Helicopter rescue of quad bike rider – West Sandy Point
At 10:30am Tasmania Police Search and Rescue were notified of an injured quad bike rider in sand dunes near West Sandy Point. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was activated and was able to land nearby. Two Intensive Care Paramedics treated the 55 year old Beaconsfield man on the scene before he was winched in a stretcher…
Westpac Rescue Helicopter rescue injured man – Lyell Highway
At approximately 3.40pm on Saturday 18 February 2017 the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to attend the Lyell Highway, near Derwent Bridge in relation to the medivac of an injured 63 year old male passenger involved in a single vehicle crash. The helicopter attended the scene and after being extricated from the vehicle, the…
Suspicious house fire – Plymouth Road, Gagebrook
At approximately 3.30am on Saturday 18 February 2017 Police and Tasmania Fire Service attended a house fire at 16 Plymouth Road, Gagebrook. The residence was vacant at the time and the value of damage is estimated at $180,000. At this stage the exact cause of the fire is undetermined, however it is believed to…
Suspicious house fire – Goodwins Road, Clarendon Vale
Approximately 1am on Saturday 18 February 2017, emergency services were called to a structure fire at 17 Goodwins Road, Clarendon Vale. The fire was extinguished but caused extensive damage to the inside of the house estimated to be approximately $100,000 in damage. The house is owned by Mission Australia and was unoccupied at the time…
Helicopter rescue of overdue bushwalker – South East Cape
On Friday morning 17/2/17 Tasmania Police Search and Rescue were contacted by the volunteer park ranger at Cockle Creek. The ranger had concerns for the welfare of a 50 year old Victorian man who had embarked on an off track bushwalk to Southeast Cape. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to search for the man…
Helicopter rescue – Cox Bight
At 1:00pm on Thursday 16/2/17, Tasmania Police’s Search and Rescue received a call for assistance from a Victorian bushwalking party on the South Coast Track near Cox Bight. The walking party had come across a 62 year old German man who had collapsed on the track and had been there for 2 days waiting for…
Crash Involving Motor Vehicle And Metro Bus Rosny Hill Road And Bligh Street
Around 7:45am this morning (Thursday 16 February 2017), a Metro Articulated School Bus was involved in a crash at the intersection of Bligh Street and Rosny Hill Road. It will be alleged a Toyota Land Cruiser utility travelling down Rosny Hill Road failed to stop for a red traffic light. The bus was turning right…
Deliberately Lit Fire – Natone Hill
Just prior to 4:30pm on Wednesday, 15 February 2017, Emergency Services received in excess of 1,000 calls to 000 in relation to a vegetation fire on Natone Hill, Lindisfarne. The Tasmania Fire Service firefighters controlled the fire within three hours, assisted by two helicopters and two fixed wing aircraft. Thankfully no losses or injuries were…
Charges Laid – George Town Ram Raid
Detectives from Launceston CIB have today charged a 17 year old Ravenswood youth with the ‘ram raid’ burglary and stealing from Freddies Tobacconist and Temtrol Technologies in George Town overnight on 15 February 2017. Investigations are ongoing in relation to further offenders. The youth will appear in the Launceston Youth Justice court at a later…
Charges Laid in Relation to Police Vehicle Fire
A 31 year old male from Gagebrook has been charged in relation to setting fire to a marked police vehicle in Lenah Valley on 03/01/2017. The man has been charged with one count of unlawfully setting fire to property and detained to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on 16/02/2017.