Severe Weather Warning for rainfall and damaging winds
The Bureau of Meteorology warns of strong and damaging North & North Westerly winds with gusts up to 100km/hr, with 20 – 50mm of rain across the North & North West of Tasmania from Sunday evening into Monday and Tuesday. This may result in some river rises: Meander – moderate South & North Esk –…
Helicopter medivacs from Triabunna
At 3:00pm on Saturday 7/9/16 the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to Triabunna due to a 14 year old boy suffering burns from molten lead. The boy had been making lead fishing sinkers at the time when the lead exploded on his face and upper body. He was flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital in…
Serious pedestrian crash – Brooker Highway, Granton
A 45 year old Granton man is in the Royal Hobart Hospital after having been struck by a motor vehicle on the Brooker Highway in the vicinity of the junction of Black Snake Lane, Granton at 12.30am on Sunday 10 July 2016. At that time a black Mazda 2 hatch was being driven in…
Fatal pedestrian crash – South Arm Highway, Mornington
Approximately 11.30pm on Friday 8 July, 2016 a 43 year old man from Risdon Vale was walking in a southerly direction on the South Arm Highway Howrah . The male pedestrian was struck by a south bound Mitsubishi Pajero. As a result of the crash the male pedestrian was killed instantly. The Pajero was being driven…
NAIDOC Week March – Burnie
Members of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Community will be conducting their annual NAIDOC Week street march through the Burnie central business district today from 12:30pm. Tasmania Police will be providing escort duties for the march to ensure the safety of participants and other road users. It is envisaged that only minor delays will occur. Motorists are…
Clandestine Drug Laboratory
A man and a woman will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court today charged with the manufacture of a controlled drug. The woman, aged 38 from Clarendon Vale, and the man, aged 43 from New Norfolk, were charged after materials for use in the manufacture of methylamphetamine were found in a shed in Mornington. A…
Launceston man charged with rape and other sex crimes
Launceston CIB has today charged a Launceston man with rape and other sex crimes alleged to have been committed on his 14 year old daughter in 2009. The 37 year old man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, appeared in the Launceston Magistrates Court this afternoon on charges including rape, sexual intercourse with…
Woman charged with manufacturing amphetamine
Tasmania Police is investigating after equipment used in the manufacture of a controlled substance was found during a search of a residence in Mornington on Hobart’s Eastern Shore last night. A 38-year-old woman has been charged with offences relating to manufacturing a controlled substance, believed to be amphetamine. It is expected that she will appear…
Deliberately lit house fires – Ravenswood
Approximately 6pm on Wednesday 6 July 2016, Tasmania Fire Service was called to a unit fire in Faraday Street, Ravenswood. The unit was vacant at the time of the incident. As a result of the fire the unit received extensive damage with an early estimate at $150,000. Fire Scene Investigators determined the fire was deliberately…
Helicopter medivacs from Triabunna and Dover
At 4:30pm on Wednesday 6/7/16 the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to Triabunna due to a 2 year old child suffering from a serious medical condition. The child was flown from the Triabunna Medical Centre to the Royal Hobart Hospital. At 5:00am on Thursday 7/7/16 the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to a serious…