Operation Crossroads – State wide
State wide traffic enforcement activities Random drug & alcohol tests to date 21,450 Motorists charged with drink driving offences to date 56 Motorists who returned positive oral fluid tests to date 38 Total Infringement notices issued to date 1,128 Infringement notices issued for speeding offences 860 Infringement notices issued for inattentive driving 50 Infringement notices…
Operation Crossroads 28 December 2017
Operation Crossroads – State wide State wide traffic enforcement activities Random drug & alcohol tests to date 18,742 Motorists charged with drink driving offences to date 48 Motorists who returned positive oral fluid tests to date 33 Total Infringement notices issued to date 903 Infringement notices issued for speeding offences 688 Infringement notices issued for…
Safe and Responsible Boating
About 1pm on Wednesday 27 December 2017 Tasmania Police was alerted to an upturned and unmanned vessel on Georges Bay at St Helens. Police and the St Helens Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) responded to the call and retrieved the 3.5m ‘tinny’and towed it to shore. At that time an esky containing a quantity of beer…
Falls Festival Marion Bay
FALLS FESTIVAL MARION BAY 2017-18 Tasmania Police will provide a high profile presence at the Falls Festival in Marion Bay from tomorrow morning. As with previous years, police will be working closely with event organisers for the duration of the event. “To ensure a safe festival for all patrons, there will be a high police…
Aggravated Burglary and Stealing of firearms
Police are investigating the theft of 6 registered firearms and a quantity of ammunition following the burglary of a residence in New Norfolk yesterday. The firearms and property including ornamental swords, a compound bow and a laptop computer were taken from a residence between the 23rd and the 26th of December. The firearms were stored…
Operation Crossroads – State wide
State wide traffic enforcement activities Random drug & alcohol tests to date 13178 Motorists charged with drink driving offences to date 35 Motorists who returned positive oral fluid tests to date 18 Total Infringement notices issued to date 716 Infringement notices issued for speeding offences 447 Infringement notices issued for inattentive driving 20 Infringement notices…
High range drink driver
High Range Drink Driver Apprehended On Saturday 23rd December 2017 at approximately 6:45pm, after receiving information from a member of the public, police from the Western Road and Public Order Services intercepted a 63 year old male from Devonport on the Esplanade, Turners Beach. The male returned a positive breath test and was taken into…
Operation Crossroads – State wide
State wide traffic enforcement activities Random drug & alcohol tests to date 8915 Motorists charged with drink driving offences to date 27 Motorists who returned positive oral fluid tests to date 12 Total Infringement notices issued to date 188 Infringement notices issued for speeding offences 245 Infringement notices issued for inattentive driving 11 Infringement notices…
Police investigate road rage incident – Glenorchy
Glenorchy CIB is investigating a road rage incident this morning where a firearm was discharged. Detective Acting Inspector David Gill reassured members of the public, saying there was no threat to the wider community. “The incident was as a result of an ongoing feud between two parties known to each other. Police are…
Traffic management for Bruny Island ferry at Kettering
Police are reminding drivers heading to Bruny Island on Boxing Day, and during the busy holiday period, that there are likely to be long queues and traffic congestion in Kettering. The queue for the ferry has the potential to impact both local residents and businesses in Ferry Road. From Friday 22 December until Monday 8…