Police call for witnesses to George Town crash
Police are calling for witnesses to a crash on Low Head Road in George Town on Tuesday night. About 7.40 pm on Tuesday 5 December 2017 a green Chrysler Voyager station wagon was being driven north on Low Head Road in George Town by a 24 year old George Town woman. The driver had…
Motorists on notice for upcoming holiday period
Tasmania Police’s continued focus on rural roads will continue in the lead up to Christmas holiday period following three separate significant traffic offence detections in Circular Head yesterday. A 27 year old Smithton driver travelling at 149km/h on Montagu Road near Smithton in a 100 km/h zone. Penalty – 6 demerits, $914.25 fine and…
Man charged over Hobart robberies
Police have charged a 43 year old Claremont man in relation to two robberies committed on Saturday 2 December 2017. It is alleged that the man entered both Subway Hobart and KFC Derwent Park on that day and threatened staff, making off on foot on each occasion with a quantity of cash. …
Boating Incident Cape Sorell – West Coast
At 4:00pm on the 6th December 2017 police received a distress call that a recreational fishing vessel had lost power, broken off its anchor and was being blown to sea. The Police Vessel Pillara III was dispatched from Strahan to the stricken vessels last known position approximately one nautical mile off the coast near Hells…
Serious Single Vehicle Crash – Hobart Road, Launceston
A 52-year-old Norwood man was transported to the Launceston General Hospital in a serious but stable condition following a single vehicle crash in Breadalbane this morning. The man was the driver and sole occupant of a Black Jeep heading towards Launceston on Hobart Road, around 1.5 km north from the Breadalbane Roundabout. Around 8:53am, the…
Bridgewater Man Charged With Wounding At Sage Court
Police have charged a 25-year-old Bridgewater man with Wounding following an incident at a Sage Court address yesterday afternoon. He was detained to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court at 10am this morning. A 29-year-old man was transported to the Royal Hobart Hospital with no-life threatening injuries after being stabbed by the man who was…
Charges – Blackmans Bay Incident
Kingston/Blackmans Bay Incident Charges This afternoon detectives from Kingston CIB have formally charged a 17 year old youth in respect to the incident at Blackmans Bay. Detective Inspector Adrian Bodnar said, “The youth who remains in hospital has been formally charged with a number of serious crimes pursuant to the Criminal Code Act 1924.” Those…
New firearms storage requirements now in force
For the safety of all Tasmanians, new and enhanced firearms storage requirements come into effect today. Assistant Commissioner Richard Cowling said that the enhanced firearms storage requirements were designed to help prevent the theft of firearms and therefore also prevent stolen firearms from being used in other crimes. “We have been consulting with…
Blackmans Bay Incident – police firearm discharged
An investigation is underway into an incident in Blackmans Bay overnight which resulted in a police officer discharging his firearm. At 1am, police responded to a stolen motor vehicle driving erratically in the Kingston area. A short time later, the vehicle was located in a dead end at Crystal Downs Drive. When one of the…
Serious single vehicle rollover – King Island
A 21 year woman is in a critical condition in the Royal Hobart Hospital following a single vehicle rollover on King Island late last night. The woman was one of three passengers in a white Toyota Rav 4 which rolled on North Road, about 2km north of Cathams Road, Currie, about 10pm last…