Second fixed speed camera ready to go live.
The second of eight new fixed speed cameras around Tasmania will go live from tomorrow morning. The fixed speed camera is on the Southern Outlet, near the Tolmans Hill exit, capturing Hobart-bound traffic. The fixed cameras are part of a strategy to reduce deaths and serious injuries on our roads. These cameras will be a…
Public safety warning – illicit drugs
Tasmania Police has issued a public safety warning after five people were hospitalised after consuming illicit drugs in Smithton. “Taking illicit drugs is of course always dangerous for your health. However on separate occasions over the weekend, four men and one teenage girl were taken to hospital after each consumed a capsule of what they…
Firearm Incident Maydena
Around midday today Police received a report that a man had been wounded near Maydena. Ambulance officers contacted police because the man had received an accidental gunshot wound to the hand. As a result the 78 year old man was transported to the Royal Hobart Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police are continuing their investigation into…
Two charged with Trafficking
Two charged with Trafficking A 20 year old man and 20 year old woman from Devonport have been charged with Trafficking and other drug offences. Following information received, uniformed police officers conducted a search of a property in Devonport early on Tuesday morning. The man and woman were found to be in possession of a…
Burglary of pharmacy
Overnight on Monday 24 August 2015 the Guardian Pharmacy at Derwent Park was unlawfully entered. During the burglary around 300 boxes of prescription and over the counter medication were stolen. The medication was placed in white plastic bags from the pharmacy, the bags displayed the green recycling logo. The medication is mainly of the cold…
Public safety advice – mine explosive
Tasmania Police have issued public safety advice in relation to an explosive device that is unaccounted for from a mine site on the West Coast. The mine operator in Savage River has today reported a missing 400 gram cast booster, which is an explosive. The mine is undertaking checks to determine the whereabouts of the…
Suspicious fire – Seakist Lodge – Ulverstone
At 6.00 am on Saturday 22 August 2015 Tasmania Police and the Tasmanian Fire Service responded to a structure fire at Seakist Lodge Beach Road, Ulverstone. The fire was confined to one building. The cause of the fire has been determined as deliberate. Damage is estimated at $70,000. Anyone with information in relation to the…
Devonport Burglary and charges
Overnight Friday 21 August 2015 a shed was unlawfully entered at a Devonport property. A quantity of firearms, chainsaws and a generator were stolen. The firearms had been stored in accordance with Firearms Legislation. On Saturday 22 August 2015 police searched a Miandetta residence and recovered the firearms and generator. Detectives from Devonport CIB have…
Mattathyahu Inquest
On Wednesday 19 August 2015 a property at Black Jack Road, Slopen Main, was declared a crime scene. Detectives and forensic officers attended the property for two days. A number of samples were taken and several items were removed for further investigation. The property was handed back to the occupants on Thursday afternoon. “The investigation…
Tree felling incident at Mount Lloyd
Tree Felling incident Mt Lloyd Police and Emergency Services responded to calls for assistance following a tree felling incident at Mt Lloyd on Saturday afternoon. A man, from Herdsmans Cove, and his partner and her three children, from Gagebrook, had gone to collect some firewood. A felled tree had fallen on their vehicle crushing the…