Police investigating serious crash at Apsley
Police are investigating a serious single-vehicle crash on Highland Lakes Road, Apsley this morning (Tuesday, 19 August). The Mistubishi Express van, driven by a 63-year-old man, was travelling along Highland Lakes Road just before 6.00am when the vehicle left the road. The man was airlifted to the Royal Hobart Hospital in a serious condition. The…
Ute clamped after Scottsdale ‘burnout’
A 23-year-old man has had his car clamped for 28 days after he was intercepted for a burnout in the main street of Scottsdale – in full view of officers in a marked Tasmania Police vehicle behind him. About 6pm on Monday, police were stationary behind a blue Mazda BT50 utility at the intersection of…
Road safety focus continues in north-western Tasmania
Officers from Western District have continued their road safety blitz in north west Tasmania with 21 drivers issued with drink driving and other traffic infringements during a road safety operation over the weekend. Four drivers were charged with drink driving including: A 33-year-old man from Upper Burnie who was detected on East Cam Road, Camdale.…
Police clamp down on hooning and dangerous driving
Tasmania Police is boosting its road safety push, with extra wheel clamps being rolled out across the state to put the brakes on drivers caught hooning or driving dangerously. The new clamps – specialised locking devices fitted to a vehicle’s steering wheel – will be distributed between road policing services in the Western, Northern and…
Unprepared walkers assisted by Search and Rescue – Bluff River Gorge track, Buckland
Two people have been assisted by police to escort them from their day walk on the Bluff River Gorge Track near Buckland last night. Shortly after 5pm yesterday, police were called by a 30 year old man and 28 year old woman who requested assistance from police. Neither of the walkers were injured. They had…
Police investigate firearms incident in Rokeby
Police are attending a firearm incident in Rokeby on Hobart’s eastern shore in which a man has received non life threatening injuries to his arm. Initial investigations indicate the offender and victim are known to each other and it was a targeted incident. Police were called to the property in Tollard Drive about 3.40pm following…
Two charged over North-West incident
Two people have been charged in relation to an alleged incident near Natone in state’s North-West yesterday. A 35 year old Launceston man and a 27 year old Northern Tasmanian woman have been with charged with numerous offences allegedly committed in the Natone area including motor vehicle stealing, drug related offences and breaches of bail.…
Update: Search for missing light plane
Extensive aerial searching today off the North East coast of Tasmania and Flinders Island has not located any sign of a light plane, or its occupants, reported missing almost two weeks ago. Gregory Vaughan, 72, his partner Kim Worner, 66, and their family dog, left George Town airport about 12.45pm on Saturday, August 2 but…
Police charge man following fire at hotel in Burnie
Police have charged a 26-year-old Devonport man in relation to a deliberately lit fire at a hotel on Wilson Street at Burnie yesterday. It is alleged that about 1.30am the man deliberately lit a fire within a hotel room. As a result of the fire, the second floor of the hotel was evacuated. No one…
Police target illegal weapons: Five charged, 33 firearms seized
Five people have been charged, and police have seized more than 30 firearms and other weapons following a targeted operation in Western District last week. Detective Inspector Michelle Elmer said the operation focused on reducing the risk posed by illegal and improperly stored weapons in the community. “In just one week we executed five search…