation in Central Highlands
Tasmania Police have today conducted a large Multi-Agency Traffic Operation in Central Highlands with the assistance of other Government Enforcement Agencies. Members of Tasmania Police Road Safety Task Force, Bridgewater Division, Marine Division, Dog Handlers Unit, together with Inland Fisheries Officers, Transport Safety Officers, Parks Rangers and Parks Compliance Officers conducted Random Breath Tests, Drug Tests, Vehicle…
Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash – Gordon River Road, Glenora
Approximately 1.45am on Sunday 8 August 2021, a head-on crash occurred between two Toyota Hilux’s travelling east and west on Gordon River Road, Glenora. Sadly, the male driver of the vehicle travelling west died at the scene as a result of his injuries. He was in his 50s.The 18-year-old male driver and 18-year-old female front…