Police issue 25 infringements in 2.5 hours – Reduced Speeds for Construction Zones
Tasmania Police conducted speed checks on the Brooker Highway at Granton today where there is a reduced speed zone due to the preliminary construction works for the new Bridgewater Bridge. In just 2.5 hours, 25 motorists were detected well in excess of the sign posted 60 km/h limit, including a P-plate license holder travelling at…
Police remind private e-scooter owners of regulations
While many e-scooter owners in the community are aware of the laws around their usage, Tasmania Police continue to come across some models which do not comply with regulations. Police would like to advise that it is illegal to ride many e-scooter models on public roads and paths, making them only suitable for use on…
Launceston Police Headquarters Customer Service Centre
With the Launceston Police Headquarters Renovation Project progressing, the main Customer Service Centre at Launceston Police Headquarters on Cimitiere Street will open tomorrow. This stage of the project has taken just over four months to complete and the end result is a new and updated modern workplace. Police are grateful for the cooperation and understanding…
Gold Coast man charged over $1 million Ice importation
A 26-year-old Gold Coast man has been charged with drug importation, following a joint operation between Tasmania Police and the Australian Federal Police (AFP). Members from the Tasmania Police Crime and Intelligence Command were in Queensland this week to facilitate the man’s arrest, after he allegedly imported 1kg of methylamphetamine (“Ice”) to Queensland from overseas,…
Scooter Crash – George Town Road, Newnham
At approximately 8:55pm on Monday the 23rd August 2022 police and emergency services were informed of a crash involving a scooter on George Town Road, Newnham. Emergency Services attended the crash scene a short time later. The 37 year old rider was transported to Hospital by Ambulance Tasmania in what appeared to be a…
High Range Drink Driver
Police have today charged a 43-year-old woman from Kindred with high range drink driving after she was detected driving over four times the legal alcohol limit. Approximately 1pm police intercepted a vehicle driving north on Kindred Road at Forth. The driver was found to be a disqualified driver who returned a high range roadside test…
Disturbance at Austin Place, Sheffield
At approximately 8.30pm on Saturday 20 August 2022, police from Latrobe, Devonport and Ulverstone attended to a report of a disturbance in Austin Place, Sheffield. Information was received that a person had been injured during an altercation between two men. Ambulance Tasmania also attended. Three people were arrested at the scene and taken to Devonport…
New Norfolk business fire
At about 5:20pm on Saturday 20 august 2022, police and fire services were called to a business on Circle Street, New Norfolk. On arrival, one business was ablaze and adjacent businesses have sustained significant damage. Multiple units from Tasmania Fire Service attended and extinguished the fire. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this…
Car Jacking – Trevallyn
About 130pm on Saturday 20 August 2022 a 27 year old Summerhill man was in the Freeland’s Reserve off Bald Hill Road in Trevallyn. The man was sitting in his 2002 Nissan Patrol. A vehicle approached and blocked the male in. Two men from that vehicle approached and struck the male through the window of…
ATV crash, Nabageena
At 1:17pm on 20 August, Smithton Police and Ambulance Tasmania were called to attend a crash on private property at Maguires Road, Nabageena. Five Circular Head girls were riding a Polaris side-by-side ATV. The driver hit uneven ground causing the centre passenger’s foot to hit the pedals, and the driver to lose control. The vehicle…