Drone use on Poatina Road, Central Highlands
Tasmania Police is responding to reports of a drone being operated in a bushfire-affected area on Poatina Road, Central Highlands. Firefighting operations rely heavily on the use of helicopters and other aircraft and any use of drones in the vicinity presents a risk to manned aviation. Water bombing aircraft need to fly at low altitudes,…
Plan to reopen roads when safe
Emergency services and other State Government Agencies are working to assess the safety of bushfire-affected roads so that road closures can be lifted as soon as possible. We are aware that communities are being affected by the road closures and that this is having an impact on businesses, schools and individuals. The situation will be…
Police presence at Party in the Paddock
Tasmania Police will provide a high profile presence at the Party in the Paddock at White Hills near Launceston from February 7-9. As with previous years, police will be working closely with event organisers for the duration of the event. “To ensure a safe festival for all patrons, there will be a high police presence…
Essential services still being delivered to bushfire-affected areas
Tasmania Police, in consultation with the Tasmania Fire Service, is maintaining a road block on the Huon Highway for south-bound motorists to keep the community safe. However, we are very mindful of ensuring the delivery of essential services, including community supplies to towns south of Huonville, and consideration is being given to bona fide residents…
Targetted attacks on elderly couple’s residence – Dodges Ferry
Sorell police are investigating a series of deliberate acts of damage to an elderly couple’s home in the Dodges Ferry area over the last three weeks. Three separate incidents occurred in the early hours of the morning on the 7th and 28th of January during which a total of 30 windows have been destroyed by…
Drone use near Arve Rd, Geeveston
Tasmania Police is responding to reports of a drone being operated in a bushfire-affected area near Arve Rd, Geeveston. Firefighting operations rely heavily on the use of helicopters and other aircraft and any use of drones in the vicinity presents a risk to manned aviation. Water bombing aircraft need to fly at low altitudes, a…
Deliberately lit fire Tasman Highway, Buckland
Police are currently responding to reports of a fire being lit along the Tasman Highway Buckland. Police believe the fire was deliberately lit between 11.00am and 12.00pm. Police are seeking information from the public in relation to any sightings of suspicious persons or vehicles in the Buckland area. Information can be provided to Tasmania Police…
Man died as result of injuries sustained in ATV crash on 20 January
Sadly police can confirm a 35-year-old Warrane man has died as a result of injuries he sustained in an all-terrain vehicle crash on private property last month. The man was riding the quad bike on private property at Brinktop Road at Richmond, when the crash occurred around 2:30am on 20 January 2019. A female passenger…
Man arrested for burglary spree during Huon Valley fires
Tasmania Police Detectives have arrested and charged a 42 year old Police Point man with a series of burglaries in the Huon Valley. The man was targeting properties that had been evacuated by residents seeking alternate places of safety during the Huon Valley fires. The man was originally arrested on Monday however during investigation of…
Murdunna fire deliberately lit
Tasmania Police is investigating a fire that started in a pine plantation near a track off Hyland Rd at Murdunna yesterday. TFS Fire Investigators have eliminated all possible accidental causes and have determined the fire was deliberately lit. Bellerive CIB will be investigating further and would like to speak to anyone who may have seen…