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Thursday, 24 August 2023 - 9:22 am.

Woman charged with speeding and drink driving with a child in the vehicle

A 46-year-old woman from Liffey has been charged with speeding and high range drink driving after being intercepted by Longford Police yesterday. Inspector Michael Johnston from Central North Division said police were patrolling the Bass Highway around 6.20pm, when they detected a white Ford Falcon travelling at 131km/h in the 110km/h zone. “A short time…

Wednesday, 23 August 2023 - 1:53 pm.

Call for information, Bellerive

Police are appealing to the public for information as they investigate an attempted burglary in Bellerive last night. Residents are asked to check their CCTV, or dash cam, and provide any footage of people near Bellerive Beach between 9pm and 11pm. Anyone who saw up to three men acting suspiciously in the area directly behind…

Wednesday, 23 August 2023 - 11:20 am.

Information sought in relation to dangerous driving

Did you see a grey VW Tiguan station wagon driving dangerously between Bagdad and Brighton on Saturday, shortly before midnight? Police are seeking dashcam footage of the incident where the vehicle drove at high speed and in a dangerous manner on the Midland Highway. If you saw the dangerous driving behaviour or have dash cam…

Tuesday, 22 August 2023 - 4:58 pm.

Man sadly located deceased in waters in Triabunna area

Sadly police located the body of a man in waters in the Triabunna area around 4.10pm.  At this stage, a formal identification has not yet been completed, however it is believed to be the man police were searching for earlier today.  There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.  Our thoughts and condolences are…

Tuesday, 22 August 2023 - 3:29 pm.

Police search for missing man at Triabunna

Police are searching for 79-year-old Peter Deveraux (known as Doova) who has been reported missing in the Triabunna area. Mr Deveraux was last seen yesterday at around 11am, boarding his dinghy in the Spring Bay area. Mr Deveraux was using his dinghy to get to shore from his vessel which was moored. Police have located…

Tuesday, 22 August 2023 - 1:48 pm.

Search continues for missing bushwalkers at Loddon Range

The search for two bushwalkers missing in the Loddon Range in South-West Tasmania is continuing. “Around 9.08pm yesterday police received a report of two bushwalkers who had activated a personal locator beacon,” said Sergeant Damian Bidgood. “Search and Rescue members on the ground and in the Westpac Rescue Helicopter are continuing to search for the…

Tuesday, 22 August 2023 - 10:15 am.

Search for missing bushwalkers at Loddon Range

A search is currently underway for two missing walkers in South-West Tasmania. Search and Rescue members on the ground and in the Westpac Rescue Helicopter are searching for two men in their 60’s who were on a walk in the Loddon Range area. Around 9.10pm emergency services responded to a Personal Locator Beacon activation. Ground…

Monday, 21 August 2023 - 4:22 pm.

Police conduct traffic operation on Tasmania’s east coast

Tasmania Police conducted a static traffic operation on the east coast of Tasmania at Swansea and Orford over the weekend. Senior Sergeant Bill Grierson said that over the three-day period, 165 random alcohol and drug tests were conducted. “Disappointingly, one woman was detected driving with an illegal drug in her system.” “A 53-year-old woman also…

Monday, 21 August 2023 - 3:17 pm.

Police encourage people to surrender firearms at mobile amnesty across state

Police encourage anyone with an illegal or unwanted firearm to surrender it during an upcoming mobile firearms amnesty held across the state. “Over the next month, police will be holding a mobile firearms amnesty at various locations across the state, for people to surrender firearms and ammunition without fear of being prosecuted for the possession,”…

Monday, 21 August 2023 - 9:58 am.

Two men caught speeding at more than double the speed limit

Police have detected two southern Tasmanian men exceeding the speed limit by 86 kph on Fulham Road, Connelly’s Marsh about 4.10pm yesterday. Constable Etherington of Dunalley Police Station said both vehicles (a car and a motorcycle) were detected travelling at 166km/h in the 80km/h zone along Fulham Road. “It’s disappointing that road users continue to…

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