High Visibility Mobile Traffic Operation
Police from Scottsdale and Northern Road Policing Services conducted a high visibility mobile traffic operation on the Tasman Highway between Scottsdale and Weldborough yesterday between 8.30am and 4.30pm. During the operation police detected: 23 x speeding drivers – the highest being 123km/h in 100km/h zone 1 x motorist not wearing a seatbelt at Weldborough 1 x…
Police investigating ATV crash at Turners Marsh
Police are investigating a serious crash at Turners Marsh last night, where a man sustained serious injuries. Emergency services were called to Pipers River Road about 6.45pm, where an ATV vehicle – a Honda FourtTrax – had crashed. The 49-year-old man who was riding the ATV was transported to the Launceston General Hospital with serious injuries. Inspector…
ATV crash, West Coast
Police are investigating a single ATV crash on the West Coast early Saturday morning. Around 3.25am on Saturday, emergency services were called to Temma Road where a Honda Rancher four-wheeler had crashed. Two 17-year-old males were flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital. One was reported to have sustained serious injuries. Anyone with information about the…
Police investigating serious motorcycle crash at Bothwell
Police are investigating a single motorcycle crash on Hollow Tree Road at Bothwell that occurred around 6pm last night where a woman sustained serious injuries. A 27-year-old woman, who was a novice P1 motorcycle rider was flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital with serious injuries. At this stage in the investigation, it is believed that…
Police investigating serious crash on West Tamar Road
Police are investigating a serious single vehicle crash that occurred about 2:15am today on West Tamar Road, just north of Kings Bridge. A green Ford Falcon that was travelling south towards the Launceston CBD collided with the centre barrier. The 18-year-old driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was trapped for some time before being freed…
Man charged with drink driving twice in just over a week
Police are urging all motorists to be aware of the dangers of driving while affected by alcohol, after a man was charged for allegedly drink driving twice in just over a week. On 21 February, police intercepted a heavy truck travelling on the South Arm Highway. Police will allege the truck was unregistered, and the…
Police call for witnesses of Devonport structure fire
Police are calling for witnesses as they investigate a deliberately lit structure fire in Devonport. Police, firefighters and other emergency services were called to the scene on the corner of William and Madden Streets about 12:30pm yesterday. The unit was fully destroyed by the fire, and fire investigators have determined it was deliberately lit. A…
Police seize car and petrol-powered bike following hooning incidents
Bridgewater Police has charged two people in relation to hooning offences today and seized a car and a petrol-powered bike. A 22-year-old man from Granton was charged following an alleged hooning incident on Lamprill Circle at Herdsmans Cove. He had his vehicle seized for three months. A 15-year-old youth from Gagebrook was charged after allegedly…
Police investigating vegetation fire at Rocherlea
Tasmania Police conducted a targeted operation at Rocherlea this afternoon following a deliberately lit fire in the Reservoir Road Reserve overnight. Working with Tasmania Fire Service – who contained the vegetation fire on Tuesday evening – police from Northern CID patrolled the area, utilising drone technology. Detective Inspector Nathan Johnston said investigations into the fire…
Taskforce Raven charge man with 26 offences
A 40 year old Hadspen man has been charged with 26 offences following a targeted operation involving Taskforce Raven yesterday. Taskforce members, with the support of specialist police resources and Westbury Uniform officers, located and arrested the man at an address in Moltema on Tuesday 4 March. The man has since been charged with multiple…