Retirement of Commander Avery
Commander Lauchland Avery will officially turn in his badge on 13 December 2015 following a distinguished career spanning 36 years. He joined the service in 1979 as a 19 year old. Commander Avery has served in the Western District for 5 years and is well respected both by officers in the district and the community…
Speeding vehicles on Sheffield Road
At 10:00am on Thursday 10/12/2015 police detected two speeding vehicles on Sheffield Road near Lower Barrington at 146km in the sign posted 100km/h zone. Both drivers will be summonsed to appear in court in relation to speeding at 46km/h over the limit and in addition, neither driver had a licence. These detections come…
Medivac – Kitchen Hut, Cradle Mountain
On 10 December 2015 at approximately 3.25pm police responded to a Medivac Incident at Kitchen Hut, Cradle Mountain. A 63 year old Japanese Tourist had been walking along the Summit of Cradle Mountain with a group of friends when she lost her footing and fell 2 metres down an embankment, causing lacerations to her…
Ravenswood man charged with multiple burglaries
A 28-year-old Ravenswood man has been charged with multiple burglaries following his arrest by Northern detectives last night. Northern CIB detectives arrested the man in a Ravenswood unit, where stolen property and cash was recovered from overnight burglaries in the Launceston area. The man has been charged with 24 counts of burglary (business), 12 counts…
Witness details required
Detectives from Glenorchy Criminal Investigation Branch are investigating a report of an assault in the Chigwell area at approximately 12.30am on 8th December 2015. The victim told police he obtained a lift from Margate to Chigwell at approximately 11.30pm on 7th December 2015, with a man called Toby. Toby was driving a white or cream…
Speeding motorcycles caught on Ridgley Highway
At 6:15pm on Tuesday 8 December 2015 police conducting an unmarked patrol on the Ridgley Highway at Highclere detected a Suzuki motorcycle travelling at 188km/h. A second motorcycle was detected at 123km/h. The Ridgley Highway is a 100 km/h speed zone. Both motorcyclists were safely intercepted by police a short distance away. The 44 year…
Missing Person Located – Mt Dundas near Zeehan
At approximately 4.15pm the missing person was located on the Carbine walking track near Zeehan. He is suffering dehydration and exhaustion and will be treated at the Queenstown Hospital. The missing person stated he lost the walking track late on Saturday and has been unable to find it since. Members from the SES were…
Detection of high range drink driver
Launceston Police have this afternoon charged a 54 year old Claremont woman with drink driving and other offences after she allegedly crashed into a fence while trying to drive back to Hobart. Police were called after the woman, who came to Launceston for a concert over the weekend, crashed her car into a fence. The…
Update – Search for lost walker – Mt Dundas near Zeehan
Police are continuing to search the Mt Dundas area near Zeehan for a missing walker. The walker is a 75 year old male Zeehan resident, he was last seen around 5pm, 5th December 2015 when he left a remote hut to explore the area. At present there are 25 wilderness trained search and rescue…
Police Vehicle rammed by stolen car
About 2.35am on Sunday 6 December 2015 a Toyota Hilux was reported stolen from an address in Ravenswood. Within 25 minutes of the vehicle being reported stolen, responding police located the vehicle travelling east on the Tasman Highway at Waverley. Police attempted to intercept the vehicle but it failed to stop for them and continued…