Strahan Fatal Crash – Name Released
Tasmania Police have released the name of the passenger who was killed in a single vehicle crash at Strahan on Friday night, 3/10/14. She was Chloe Michelle WALSH, 15 years from Burnie. Miss WALSH was killed when the vehicle she was a rear seat passenger in plunged over a cliff in Strahan. She was thrown…
Strahan Fatal Crash
At approximately 11.00pm Friday 3rd October 2014 a fatal single vehicle crash occurred in the township of Strahan. Police believe a white Mitsubishi VRX Magna was being driven by a 20 year old Strahan man when he lost control of the vehicle on Innes Street. The vehicle travelled across a grass nature strip area before…
Pearl Street, Wivenhoe – House Destroyed By Fire
A house located in Pearl Street Wivenhoe, has been partially destroyed by fire overnight on the 3rd of October 2014. Damage of the fire is estimated at $50,000. Approximately 11pm, Burnie uniform officers and three Tasmania Fire Service appliances attended the weatherboard house to find it engulfed in flames. It took fire crews approximately 30…
Sting Ray Bay, Granville Harbour – Pedestrian & Motor Vehicle Accident
On Friday the 3rd of October 2014 at around 9:26 pm, a motor vehicle struck a pedestrian at Sting Ray Bay, Granville Harbour. As a result of this crash the pedestrian was transported by ambulance to the North West Regional Hospital where they remain in a stable condition under observation. Police have spoken with the…
Deceased Driver – Name Released
Tasmania Police have released the name of the driver killed in yesterday’s multi-vehicle collision on the Bass Highway between Devonport and Latrobe. Christine Sylvia BONE, 64 years from James Street, Devonport died as result of injuries sustained when the vehicle she was driving was hit by on-coming vehicles. It appears that she had swerved to…
Hooning Vehicle – Tolosa Park (3 Oct)
Glenorchy Police are investigating a report of a “hooning” vehicle at Tolosa Park on Friday 3rd October 2014 around 1.30pm. At the time of the incident there were large groups of people in the park and the driving was particularly dangerous. Police are seeking information from the public who may have witnessed the driving and/or…
Arrest – Richmond Bakery Attempted Armed Robbery (13 Sept)
Detectives from Bellerive CIB have charged a 36 year old man from Hobart in relation to the attempted armed robbery at the Richmond Bakery on the 13th of September 2014. The man was also charged with a number of driving and stealing offences from the same day. He will appear in Hobart Magistrates court at…
Lochaven Fatal Industrial Accident – Name Released
Police have released the name of the man killed in the accident involving a forklift in Burnie yesterday. Eric MARSHALL, aged 19 of Wynyard, died when a forklift he was operating rolled on him just before 2pm. Police are preparing a report for the coroner.
Update MVA Bass Highway Sassafras
Tasmania Police advise that the 66 year old male driver involved in the serious collision at the Caltex Service Station on the Bass Highway at Sassafras, died at the Royal Hobart Hospital last night. The male driver and sole occupant of the Mazda van collided with the rear of a parked Iveco Stralis B-Double combination…
Launceston thieves targeting cash and tools
Police are encouraging small and medium business owners in the Launceston area to bank their cash deposits and not to leave large amounts of cash on business premises. The warning comes after several businesses have been targeted in recent weeks and thieves have stolen several thousands of dollars in cash out of safes. In one…