Police Recruit Course 2/2017 graduate with 50/50 gender split
20 new police recruits will be inducted into Tasmania Police at the Police Academy this morning. Course 2/2017 started in August last year, which was the celebratory year of 100 Years of Women in Tasmania Policing. “We’ve come a long way in supporting gender diversity in Tasmania Police over the past century. In this course,…
Police call for witnesses over alleged dispute – Kings Meadows
Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident that occurred about 5:30pm on Tuesday 6 March, 2018, in the laneway outside Epic Pharmacy, Hobart Road at Kings Meadows. A man and a woman were involved in a dispute that initially started in the carpark behind Rivers Retail Outlet and proceeded in to the undercover…
Police investigate deliberately lit house fire in Rocherlea
Police are investigating a house fire on Cupania Street, Rocherlea this morning which caused around $80,000 worth of damage to the property. Around 5:30am, multiple crews from Tasmania Fire Service attended the scene and quickly extinguished the fire, however the house suffered serious damage estimated at $80,000. The house was unoccupied at the time. No…
Serious Vehicle Incident – Penguin
Police are investigating a serious driving incident near Penguin in the state’s north-west yesterday. On Wednesday 7 March 2018 at approximately 3.15pm police observed a white Mitsubishi station wagon, with Queensland number plates, travelling east on Penguin Road, West Ulverstone. After the vehicle was observed to commit a number of traffic offences the vehicle avoided…
Attempted Armed Robbery – Caltex Moonah
At 10:28pm on Wednesday 7th March, 2018, a male youth entered the Caltex Service Station on Main Road, Moonah armed with scissors. The youth approached the counter and demanded cash from the console operator which was refused. The youth then fled on foot. The youth was apprehended nearby. The 13 year old male youth was…
Police Investigate Deliberately Lit Fire at Aussie Waste Management
Police are investigating a deliberately lit fire at Aussie Waste Management in Mornington early this morning which destroyed four garbage trucks with an estimated value of around $500,000. The trucks were inside a secure compound and may have been burning for a few hours prior to the fire being discovered around 4:45am. A fire scene…
Serious crash involving laden b double log truck rig on Lyell Highway at Murphy’s Flats on Monday 5 March 2018
Tasmania Police and Emergency Services attended a crash on the Lyell Highway at Murphy’s Flats at approximately 12.50pm on Monday the 5th day of March 2018. The crash occurred when a white coloured Toyota Camry sedan negotiating a right hand curve crossed to the incorrect side of the road and collided with the front of…
Fire at Allgoods – Formby Road, Devonport
Shortly before midnight on Friday 2 March 2018, reports were received of a fire at the Allgoods store on Formby Road, Devonport. Members of Tasmania Police and Tasmania Fire Service attended. On arrival the building was fully engulfed in flames and totally destroyed. A neighbouring property also sustained minor damage. Due to the intensity and…
Man Charged With Dangerous Driving: Bridgewater – Berriedale
Police today arrested a 21-year-old Bridgewater man following dangerous driving incidents between Bridgewater and Berriedale. Enquiries were being conducted in relation an ongoing police investigation and the man was detected driving a motor vehicle and in order to avoid apprehension drove in a dangerous manner throughout the Bridgewater, Glenorchy and Berriedale areas. “The man drove…
Suspicious fire at Zeehan overnight
Police are investigating a suspicious fire in Zeehan overnight. Tasmania Fire Service attended a fire at West Coast Realty at 133 Main Street, Zeehan just after 10pm last night. The building was destroyed as a result of the fire. Two adjoining buildings (a rock shop and a pharmacy) were also damaged by fire. No one…