Detection of high range drink driver
Launceston Police have this afternoon charged a 54 year old Claremont woman with drink driving and other offences after she allegedly crashed into a fence while trying to drive back to Hobart. Police were called after the woman, who came to Launceston for a concert over the weekend, crashed her car into a fence. The…
Update – Search for lost walker – Mt Dundas near Zeehan
Police are continuing to search the Mt Dundas area near Zeehan for a missing walker. The walker is a 75 year old male Zeehan resident, he was last seen around 5pm, 5th December 2015 when he left a remote hut to explore the area. At present there are 25 wilderness trained search and rescue…
Police Vehicle rammed by stolen car
About 2.35am on Sunday 6 December 2015 a Toyota Hilux was reported stolen from an address in Ravenswood. Within 25 minutes of the vehicle being reported stolen, responding police located the vehicle travelling east on the Tasman Highway at Waverley. Police attempted to intercept the vehicle but it failed to stop for them and continued…
Three Hummock Island rescue
On Sunday 6 December, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was activated to assist a commercial scallop vessel approximately 32NM north of Three Hummock Island, with a crew member who was suffering seizures. The helicopter was suspended from the search at Zeehan and flew to Three Hummock Island where the crew member was transferred to shore by…
Search for lost walker – Mt Dundas near Zeehan
Tasmania Police are continuing to search the Mt Dundas area near Zeehan for a missing walker. The walker is a 75 year old male Zeehan resident, he was last seen at around 5pm, 5th December 2015 when he left a remote hut to explore the area. Search and Rescue personnel from Police and State…
Serious Crash – Poatina
At 1 pm on Sunday 6th December 2015, a rally car taking part in a closed road race at Poatina lost control on a bend. The passenger side of the vehicle collided with a tree, causing serious injuries to the 53 year old male passenger. The 17 year old driver sustained minor injuries. Both…
Drink Driver intercepted travelling to Hobart Airport bound for ACDC concert
Members of Southern District Road and Public Order Services were random alcohol and drug testing on the Tasman Highway near Government House at 7.00 am on Sunday morning (06/12/15) when they intercepted 27 year old man from Sandy Bay, who was travelling to the Hobart Airport intending to fly to Melbourne for an ACDC concert. The…
Single Vehicle Crash – Formby Road Devonport
At about 12:20am on Sunday 6/12/15 Devonport police attended a single vehicle crash which occurred on Formby Road Devonport near the intersection of Stewart Street. A white Ford sedan was travelling South on Formby Road when the single occupant female driver lost control. The vehicle veered left hitting a light pole and crashed through a…
House fire at Grice’s Road, Tea Tree
On Thursday 3 December shortly after 6:30am Tasmania Fire Service and Tasmania Police were called to a report of a house fire at Grice’s Road, Tea Tree. On arrival, a two storey sandstone structure was found to be completely destroyed. The house is heritage listed and believed to have been constructed in the 1860’s.…
Two vehicle crash – Bass Highway, Parramatta Creek
Police are seeking information relating to a 2005 black Ford Falcon sedan which allegedly drove in a dangerous manner on the Bass Highway near Parramatta Creek about 11.20am on Wednesday 2 December 2015. Police and emergency services responded to a two vehicle crash, which luckily resulted in minor injuries only. One of the…