Tasmania Police continues to tackle crime
Targeting offences through our Statewide Crime Response Plan continues to be a priority of Tasmania Police. Assistant Commissioner Glenn Frame said today that crime is a whole of community issue. “Tasmania Police is a key stakeholder in making the community safe and reducing crime, but we can only achieve this by working together,”…
14 Motorists Detecting For Running Red Lights In One Hour
Southern Road and Public Order Services police yesterday detected 14 motorists within one hour failing to comply with red and yellow traffic control signals within the Hobart CBD. Sergeant Andricopoulos states he was disappointed with the results. “Offences of this nature are significant contributors to crashes involving vehicles, and also crashes involving pedestrians, who are…
Charges Laid In Relation To Devonport House Fire
Devonport CIB have today charged a 47-year-old man with one count of Arson in relation to a fire at an occupied Devonport unit on 4 August. The Tasman Street unit was destroyed causing $140,000 damage and has since been demolished. The occupants’ belongings inside the unit were also destroyed valued at $10,000. The man of…
Charges relating to Perverting Justice
Tasmania Police have charged a 41 year old woman from Risdon Vale with two counts of Perverting Justice, Corrupting a Witness and Unlawful Trafficking in Firearms. These charges are part of an ongoing investigation by Tasmania Police which began as a result of information provided to police. Among other allegations, it will be alleged that…
Missing Victorian man in Central Highlands found alive and well
A missing 21 year old Victorian man lost in the 1000 Lakes area in Tasmania’s Central Highlands has been found alive and well. Police were notified at 7.30pm last night that the man – who had been fishing with friends – did not return after walking ahead of the group near Lake Ada. …
Search for missing Victorian man in Central Highlands
Police, including the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, are continuing their search this morning for a missing 21 year old Victorian man lost in the 1000 Lakes area in Tasmania’s Central Highlands. Police were notified at 7.30pm last night that the man – who had been fishing with friends – did not return after walking ahead of…
Pedestrian Fatality: Woolmers Lane, Longford
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle about 9.00pm last night. Police were informed of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle on Woolmer’s Lane about 2km from Longford. The driver of a Kia sedan was traveling in an easterly direction when it struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at…
Armed Robbery Cadbury Road Claremont
Police are investigating an armed robbery which occurred on Cadbury Road Claremont between Main Road and Dove Court around 6:35pm yesterday. Investigation officers would like to speak to anyone who was in the area at that time and may have seen a man aged in his early 30’s, medium build, 175cm tall, with unshaven dark facial hair.…
Vehicle Clamped Following Burnie Road Race
Police have clamped a Mount Hicks man’s car for 28 days following a road race in Burnie last night. Around 8.30pm, police observed a white Toyota Cressida sedan and a red Subaru hatchback racing east on the Bass Highway, in excess of 120km/h in the 70km/h zone. The 22-year-old driver of the Toyota was intercepted…
Driver caught speeding at 123kmh on icy road with kids in car
A female driver with two children in her car has been issued with a speeding infringement after being caught driving at 123kmh on an icy road in the State’s north-west. Inspector Adrian Shadbolt, of Western District Road and Public Order Services, said that it was disappointing some motorists continued to ignore road weather warnings despite…