Single Vehicle Fatal Crash King Island
Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash, King Island 07/02/2015 At 10.20 pm on Saturday 7th February 2015 police were called to attend a single vehicle crash on the corner of East Wickham Road and Manana Road, Yambacoona, involving a White Mazda Utility. The male driver was the only occupant of the vehicle. Once out of the vehicle…
Hobart Traffic Delays
The Wooden Boat Festival is providing quite a spectacle down at the Hobart waterfront this afternoon and traffic is congested. Motorists experienced significant delays in the post-work rush hour yesterday afternoon as a result of increased traffic to the waterfront area and drivers slowing down to view the boats. Traffic delays in the waterfront area…
Man charged with wounding in North Hobart in January 2015
Hobart CIB officers have today charged a man in his 30’s with wounding, as a result of an incident in North Hobart on 15 January 2015. The victim was allegedly assaulted by the offender with a samurai sword and suffered serious lacerations to his hand and was treated in hospital. The men were known to…
Shed Fire at Luck Street, Mowbray (4 Feb)
At 1pm on Wednesday 4/2/15 Tas Fire Service and police responded to a report of a structure fire at Luck Street, Mowbray. When they arrived, the rear shed at the property was well-alight. The shed is not adjoined to the residence. The residence was occupied at the time. The fire was contained to the shed…
Burglaries and charges
Detectives from Hobart CIB are investigating a series of burglaries, which appeared to concentrate on one West Hobart Street, in the early hours of Tuesday the 3rd of February. Thieves targeted both homes and cars that were parked on the street and in driveways. It has been established that a number of the targeted vehicles and…
Charges in relation to wounding
Last night Detectives from Devonport CIB charged a 36 year old Sheffield woman with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm and breach of a Police Family Violence Order. She appeared before an out of hours sitting of the Devonport Magistrates Court and was remanded in custody to appear via video link at 2.15pm today.…
Endorsement of In-Principle Enterprise Bargaining Agreement
I welcome the outcome of the In-Principle Enterprise Bargaining Agreement ballot today as a positive move forward for the department. The Agreement will assist in delivering certainty and growth, and provides an Industrial Relations platform for members for the next three years. Importantly the Agreement supports plans to maintain and increase police numbers. The next…
Abalone poachers apprehended on West Coast
Two men from NSW, aged 45 years and 38 years respectively, were arrested on Saturday and charged with trafficking in fish. A targeted Marine operation being conducted by Marine and Rescue Services on Saturday 31st January 2015, observed the offenders conducting illegal fishing activities at West Point Reserve situated 5 km south of Marrawah on…
Busy roads when schools resume this week
It’s that time of year again when ‘school run’ traffic and school speed zones resume. School buses will be back on the roads and there’ll be more traffic with cars dropping off and picking up students. Traffic congestion at peak times means journeys may take longer. It’s also a good time to remind drivers and…
Man Arrested after stealing a motor vehicle and evading police
Man Arrested after stealing a motor vehicle and evading police. At around 6:30am on the morning of Saturday 31 January 2015, a 23 year old Glenorchy man committed several burglaries of businesses and motor vehicles at Glenorchy. He then stole a white Toyota van from one of the businesses and stole petrol from a local…