Motorcyclist fatality – Channel Highway, Margate
Sadly, a 36 year old motorcyclist has died following a single vehicle crash near Margate last night. Police were alerted to a motor cycle crash on Channel Highway approximately 150 metres south of the junction of Derwent Avenue south of Margate about 10pm last night. Whilst negotiating a sweeping right hand curve riding south, the…
Motorcyclist charged and bike seized after high speed incident
A 35 year old motorcyclist has been charged and had his bike seized after being caught travelling at nearly double the speed limit in Hobart last night. Police detected a motorcycle travelling at 158km/h on the Southern Outlet near the Summerleas Road exit ramp, Kingston. . Acting Sergeant Drew Redburn said “This motorcyclist was travelling…
Suspicious Unit Fire In Rokeby
Police are investigating a fire that destroyed a unit on Joseph Street in Rokeby early this morning valued at around $150,000. The cause of the fire is still being investigated but is being treated as suspicious. The unit was not occupied at the time. Anyone with information in relation to the fire,…
Police call for witnesses to George Town crash
Police are calling for witnesses to a crash on Low Head Road in George Town on Tuesday night. About 7.40 pm on Tuesday 5 December 2017 a green Chrysler Voyager station wagon was being driven north on Low Head Road in George Town by a 24 year old George Town woman. The driver had…
Motorists on notice for upcoming holiday period
Tasmania Police’s continued focus on rural roads will continue in the lead up to Christmas holiday period following three separate significant traffic offence detections in Circular Head yesterday. A 27 year old Smithton driver travelling at 149km/h on Montagu Road near Smithton in a 100 km/h zone. Penalty – 6 demerits, $914.25 fine and…
Man charged over Hobart robberies
Police have charged a 43 year old Claremont man in relation to two robberies committed on Saturday 2 December 2017. It is alleged that the man entered both Subway Hobart and KFC Derwent Park on that day and threatened staff, making off on foot on each occasion with a quantity of cash. …
Boating Incident Cape Sorell – West Coast
At 4:00pm on the 6th December 2017 police received a distress call that a recreational fishing vessel had lost power, broken off its anchor and was being blown to sea. The Police Vessel Pillara III was dispatched from Strahan to the stricken vessels last known position approximately one nautical mile off the coast near Hells…
Serious Single Vehicle Crash – Hobart Road, Launceston
A 52-year-old Norwood man was transported to the Launceston General Hospital in a serious but stable condition following a single vehicle crash in Breadalbane this morning. The man was the driver and sole occupant of a Black Jeep heading towards Launceston on Hobart Road, around 1.5 km north from the Breadalbane Roundabout. Around 8:53am, the…
Bridgewater Man Charged With Wounding At Sage Court
Police have charged a 25-year-old Bridgewater man with Wounding following an incident at a Sage Court address yesterday afternoon. He was detained to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court at 10am this morning. A 29-year-old man was transported to the Royal Hobart Hospital with no-life threatening injuries after being stabbed by the man who was…
Charges – Blackmans Bay Incident
Kingston/Blackmans Bay Incident Charges This afternoon detectives from Kingston CIB have formally charged a 17 year old youth in respect to the incident at Blackmans Bay. Detective Inspector Adrian Bodnar said, “The youth who remains in hospital has been formally charged with a number of serious crimes pursuant to the Criminal Code Act 1924.” Those…