Man in custody following evade in Hobart
A man is in custody following an evade incident in Hobart this afternoon. Police attempted to intercept a silver sedan on the Brooker Highway, New Town, as a result of a traffic offence about 1pm. The vehicle then continued on and was involved in a crash with another vehicle on the corner of Park…
Man Charged Following Mowbray Serious Assault
Launceston CIB has charged a 39-year-old Mowbray man following a serious assault in Invermay around 2.20pm yesterday. Police will allege the man entered a residence on Oswald Street and assaulted a 90-year-old woman. She was knocked unconscious during the assault and later transported to the Launceston General Hospital with a serious facial injury. Police will…
Suspicious fires at Midland Truck and Bus, Bridgewater
Tasmania Police is investigating two deliberately lit fires at Midland Truck and Bus over the weekend. On Saturday 7 April around 7.40pm, two trucks in the business compound were targeted, with one being completely destroyed by fire. On Sunday 8 April around 8.30pm, entry was gained to a building at the premises and another truck…
Woman arrested following a serious assault at Glenorchy
Police have arrested a 36-year-old Glenorchy woman who is assisting with enquiries following an incident in Glenorchy early this morning. Around 2am, a 40-year-old Glenorchy man received a stab wound to his forearm following an altercation at a private residence. The man attended the Royal Hobart Hospital with non–life threatening injuries. Later that morning, Police…
Man charged over service station incident
A 24 year old Ulverstone man has been charged over an alleged incident at Ulverstone BP service station this morning. Police allege the man entered the service station, destroyed property and attempted to steal a car shortly afterwards. The man has been charged with Attempted Car Jacking and Destroying Property. He has…
George Town Fatal House Fire
Sadly police can confirm a 30-year-old man was located deceased following an accidental house fire in George Town around 10am this morning. A fire scene examination conducted by the Tasmania Fire Service determined the cause of the fire to be a candle left burning which resulted in a piece of furniture smoldering and filling the…
Arson Rockingham Drive Clarendon Vale
On Friday 6th April 2018 at 9:30pm The Tasmania Fire Service were called to attend a house on fire at Rockingham Drive Clarendon Vale. This is the second occasion in the past week that members of the Tasmania Fire Service have attended this residence in relation to a fire. Initial indications suggest this fire has…
Man charged over Elderslie arson
A 45 year old man has been charged with arson over a house fire in Elderslie in February. On Saturday 10 February 2018 at approximately 12:18am Tasmania Fire Service and Tasmania Police attended a report of a house fire at 1826 Elderslie Road, Elderslie. The fire was extinguished by fire crews a short…
Easter Operation Crossroads – State-wide enforcement activities (Total) – Day 6 Final report
Note: This is a cumulative report comparing this stage in this year’s operation to the same stage in Last year’s operation. State wide traffic enforcement activities 2018 2017 % Diff. Random drug & alcohol tests to date 18471 19000 -2.8 Motorists charged with drink driving offences to date 43 54 -20.4 Motorists who…
Easter Operation Crossroads – State-wide enforcement activities (Total) – Day 5
Operation Crossroads ends at midnight tonight. Overall traffic infringement notices are down by around 12% from last year which is encouraging, but Tasmania Police would have preferred a larger margin. Over 65% of the infringements issued during this operation have been cautions. These are issued to eligible drivers who have been observed committing offences but…