Sergeant Damian Bidgood recognised with Search and Rescue Award
Tasmania Police’s Sergeant Damian Bidgood was recognised in the National Search and Rescue (NATSAR) Awards last night, receiving the Long-Standing Contribution Award. Assistant Commissioner Robert Blackwood said the NATSAR Awards are part of the National Search and Rescue Council meeting which is being hosted in Tasmania this week – a significant annual event in the…
Man charged with firearms related offences following search at Levendale
Police have charged a man with several firearm related offences following a search at a property at Levendale earlier this month. On 11 October, officers from Oatlands Police, Firearm Services, Drug and Firearm detection dogs and Operation Saturate attended an address at Levendale to conduct a search based on information received from members of the…
Police investigate Devonport CBD business damage
Police are investigating an incident where significant damage was caused to a number of Devonport CBD businesses. Police were called to the corner of Best and Rooke streets about 5am this morning, after reports of flooding on several levels of a commercial building. Detectives believe a person has entered the building and caused the…
High Range Drink Driving – Crash on Primrose Sands Road
A 51-year-old woman from Forcett will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court in December after crashing her red Ford utility on Primrose Sands Road yesterday. The woman registered a blood alcohol reading of 0.213 when she crashed her red Ford utility just before 9.30am. She lost control of her vehicle before crossing to the wrong…
Fatal Quad Bike Crash, Wynyard
A sixteen year old male has died as a result of a single quad bike crash on Minnies Road at Wynyard. Police were contacted yesterday afternoon after the rider could not be located by family members. A search then located the male down an embankment in the early hours of this morning. This incident is currently being investigated…
Police investigating aggravated burglary at New Norfolk
Police are investigating an aggravated burglary at a residence at New Norfolk today. Around 2:40pm, police received information that a burglary was in progress at an address on Back River Road. Several police units converged on the area and apprehended three offenders a short distance away from the scene. A 39-year-old man…
Arrests made following series of crimes on Eastern Shore
Police are reminding the community of the importance of locking their homes, after two brothers were taken into police custody following a series of crimes on the Eastern Shore over the past week. Investigators allege the brothers, aged 17 and 19, were responsible for stealing several vehicles from the Howrah and Bellerive areas as well…
Hobart Airport emergency management exercise
Police assure the community that if they see an increased emergency services presence at Hobart Airport today, it’s planned training and there is no need for concern. Inspector Jon Cooper said the planned training exercise is a Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) requirement to test the Airport Emergency Plan. “Between 9am and 3.30pm today, there…
Police investigate South Burnie fire
Police are investigating a fire at a South Burnie premises overnight. About 9pm Tasmania Fire Service and police were called to Massy-Greene Drive where a large log pile was on fire. The fire has since been determined as being deliberately-lit, with damage estimated at $20,000. Anyone with information about the fire should contact Western…
Man dies after dog attack in Allens Rivulet
Sadly, a man has died after he was attacked by his dog in Allens Rivulet about 10.40pm last night. Police and emergency services responded to a report of a dog attack on a 66-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman at their home in Allens Rivulet. Inspector Colin Riley said the man suffered serious injuries to…