Request for public assistance – Traffic incident Hurst Street, Bridgewater
Police are seeking witnesses to a traffic incident which is alleged to have occurred on Hurst Street, Bridgewater shortly before 4:00pm on Saturday 19 May 2018. The incident is believed to have involved a white Toyota sedan and a blue Mitsubishi sedan and may have caused a short traffic disruption in the vicinity of the…
Witnesses sought – collision between prime mover and Suzuki vehicle on the Bass Highway at Parramatta Creek
Tasmania Police are seeking witnesses to an incident this morning on the Bass Highway at Parramatta Creek where a prime mover has merged into a Silver Suzuki Sedan and then left the scene without stopping. While the Suzuki was eastbound, overtaking the prime mover, the prime mover has merged into the overtaking lane crashing into…
Fear a factor in deterring submissions
Tasmania Police says fear of outlaw motorcycle gangs was a key factor in receiving only four supportive submissions out of 102 in relation to the proposed Outlaw Motorcycle Gang legislation. “We know that people are afraid of outlaw motorcycle gangs – their violence, their drug dealing and their threats – and this is undoubtedly a…
Pedestrian struck by car – Frederick St, Launceston
A 62-year-old Launceston woman has received leg injuries after being struck by a vehicle on a pedestrian crossing on Frederick St, Launceston this morning. The woman was crossing Frederick St at the intersection of Bathurst St shortly before 10am when a white Holden Commodore wagon turning right from Bathurst St has struck her. A number…
Police officer charged with drink driving offence
A Western District Constable has been charged in relation to an alleged drink driving incident near Burnie last night. The 23 year old female police officer recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.060 after a minor single vehicle crash at the Bass Highway, Heybridge, about 8.30pm last night. The officer has been charged…
Tasmania Police seize $250,000 worth of ecstasy as part of national operation
Tasmania Police has seized $250,000 worth of ecstasy as part of a national week of action targeting methylamphetamine and other illicit drugs in the community. The local activities, under Operation Vitreus Week of Action 2018, has involved more than 25 police officers across the state and resulted in a number of arrests and…
Pedestrian injured – Launceston CBD
Police are investigating a crash between a car and a pedestrian in the Launceston CBD this morning. Around 10:30am Police responded to the crash at the intersection of Charles and Elizabeth Streets where a Lilydale lady in her 80s received serious injuries. She was treated at the scene by Ambulance Tasmania Paramedics and transported to…
Police call for witnesses after fatal crash
Police are calling for witnesses following a fatal crash on the West Tamar Highway at Loira in northern Tasmania. At 4:18pm on Sunday 13/5/2018 a fatal crash occurred when two utes collided on the West Tamar Highway, Loira. Sadly, a 28 year old man from Riverside was killed. He had been driving a white…
Supplies flown in to community stranded by storm
Essential food supplies are being flown in to a southern Tasmanian community isolated by the recent extreme weather event. Inspector Mark Wright said that the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was deployed about 2.30pm today to drop off essential supplies and check on the welfare of residents of about five properties in Glen Dhu Road, Molesworth.…
Emergency services complete requests for assistance
State Emergency Service crews have completed all outstanding requests for assistance as a result of the extreme weather event in greater Hobart on Thursday night. SES Assistant Director Operations and Resources Leon Smith said that as the response transitioned to the recovery phase, Rapid Impact Assessment (RIA) crews from the SES and…