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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,”…
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…
Combined traffic operation conducted in Launceston
Northern Road Policing Services along with Department of State Growth Transport Safety and Investigation Unit, conducted a combined traffic operation along Bathurst Street in Launceston between 8 and 11pm on Saturday night. During the three-hour operation, police and transport officers conducted: 45 random breath tests with one driver being detected (0.058) after they were seen…