Man rescued from partially submerged 4WD
Police are warning campers and four-wheel-drive enthusiasts to the dangers of entering creeks and rivers in the Tasmanian bush after the rescue of a man from a partially submerged ute near West Takone, in the state’s North-West. Tasmania Police Western District Inspector Adam Spencer said the Surf Life Saving Tasmania Swift Water Rescue Unit, Ambulance…
Motorcycle riders sustain serious injuries in Norwood crash
Investigations are continuing into a two-vehicle traffic crash at Norwood, in Launceston, on Saturday night in which two teenagers riding a motorcycle sustained serious injuries. A 17-year-old boy who was a pillion passenger on the motorcycle was initially treated at Launceston General Hospital before being transferred to the Royal Hobart Hospital, where he is in…
Man taken into custody in north west Tasmania
A 46-year-old man is in police custody following an incident today at a house at Penguin, in the state’s North-West. About 10am on Saturday, police were called to a suburban residence in the Penguin area following reports a man inside was armed with a weapon. The man was alone in the residence at the time…
Suspicious house fire at Newnham
Police are calling for information on a house fire in the Launceston suburb of Newnham early Saturday, which investigators believe was deliberately lit. Emergency services were called to Mount Stuart Drive about 2am on Saturday with the report of a fire at a house. The fire was extinguished by Tasmania Fire Service crews, but it…
Launceston woman charged with high-range drink driving
A 37-year-old woman from Launceston has been charged with high-range drink driving following a single vehicle crash on Georgetown Road at Newnham today. Emergency services were called to the crash about 11.15am, where the woman was reportedly found a short distance away from a yellow Hyundai Getz which was on its roof. The woman was…
Police investigating deliberately lit fire at Deviot
Police are investigating a deliberately lit fire which destroyed a dwelling at Deviot this morning. About 3.50am, emergency services responded to reports of a structure fire on Deviot Road Tasmania Fire Service crews attended and extinguished the fire, and Fire Investigators determined it was deliberately lit. Anyone with information in relation to the fire is…
Operation full stop to target hooning in Risdon Vale and Clarendon Vale
Tasmania Police has today launched Operation Full Stop, a targeted initiative aimed at cracking down on hooning and unsafe driving in the suburbs of Risdon Vale and Clarendon Vale. Operation Full Stop is designed to: • Reduce hooning and reckless driving • Improve road safety • Reassure the community that dangerous behaviour will not be…
Fatal Crash, West Ulverstone
A 50-year-old Devonport man has died following a crash on Penguin Road, West Ulverstone overnight. The single vehicle crash occurred about 11:30pm, when the man’s vehicle left the road and crashed into two power poles. The 20-year-old male passenger sustained serious injuries and has been transported to the North-West Regional Hospital for medical treatment. Crash…
Key enforcement results from northern road safety Day of Action
Tasmania Police is continuing to conduct a high-visibility road safety operation across the Northern District today, targeting the key driving behaviours that contribute to serious and fatal crashes. As of 4pm, key enforcement outcomes include: • 61 speeding offences • Three mobile phone offences • 747 random breath tests, with no drink drivers detected •…
Man charged following discovery of homemade firearm in Sandy Bay
A 34-year-old Glenorchy man is due to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court today after police allegedly located a homemade firearm during a vehicle stop in Sandy Bay. Around midday yesterday, officers from Hobart Uniform intercepted the man’s vehicle during routine patrols. During the stop, police located a homemade handgun concealed inside the vehicle. The…