Drive Safely for National Road Safety Week
Tasmanian road users will be reminded this week of what can happen if they don’t drive safely for National Road Safety Week. Speaking at the launch of the week at the Launceston General Hospital today, Road Safety Advisory Council Chair Jim Cox urged people to drive safely so they don’t end up in hospital. “Broken…
Update on Sage Court shooting
Detectives from the Glenorchy Criminal Investigation Branch continued investigation into the shooting at Sage Court, Bridgewater that occurred at approximately 9.15pm on Friday, 29th April 2016. Further witnesses were identified and spoken to today. A number of witnesses previously spoken too were re-interviewed. Enquiries are still continuing, and officers tasked with investigating this…
Sage Court shooting, Bridgewater
Detective Inspector Craig Joel of Glenorchy CIB said: ‘Last night a man was shot in the head in brazen but targetted circumstances in Sage Court Bridgewater. A shot was fired through the window’. Detectives and forensic officers combed the area for evidence into the early hours of this morning. A 54 year old…
Launceston Police Clamp 3 Cars in 20 Minutes
Launceston Police have expressed disappointment after clamping 3 vehicles in the Launceston CBD within the space of 20 minutes for hooning offences on Friday night. The first vehicle was clamped at midnight for emitting unnecessary and unreasonable noise in Paterson Street. As police were speaking with the driver of this vehicle, a second vehicle…
Serious Motor Vehicle Crash – Newnham
At about 4pm on the 29th April 2016, emergency services were called to 4 vehicle collision on the intersection of the East Tamar Highway and the Newnham Link. Initial investigations indicate that a Nissan utility was travelling south on the East Tamar Highway when it has collided with a blue Subaru Impreza which was…
Murder charge for elderly Hobart woman’s death
A 61-year-old man from New South Wales has been charged with murder in relation to the death of his mother in Hobart in March. The arrest is the result of an investigation by Hobart CIB detectives into the death of an 88-year-old woman at her Sandy Bay home on 4 March 2016. It…
Police seek witnesses to high range drink driving
Bridgewater Police are seeking witnesses following an incident where a 54 year old female driver was intercepted in the Bridgewater area and returned a roadside breath test of .362. The woman was subsequently charged with offences under the Road Safety Alcohol and Drugs Act. Police would like to hear from any witnesses regarding…
Incident in Trevor Terrace, New Norfolk
Glenorchy CIB attended an incident in Trevor Terrace, New Norfolk which occurred between 5:30pm and 6pm on Wednesday 27 April 2016, where a man was seen with injuries to one or both of his hands. Following additional enquiries conducted on Thursday 28 April 2016, Glenorchy CIB have confirmed that no offences have been committed…
Fatal Single Vehicle Crash – Nook Road, Nook (Thursday, 28 April 2016)
At approximately 7:30am today (Thursday, 28 April 2016) police and emergency services were called to attend the scene of a single vehicle crash on Nook Road at Nook. The scene was located approximately 450 meters north of West Nook Road. Senior Sergeant Darren Pendlebury said that at the scene it was discovered the 17 year…
What Does ‘Drive to the Conditions’ Really Mean?
Tragically, a motorcyclist has died at Nook this morning as a result of a single vehicle crash. Police at currently at the scene, conducting an investigation and more details are unavailable at this stage. Following Tasmania’s recent dry spell, forecast showers and rain events today and in the coming days will continue to make Tasmania’s road surfaces…