Media Releases for all 2021
Man charged following car burglaries in Launceston area
A 47 year old Launceston man has been charged over a series of car burglaries in the Launceston area. In the early hours of Thursday 7 January, police located a 47-year-old man from Launceston in a vehicle in the Invermay area. The man was not the owner of the vehicle. The man was…
Youth in custody – response to Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre
A 17 year old youth was arrested last night for Possess Dangerous Article, Assault Police, Resist Arrest and Contravene a Notice. The approval of the detention of the youth to the Hobart Reception Prison was provided by an Inspector of Police in line with policy regarding Aboriginal people and youths in custody. Regarding…
Devonport Cup behaviour
Police were generally pleased with crowd behaviour at this year’s Devonport Cup and later in the Devonport CBD. Acting Inspector Martin Parker said that no one was arrested at the venue and people attending complied with COVID-19 conditions. “Patron numbers were reduced this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, but considering there were approximately…
Request for witnesses/Dash cam footage – Traffic incident, Bass Highway, Turners Beach
Police are investigating an incident that occurred between a white Toyota Hilux and an early model silver Subaru Forester on the Bass Highway, Turners Beach on Tuesday 5 January 2021 about 5:30pm. Devonport CIB is conducting enquiries into the matter and are requesting assistance from anyone who saw an incident involving these vehicles or…
Police vehicle crash and subsequent evade
A 26 year old male from Rosebery has been charged with Evade Police following an incident on the Murchison Highway earlier today. Police allege the man left the scene in his vehicle after being intercepted by police for allegedly speeding at 35km/h over the posted speed limit of 100km/h. During the incident, the police motorbike…
Vehicle crash at Sassafras
On Monday 4 January 2021 at approximately 03.12pm Tasmania Police were called to a report of a vehicle crashed on Lovetts Flat Road with two occupants trapped inside. Members from Tasmania Police, Ambulance Tasmania and Tasmania Fire Service were dispatched, located the vehicle, and ascertained that the 4WD had become stuck in mud and rolled.…
Fatal Motorcycle Crash Hollow Tree Road, Hamilton
At approximately 2.30pm on Monday 4 January 2021 emergency services received a call to attend a serious motor vehicle crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle on Hollow Tree Road, Hamilton. The crash was attended by Tasmania Police and numerous Tasmania Ambulance Service personnel. Sadly a 58 year old Launceston man died at the…
Youth charged over Bridgewater incident
A 15 year old Bridgewater youth was detained overnight and will appear in court this morning. The charges are Assault Police, Resist Arrest, Injure Property, Threaten Police and Aggravated Assault (x2).
Police urge motorists to take road safety seriously as Operation Crossroads concludes
Police are urging all motorists to take road safety seriously as Operation Crossroads concluded with a significant number of infringement notices issued for driving offences. “With the annual Operation Crossroads concluded for another year, it’s disappointing to see the number of infringement notices issued over the period, and the number of people that were put…
New Year’s Eve Behaviour
Tasmania Police is generally happy with the behaviour of Tasmanians during New Year’s Eve festivities held last night. Acting Inspector Dean McMahon from Launceston Police said there was a large volume of people in the Launceston CBD but anti-social behaviour was quite minimal which pleased police working in the Northern District. “We had a high…