Reduction of crime in Port Sorell area
Over the busy summer period commencing in December the Port Sorell, Shearwater and Hawley Beach areas had been subject to increased criminal activity. Sheds, garages and motor vehicles were the primary target of thieves and a number of burglaries committed. Tourist areas, including the caravan parks, were the targets of opportunistic thefts over the period.…
Multiple Vehicle Crash – Brooker Highway
On Friday 27/3/15 just before 7:30am Tasmania Police and other emergency services were called to attend a multi-vehicle crash that occurred in the southbound lanes on the Brooker Highway at Berriedale. Up to 9 vehicles were involved in the incident. As a result a 60 year old Claremont man was taken to the Royal Hobart…
Excessive Speeding – Cambridge Road – Cambridge
EXCESSIVE SPEEDING – CAMBRIDGE ROAD – CAMBRIDGE Inspector Ward would like to remind motorists to keep the ‘Fatal Five’ in mind when driving on Tasmanian roads. To help ensure our roads are safe, Southern based police are focusing on the ‘Fatal Five’ contributors to road deaths and serious injury crashes, in the lead up to…
Arrests – Burglaries – Cradle Mountain area
In the early hours of Tuesday 24th March 2015, unknown offenders have made attempts to enter three accommodation premises in the Cradle Mountain area. Shortly after midnight three offenders were disturbed by staff in the office area of the Cradle Mountain Wilderness Village. Minutes later they were disturbed again trying to gain access to the…
Recovery operation – Mount Ossa
At about 9.30am this morning the operation to recover the body of a 59 year old Canberra man, from Mount Ossa was successfully concluded. Recovery operations were hampered by poor weather conditions in the area yesterday, leaving a ground party in situ overnight. Weather in the area had improved overnight, allowing the helicopter to gain…
Single vehicle Crash – Lymington Road, Cygnet
Earlier today a 55 year old woman was taken to DEM after a single vehicle crash on Lymington Road, Cygnet. The woman is in a stable condition at DEM although the full extent of injuries are not known at this stage. The cause of the crash has not been determined although it appears that poor…
Deceased Walker – Mount Ossa
Late yesterday afternoon police were advised of a man on Mount Ossa with head injuries after falling while returning from the summit. The man died from his injuries. The Westpac Police Rescue helicopter was despatched to the scene and located the body of the 59 year old man from Canberra on the Mount Ossa walking…
Concern for Welfare – Moira Adderley
Concern for welfare – Moira Adderley Police are concerned for the welfare of 18 year old Moira Adderley from Rosetta. She was last seen on Friday 20 March 2015 and she could be in the North Hobart area. Ms Adderley is Fijian and has short dark curly hair. There are concerns for her welfare as…
Spectacle Island Medivac
About 0145hrs today, 22nd March 2015, the Westpac Rescue Police Helicopter was activated by Tasmania Police to rescue a young man who had fallen down a cliff on Spectacle Island at Dodges Ferry and sustained head injuries. A flight paramedic and police rescue crew were placed onto the island before the patient was treated and winched into…
Fatal Single vehicle crash Highland Lakes Road
A 23 year old man from Bothwell has died in the Royal Hobart Hospital from injuries he sustained following a single vehicle crash on the Highland Lakes Road, 14.5km north of the township of Bothwell. The crash occurred on Friday 20th March 2015 at approximately 8.35pm. The man was the sole occupant of a 2006 white…