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…
Crash at Motorcross event near Bridport
Crash at Motocross Event near Bridport On Saturday 12 September 2015 a motocross event was being held at Santarena Park near Bridport. At around 11.20am a race was in progress when a male rider has fallen from his motorcycle, landing awkwardly after riding over a double jump. Ambulance personnel were on site and attended to…
Traffic Offences
An 18year old man from Brighton appeared before the Hobart Magistrates Court today fronting a variety of traffic offences. The charges arose from an incident on the 11th July 2015 when the offender borrowed a motorcycle, which belonged to his father, and went for a ride along roads in the Brighton municipality. Police detected the…
Serious single motorcycle crash
A 25 year old Launceston man is in a serious but stable condition following a motorcycle crash in Invermay this afternoon at 7:52 PM. Police and emergency services were called to the Inveresk walking trail between Forster Street and Invermay Road where the male rider of an unregistered trail bike struck a bollard in the…
Firearms and drug seizure
On Thursday morning 10 September 2015 members from Southern Drug Investigation Services, assisted by CIB and uniform personnel, executed a search warrant at an address in Bridgewater. As a result of the search the following items were located and seized: 12 rifles and shotguns, a number of which are believed to be stolen 1 revolver…