Double Fatality – East Tamar Highway
On Saturday 2nd January 2016 at 8:00pm a serious motor vehicle crash occurred on the East Tamar Highway near the Mowbray Connector. A rider and a pillion passenger riding a black motor cycle on the wrong side of the road collided with a white Toyota Hilux four wheel drive traveling in the south bound traffic lane.…
Additional Person Charged over Queenstown Vegetation Fires
As a result of further enquiries conducted by Police and information provided by members of the public, Queenstown Police have today charged a second person in relation to the fires from New Year’s Eve and also in relation to the fire on the 14th December 2015. A 26 year old man has today been charged with…
Operation Crossroads – Update 2 January 2016
Operation Crossroads – State wide enforcement activities to date (accumulative): State wide traffic enforcement activities 2015 2014 Random drug & alcohol tests to date 24,905 14,465 Motorists charged with drink driving offences to date 86 84 Motorists who returned positive oral fluid tests to date 59 42 Total Infringement notices issued to date 1,647…
Road Safety Operation – Bream Creek – 1 January 2016
Members of Southern District, Road and Public Order Services commenced random alcohol and drug testing at Bream Creek, at 6.00 am on New Year’s Day. The high visibility operation which is conducted annually at Bream Creek is specifically designed to deter motorists from driving after consuming intoxicating liquor and or drugs. Shortly after commencing the…
Arrest and charges relating to Christmas Morning assault
A 21 year old man has been arrested, charged and detained for court in relation to a serious assault that occurred in Elizabeth Street, North Hobart outside the Republic Bar at 2.35 am on Christmas Day. The victim is still in a critical condition in the Royal Hobart Hospital in a medically induced coma. Inquiries…
Crash – Bass Highway, Heybridge
At about 12.30 1st January 2016 Police attended the scene of a crash on the Bass Highway, Heybridge. A silver Subaru Station Wagon travelling in a westerly direction appears to have lost control and impacted with the cable safety barrier, travelling for some 150m along the barrier before coming to rest entangled it the cabling.…
Seymour Firearm incident – Charges
Firearm Incident – 31 December 2015 – Champ St, Seymour At 7pm on New Years Eve a family dispute took place on private property at Champ Street, Seymour. As a result of a triple zero phone call police attended the incident address and arrested a man leaving the area. A subsequent investigation by local uniform…
Operation Crossroads – Update 1 January 2016
Operation Crossroads – State wide enforcement activities to date (accumulative): State wide traffic enforcement activities 2015 2014 Random drug & alcohol tests to date 17,756 14,465 Motorists charged with drink driving offences to date 74 68 Motorists who returned positive oral fluid tests to date 37 36 Total Infringement notices issued to date 1,473…
Queenstown Vegetation fires – charges laid
Vegetation Fires at Queenstown Approximately 2:00am on 1 January 2016, Tasmania Police attended two vegetation fires at the eastern end of Crotty Street, Queenstown. The fires were being extinguished by Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) personnel. As a result of information received from members of the public, police conducted investigations and arrested a 24 year old…
Shooting Incident at Seymour
At 7.00pm Thursday, 31st December 2015 police were called to a report of shots being fired in Champ Street, Seymour. A further report was received that the offender had moved into another house and was shooting at people from nearby. Police attended and a short time later where a 44 year old man from…