Four men charged in connection to stolen motor vehicle which caused Clarendon Vale bushfire on Monday
Police yesterday charged four men in connection to a stolen motor vehicle which was set alight in Clarendon Vale on Monday afternoon and caused a large bushfire. An 18-year-old Clarendon Vale man has been charged with motor vehicle stealing and being in possession of stolen property. Three Clarendon Vale men (aged, 22, 17, and 21)…
Police investigating deliberately lit fires at Blessington
Tasmania Police is investigating a series of fires along Sawpit Hill Rd at Blessington. About 10 fires were discovered along a 10km stretch of Sawpit Hill Rd yesterday. Police closed the road to all but local residents, service vehicles and emergency service vehicles until the fire was brought under control. It is believed the fires…
Police investigating deliberately lit fires at Blessington
Tasmania Police is investigating a series of fires along Sawpit Hill Rd at Blessington. About 10 fires were discovered along a 10km stretch of Sawpit Hill Rd yesterday. Police closed the road to all but local residents, service vehicles and emergency service vehicles until the fire was brought under control. It is believed the fires…
Man charged with burglary and stealing offences in Police Point
Police yesterday charged a Police Point man with a number of burglary and stealing offences in the Police Point area. Around 9pm last night, police apprehended the 42-year-old man in the Police Point Road area with a quantity of stolen property which police will allege was stolen from properties in the Police Point area earlier…
Serious motorcycle crash – Paradise
A 47-year-old man is in a critical condition in the Royal Hobart Hospital after crashing a motorcycle on Paradise Rd, Paradise about 2.35pm yesterday. The Tasmania Ambulance Service attended the scene and the man was airlifted to the RHH where he is undergoing surgery for his injuries. Excessive speed is believed to be the major…
Taxi driver stabbed – Launceston CBD
Launceston CIB are investigating an incident involving a male taxi driver who sustained a stab wound to the neck in Elizabeth Street, Launceston, shortly after midday on Saturday 26 January 2019. A 17 year old male youth has been charged in relation to the incident and will appear in after-hours sitting of the Launceston Magistrates…
Zeehan residents advised to leave
Tasmania Police has issued advice to residents of Zeehan living north of Nike Creek to leave now due to a bushfire in the area. The Lynch Hill fire north of the town could put homes at risk this afternoon. Police are assisting people who are choosing to leave the area and they are being directed…
Emergency Warning for Geeveston
Tasmania Police asks Geeveston residents to take care on the roads if they choose to leave the area following the Tasmania Fire Service issuing a Bushfire Emergency Warning this morning. Bushfires close to the town could put Geeveston at risk and the safest thing to do is to leave early. Commander Tony Cerritelli said that…
Stay away from bushfire-affected areas
Tasmania Police requires members of the public to stay away from areas affected by bushfires this Australia Day long weekend and asks all motorists to obey road closures and take care on all roads as smoke is likely to impact most of the state. There are a number of uncontrolled bushfires burning, particularly in the…
Police out in force this Australia Day long weekend
Police will be out in force across the state this Australia Day long weekend to help motorists keep safe on our roads. Assistant Commissioner Richard Cowling said that the recent Christmas/New Year Operation Crossroads period had been devastating, with five deaths and 19 serious injuries. “Tragically, five people didn’t make it home this Christmas/New Year.…