Two Vehicle Crash – Midland Highway – Devon Hills
Two Vehicle Crash – Midland Highway, Devon Hills At 10 am on Monday 28th of Decmber 2015, a gold Toyota Camry sedan and a white Volkswagon Golf hatch, were involved in a head on collision on the Midland Highway, between Devon Hills and the Breadalbane Roundabout. As a result of this incident the seven occupants…
Operation Crossroads – 28 December Update
Operation Crossroads – State wide enforcement activities to date (accumulative): State wide traffic enforcement activities 2015 2014 Random drug & alcohol tests to date 10,460 9,803 Motorists charged with drink driving offences to date 43 31 Motorists who returned positive oral fluid tests to date 18 31 Total Infringement notices issued to date 730…
Boating Fatality – Waterhouse
Police are currently on scene of a boating fatality at Waterhouse on the state’s north-east coast with one man still missing. Police were made aware of the incident at about 12:40am this morning, after the pair did not return home at the expected time. A 35 year old Ravenswood man has been confirmed deceased.…
ATV rollover
Approx 8.30pm Sunday 27/12/2015 Ambulance Tasmania and Tasmania Police units responded to an ATV (four wheeled motorbike) rollover on private property in Port Arthur. As a result of this rollover, the 75 year old male rider received critical injuries and died at the scene. A report is being prepared for the Coroner.
Aggravated Burglary and Motor Vehicle Stealing – Mount Nelson
Between 3:00 pm on Saturday 26/12/2015 and 1:00 pm on Sunday 27/12/2015 an address in Mount Nelson was subject to an aggravated burglary during which an orange 1967 Holden Torana L34 model with special interest registration SI7239 was stolen. The vehicle is very distinctive and rare is worth approximately $150,000. Also stolen was a…
Vehicle Fire Huon Highway
Shortly after 1.20pm Sunday 27th December 2015, Tas Fire and Tas Police units attended the Huon Highway Kingston, just south of the Summerleas Road intersection regarding a vehicle fire. It was determined that a White Ford 350 Utility towing a car trailer carrying another ford vehicle had caught alight, and as a result the Ford…
Operation Crossroads – 27 December Update
Operation Crossroads – Statewide enforcement activities to date (accumulative): State wide traffic enforcement activities 2015 2014 Random drug & alcohol tests to date 7930 8198 Motorists charged with drink driving offences to date 40 22 Motorists who returned positive oral fluid tests to date 14 24 Total Infringement notices issued to date 529 724…
Operation Crossroads – update regarding vehicle detected with 5 unrestrained children
Operation Crossroads – update regarding vehicle detected with 5 unrestrained children: In relation to the vehicle detected last night with the five unrestrained children, the vehicle involved was stopped at a static random breath/drug testing site in Thorn Street, Burnie. The vehicle was driven by a woman. There was also an adult male front seat…
Operation Crossroads Update 26 December 2015
Operation Crossroads – State wide enforcement activities to date: State wide traffic enforcement activities 2015 2014 Random drug & alcohol tests to date 6195 5058 Motorists charged with drink driving offences to date 32 13 Motorists who returned positive oral fluid tests to date 11 19 Total Infringement notices issued to date 443 485…
Assault outside Republic Bar in the early hours of Christmas morning
Police are calling for witnesses to an incident in which a man appears to have been assaulted in the vicinity of the Republic Bar on Elizabeth Street at around 2.30am on Friday25 December 2015. Anyone with information is asked to contact Hobart CIB on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 quoting reference OR527637.…