Burglary and stealing at Ulverstone Surf Livesaving Club
Three youths, one aged 16 and two aged 17, will be proceeded against under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act in relation to a burglary and stealing that occurred at the Ulverstone Surf Lifesaving Club on Friday 18th September 2015. With assistance from members of the public, officers from Devonport Criminal Investigation Branch and…
Training Together
Tasmania Police Recruit Course 2/2015 & Tasmania Fire Service recruits training together. Today recruit course 2/2015 will meet with Trainee fire fighters in a combined familiarisation training opportunity. The Recruits will spend the afternoon at the TFS Cambridge training facility, participating in a number of scenarios which both responders would be called to attend. The…
King Island firearms amnesty: 2 October
Tasmania Police will be holding a firearms amnesty at Currie Police Station on 2 October, 2015. Anyone with unwanted, unregistered or illegal firearms can bring them to Currie Police Station between 9am and 4pm and there will be no penalty for illegal possession. The firearms will be accepted by police without question and destroyed. Sergeant…
Don’t drink drive this footy finals season
Tasmania Police wants everyone to get home from footy finals celebrations safely. Police will be paying particular attention to alcohol and drug driving, one of the Fatal Five, and one of the biggest contributors to death and injury. There will be highly visible police operations throughout the State. Supporting the launch of the #REALMATES advertising…
Flare sighting – Actaeon Island
At 2:30pm on Tuesday 15th September 2015, Tasmania Police were notified of a flare sighting south east of the Actaeon Islands. An abalone diver was working in the area, saw the red flare, and raised the alarm. Due to the remote location it was deemed unlikely that the flare would be a false or malicious…
Fixed Speed Camera project – Cornelian Bay goes live tomorrow
The third of eight new fixed speed cameras around Tasmania will go live from tomorrow morning. The fixed speed camera is on the Brooker Highway at Cornelian Bay, near the Domain Highway exit, capturing Hobart-bound traffic. “In the test phase the camera has averaged 10 speed detections each day; this is fair warning that infringements…
Two Vehicle Crash – Bass Highway – Penguin
Police are investigating a crash which occurred in the west bound lanes of the Bass Highway, Penguin near the South Road overpass, at around 6:30pm on 12th September 2015. Two vehicles were involved in the crash, a grey Holden Commodore Sedan and a white Holden Sedan. Both vehicles were extensively damaged in the impact. Police, Tasmania…
Assistance Requested
ASSISTANCE REQUESTED Police are seeking contact with anyone who may have spoken to a woman walking her two dogs, a Labrador and a Kelpie, in the early evening on the Esplanade at Port Sorell Beach on Friday, 4 September 2015. The woman is around 30 years of age described as 162cm tall with brown hair.…
Suspicious house fire – Kings Meadows – Charges
Suspicious House Fire – Kings Meadows – Charges A 24 year old Launceston man has been charged with arson following a house fire that occurred in Gascoyne Street, Kings Meadows on the afternoon of Saturday 12 September. Acting Sergeant Stuart Greenwood of Launceston stated “The fire was not a random act and I would like…
Suspicious House Fire – Kings Meadows
At 5:30pm, Saturday 12 September, Police and Tasmania Fire Service personnel were called to the scene of a house fire on Gascoyne Street, Kings Meadows. A member of the public driving past the residence had observed thick smoke and flames emanating from the front of the house and immediately called emergency service personnel. Tasmania Fire…