Call for witnesses – Huon Highway crash
Police are seeking assistance from members of the public in relation to a single vehicle crash that occurred on Main Road at Huonville outside number 115 in the early hours of the morning on Sunday the 7th of February 2016. The vehicle involved was a silver Mitsubishi Magna sedan that was travelling south at…
Armed Robbery of Taxi Driver – Summerhill
Police are currently investigating the report of an armed robbery of a taxi driver that occurred shortly before 7am on Thursday the 4th of February 2016 in Kerry Court, Summerhill. The driver was threatened with a knife and money demanded from him. He was not injured as a result of the incident, but the…
Tamarix Road, Primrose Sands – Arson Investigation
Police are investigating a suspicious house fire at Tamarix Rd reported in the early hours of this morning. Upon arrival at about 3am, police and other emergency services found the dwelling fully engulfed by flames. This is the 10th deliberately lit fire in the area since the middle of last year. It is the eleventh…
King Island boat incident
Four men from interstate were rescued from a sinking yacht by a fishing vessel about 4 nautical miles south east of Grassy Harbour on King Island in the early hours of this morning. Acting Inspector Darren Woolley, of the Queenstown Division, said that the 48 foot Beneteau yacht reported steering failure and requested assistance from…
Fire – Brownfield Lane, Riverside
Police are investigating a suspicious fire overnight which caused substantial damage to a vacant property in Brownfield Lane, Riverside. At approximately 05:21hrs on the 4th February 2016 police were advised by Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) of a structure fire at 31 Brownfield Lane, Riverside. Upon police arrival at the residence TFS were already…
Unsubstantiated threats to Tasmanian schools
Police have received several unsubstantiated reports of threatening calls made towards a number of schools in Tasmania. There is no evidence these are anything other than hoaxes designed to cause unnecessary disruption and inconvenience and are consistent with threats made to schools in other states. The threats appear to come from overseas with…
Dangerous driving on Tasman Bridge
Police are seeking assistance from members of the public in relation to an act of dangerous driving that occurred on the Apex of the Tasman Bridge on the evening of Monday the 1st of February 2016. The vehicle believed to be responsible is a silver coloured sedan that can be clearly seen in footage…
Body Located at Myrtle Bank
Around 5.30pm on Saturday 30th of January 2016 a member of the public walking in the Myrtle Bank reported to police that he had found a motor vehicle on a secluded track. Enquiries determined that the vehicle was the Honda CRV belonging to missing person Mr Graham Johnstone of Waverley. The vehicle was located…
Road closures – Southern and Eastern Tasmania
Motorists are advised that some roads in the South and East of the State are affected by water and flooding following heavy rainfall today. Inspector Doug Rossiter, of the South-East Division, said that there are a number of road closures currently in place, including the Tasman Highway between Orford and Runnymede, the Tasman Highway…
Deliberately lit fires Tasman Highway Nunamara
On 16th January 2016 several fires were deliberately lit on the Tasman Highway between Scottsdale and Waverley. Police investigating the fires wish to thank everyone who has provided information to date and encourage anyone who was travelling in this area on Saturday 16th January to contact them. Police ask that if you saw anyone acting…