Learner motorcyclist caught travelling at 120kmh
A learner motorcyclist has been detected travelling at 40km/h over the speed limit at Latrobe. Western Road Safety Task Force members conducting static radar checks detected a high speed Learner motorcyclist at an alleged speed of 120 km/h on the Bass Highway near Anvers at Latrobe about 11pm on Saturday night. The location…
Light aircraft ‘gear-up’ landing at Cambridge Aerodrome
Tasmania Police, Aviation Rescue and Firefighting and Tasmania Fire Service attended a ‘gear-up’ landing at the Cambridge Aerodrome, Kennedy Drive Camdridge, yesterday afternoon. About 3.20pm, police were notified by Hobart Airport Control Tower of a ’gear-up’ landing after a pilot, who was conducting ‘touch and go landing’ circuits in his Trinidad light aircraft, failed to…
Missing Person Located – Somerset
On 26th May 2018 at 19:15 hours police responded to a report of a missing person in the Somerset area. As a result a search of the beach and water in the Somerset area was conducted utilizing resources from Tasmania Police, State Emergency Services, Tasmania Fire Service, Tasmania Ambulance Service and Surf Life Saving Australia.…
Traffic Crash – Wentworth St Howrah – Motor Vehicle and Cyclist collision
At about 4.30pm on Saturday 26th May 2018 a 65 year old male cyclist from Bellerive was riding down Wentworth Street Howrah when he has been involved in a crash with a white Subaru Forester being driven by a 26 year old female from Howrah. The Forester has turned into Baragoon Street Howrah in front…
Man charged with graffiti offences – Elizabeth St, Launceston
A 48-year-old Newnham man has been charged with graffiti offences after an incident in Elizabeth St, Launceston today (26/5/2018). Police were called to attend Elizabeth St at about 1220pm in relation to reports of a male allegedly defacing a shopfront with paint and a paint brush. Police located the man a short distance away and…
Erratic driving incident on Tea Tree Road
Police are seeking witnesses or dashcam footage of a vehicle that is alleged to have been driving erratically on Tea Tree Road Brighton, on Saturday 19 May 2018 around 8:45pm. The vehicle was described as a 90’s model silver sedan, seen driving west on Tea Tree Road with its headlights off. Police are particularly interested…
Fire at Kmart, Devonport
Police today arrested and charged a 29 year old man with arson after he allegedly set fire to the outside of an emergency exit door at Kmart in Devonport. It is estimated that it will cost approximately $1000 to repair the damage caused by the fire. The man will face an after-hours court later this…
Driver sought after traffic crash on Mowbray Link
Launceston Police is seeking the driver of a blue Toyota Camry which was involved in a minor three car crash on the Mowbray Link about 8:50am yesterday. Anyone with information should contact Constable Daniel Hortle at Launceston Police Station on 131444. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or…
Week of Action targeting motorcycle safety
On the week beginning Monday 28 May, Western Road and Public Order Services will conduct duties focusing on safe motorbike riding behaviour. To date this calendar year, 6 out of a total of 14 fatalities on Tasmanian roads have involved motorbike riders. That is 43% of all fatalities. As such it’s clear that motorbike…
Graffiti near Bridgwater train line causes safety concerns
A 26 year old Bridgewater man has been charged following a railway incident at Bridgewater on the weekend. Police attended a railway tunnel located near the Brighton Industrial Hub on Saturday 20 May following reports of graffiti being spray painted. Upon arrival, police detected the man spray painting alongside the railway line. The…