Police investigating serious truck crash at Long Reach
Police are investigating a serious single vehicle crash involving a light Hino truck on the East Tamar Highway, Long Reach today. Police and emergency services were called to the scene about 3.30pm. Preliminary investigations indicate that the driver of the truck was travelling south on the East Tamar Highway when the driver lost control resulting…
Police detect 15 speeding drivers during roadworks operation
Police caught 15 speeding drivers within an hour during a targeted roadworks operation on the Tasman Highway, Mornington overnight. Between 8pm and 9pm Tuesday, police from Southern Road Policing Services targeted excessive speed in the zones, which have a reduced speed limit of 40km/h. Disappointingly, officers detected 15 drivers speeding, with two drivers caught travelling…
Police investigate fatality at Ulverstone
Sadly, a 55-year-old woman has died following an incident involving a vehicle in Ulverstone. Police and emergency services were called to the intersection of Victoria and Reibey Streets about 6am, where a woman had been located unresponsive on the roadway beside a Ford Territory. The woman was provided medical assistance but sadly died at the…
Man charged with hooning and high range drink driving – St Helens
A 30-year-old Shorewell Park man will appear in the St Helens Magistrates Court next month, charged with hooning and drink driving offences allegedly committed in St Helens on Saturday night. Police will allege the man was hooning in a silver Ford Falcon in the St Helens area around 7-8pm, where he allegedly drove dangerously over…
Man charged with significant burglary and stealing offences
A 21-year-old Prospect man has been charged with 21 burglary and 23 stealing offences following planned search operations on Friday. Officers from the Northern Criminal Investigation Division searched a Prospect residence and an address at South Launceston, recovering a significant amount of stolen property, believed to be worth approximately $170,000. Police will allege the burglary…
Road safety policing remains a priority in North West Tasmania
Police from the Western District are continuing to focus on road safety with officers from Latrobe detecting several serious traffic offences over the weekend. On Friday, a 44-year-old man from West Ulverstone was charged with multiple traffic offences after being reported by a member of the public for towing a car that was towing a…
Man charged with multiple offences following Glendevie incident
A 33-year-old man from Dover has been charged with multiple offences, following an incident on the Huon Highway at Glendevie in the early hours of Thursday morning. Police and emergency services were called to the scene about 12.30am following a single vehicle crash involving a blue Hyundai Excel. The man driving the car was not…
Man in custody following dangerous driving incident in Southern Tasmania
A man is in police custody following a dangerous driving incident in Southern Tasmania this afternoon. About 2.15pm a white Subaru Liberty (registration B24MP) allegedly evaded police on the East Derwent Highway at Gagebrook. Police, assisted by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, conducted a search and located the vehicle in Sorell and safely took the driver…
Youths charged following incident at Bridgewater
Two youths have been charged with multiple offences following an incident at Bridgewater yesterday afternoon. Police will allege that about 2.10pm, two youths on a white trail bike were in the Old Main Road area where they allegedly threatened someone known to them with a firearm. No firearm was discharged, and nobody was injured. Police…
Man charged with trafficking, firearms offences after police seize two stolen shotguns
A man has been charged with major trafficking and multiple firearms-related offences after police seized two stolen shotguns during a targeted search at Invermay yesterday. Members of Northern Drugs and Firearms Unit, as well as specialist police resources, executed the search warrant at a residential address on Tuesday 7 January. During the search police seized…