Road closure/traffic incident – Bass Highway Hagley
The Bass Highway near Hagley was closed for about 2 hours this afternoon after a 68 year old male suffered what initial investigations suggest was a medical emergency. The vehicle that the male was driving subsequently collided with safety rails before crossing the road and coming to rest on railway tracks adjacent to the1roadway.…
Fatal crash – Bass Highway, Wynyard
Sadly, a 56 year old female motorcyclist from Victoria has died following a multiple vehicle crash on the Bass Highway at Wynyard this morning. Our thoughts are with the woman’s family and loved ones at this difficult time. Police and emergency services were called to the scene of the crash, which involved four…
Trio charged over Kingston motor vehicle burglaries
Two men and a youth have been charged over a series of motor vehicle burglaries in Kingston. Yesterday Kingston CIB executed a number of search warrants in the Kingston area in relation the series of motor vehicle burglaries that occurred between 21-31 October. A 17 year old youth was charged with the following:…
Police to focus on hooning this long weekend
Police will be targeting hooning and other dangerous driving behaviour this long weekend in Northern Tasmania. Inspector Ruth Orr said that members of the public were encouraged to send in their dash cam or video as evidence if they witness dangerous driving. “During public holiday periods we find there are more vehicles on…
Officer charged after alleged drink driving incident
A 36 year old male Constable from the western region has been charged with drink driving arising from an on-duty incident that occurred on Sunday 27 October 2019. The officer was subject to a breathanalysis that returned a positive reading of 0.052%. The officer has been restricted to non-operational duties and is not permitted…
Alleged off duty assault
A 29 year old male Constable from the northern region will be charged with assault arising from an off-duty incident that occurred on Saturday 6 July 2019. The incident occurred during a sporting event and involved another player. The officer remains on operational duty and has been summoned to appear in the Launceston Magistrates…
Motorists urged to slow down for East Tamar roadworks
Motorists have been urged to slow down for roadworks following an incident on the East Tamar Highway at the Mowbray Connector. Sergeant Terry Reaney, of Northern Road and Public Order Services, said that a motorcyclist was detected travelling at 119kmh through the roadworks to construct a new roundabout recently. The speed limit has…
Police investigating aggravated burglary at Broadmarsh property
Police are investigating an aggravated burglary at a property in Broadmarsh reported to police last night, and are seeking public sightings of a stolen black king-cab Mazda BT50 utility and/or a small grey and red excavator. “Police last night received a report of an aggravated burglary at a house on Elderslie Road between 14 October…
Fatal motorcycle and utility crash on Steele Street, Devonport
At around 10:27am on Sunday the 27th day of October 2019, Police were alerted to a crash between a motorcycle and a utility towing a caravan on Steele Street, Devonport. The motorcycle has been driven eastbound on the Don road just prior to where it meets Steele Street. The rider of the motorcycle was a…
Launceston Motorcycle rider detected speeding 70km/h above limit
Police this morning arrested a Launceston man after he was intercepted riding his motorcycle 70km/h above the speed limit in Trevallyn. Around 9:45am, police performing speed reduction duties on the West Tamar Highway detected the man travelling at 140km/h in the 70km/h speed zone. The 20-year-old Launceston man was intercepted by police, had his bike…