Replica bayonet recovered – Ulverstone Cenotaph
A replica bayonet stolen from the Ulverstone ‘Clock Tower’ memorial last week has been recovered. Ulverstone Police would like to thank the members of the public who assisted in relation to this matter and ensured the safe recovery of the bayonet. Police are following a specific line of inquiry in relation to the…
Serious Pedestrian Crash on Boyer Road, Bridgewater, at 3.55pm on Saturday the 6 August 2016
A 31 year old male (international tourist) from Hong Kong is in the Royal Hobart Hospital in a critical condition after having been struck by a motor vehicle on Boyer Road approximately 3 kilometres west of Bridgewater at 3.55pm on Saturday the 6th day of August 2016. The tourist had been taking photographs of the…
Helicopter Winch Rescue Injured Mountain Bike Rider Mt Wellington
At 1130 am on Saturday 6/8/16 the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to the North South Track on Mt Wellington for an injured Mountain Bike rider with suspected back injuries. The rider fell on the track near the Lenah Valley fire trail. Another ricer with this rider called Tasmania Police who activated the helicopter to…
Frederick Henry Bay search continues– update 4pm
The search for two missing men in waters off Cremorne in Southern Tasmania following Sunday’s tragic boating incident will continue this weekend. Police vessels Van Diemen and Dauntless have been searching waters in Frederick Henry Bay for a 26 year old Hobart man and a 35 year old New Zealand man who failed to…
Learner motorcyclist caught speeding 63kmh over the limit
A high speed learner motorcyclist detected travelling 63kmh over the speed limit on the Bass Highway at Wynyard has automatically lost his licence. Sgt Steve Keiselis said that the 17 year old rider was detected travelling at 143km per hour in the 100km zone. “Being a learner rider, the motorcyclist only had an…
Police search continues for missing men– update 4pm
The search for two missing men in waters off Cremorne in Southern Tasmania following Sunday’s tragic boating incident will resume in the morning. Trail bikes have today been used in areas around the location where two deceased men were located on Monday, namely the Sloping Main, Black Jack Shore and Lime Bay area. …
Serious motor vehicle crash – Midland Highway, Oatlands
At approximately 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday 3 August 2016, Police and Emergency Services were called to attend the Midland Highway at Oatlands, adjacent to the St Peters Pass rest area, in relation to a two vehicle crash involving a Honda Sedan and a Kenworth semi-trailer. It appears the driver of the Honda sedan exited the…
Search continues for missing men– update 4pm
The search for two missing men in waters off Cremorne in Southern Tasmania will resume in the morning. The police vessel Van Diemen will remain in the area overnight, and will be joined in the morning by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and other police vessels in their extensive search for the two remaining missing…
Names released – Cremorne boating incident
The names of the two men who passed away in Sunday’s tragic boating incident in waters off Cremorne have been released. The men whose bodies were recovered from waters near Sloping Main on Monday were: Magnus Julian Ritter, 34, of Cambridge Luke William Davies, 32, of Mt Nelson Meanwhile, police are continuing…
Search continues for missing men in waters off Cremorne
The search for two missing men in waters near Cremorne in Southern Tasmania is continuing this morning, focusing on Norfolk Bay. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter and a number of police vessels, including Dauntless and Van Diemen, are continuing their extensive search for the two remaining missing men who failed to return from a fishing…