Structure Fire – Grant Street, Smithton
At approx. 4.30pm on 7 July 2015, Tasmania Police and Tasmania Fire Service attended a structure fire at 7 Grant Street, Smithton. The dwelling was fully engulfed by flames on arrival and was brought under control by fire crews. The dwelling had been vacant for some time and the fire was determined to be suspicious.…
Update – Ben Plowright Investigation
As part of our investigations we are looking at all possible avenues of enquiry. One of those avenues includes a reported sighting of a substance that may have been blood on Mill Road, Perth. Initial forensic analysis at the time the information was received did not locate any obvious blood. To ensure a thorough investigation…
Fatal House Fire – McKellar Street, South Hobart
Fire, police and ambulance services attended a fatal structure fire at McKellar Street, South Hobart, reported at approximately 4:30am today. The fire completely consumed the dwelling and an 81-year-old man was found deceased inside the house. The man was the only occupant of the house at the time of the fire and no one else…
Zero offences, zero tragedy: police operation today
Abide by the road rules or risk being caught. That is the message from Tasmania Police today. Acting Assistant Commissioner Mark Mewis said the 24-hour Operation Zero started at midnight last night. “All available police are enforcing the road rules throughout the State as part of Operation Zero,” he said. “Zero traffic offences equals zero…
House fire at 25 Dunn Street, Mathinna
At 18:05hrs on Monday 6th July 2015 Tasmania Police and Tasmania Fire Service were called to attend a structure fire at 25 Dunn Street, Mathinna. Upon arrival services found that the vacant house at that address was engulfed in flames and the entire structure was alight. The fire was extinguished however the house was completely…
Single Member Response Model
Tasmania Police operates single and two officer patrols to assist in managing response times and the police capacity to attend calls. The Single Member Response Model is designed to reduce risks associated with single police officers attending or responding to incidents. Tasmania Police has reviewed its current Model and will soon be implementing a revised…
Operation Zero – starts at midnight
Fair warning to Tasmanian road users: Operation Zero begins at midnight. Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Mark Mewis said that the next stage of Operation Zero – a 24-hour traffic blitz – would start at midnight tonight. More than five times the usual amount of rostered officers throughout the State will target road safety offences,…
RICHMOND ARRESTS UPDATE
Hobart CIB has been investigating a series of crimes across the state after the arrest of two men at Richmond last night. A 31 year old and a 23 year old, both from Ravenswood, have been in police custody since yesterday whilst the investigations were conducted. This afternoon the men were charged with the following…
TWO MEN APPREHENDED RICHMOND
At approximately 4pm on Thursday 2 July two men were observed in Evandale in a stolen motor vehicle. Approximately 1 hour later police observed the same vehicle travelling south on the Midland Highway near Oatlands. A number of police units were involved in an attempt to contain the vehicle. The vehicle was followed onto Mudwalls…
Fatal crash Lennah Valley
An 87 year old male from Lennah Valley has died after being struck by a motor vehicle on Girrabong road, Lennah Valley in the vicinity of Baldwin Place. The crash occurred on Thursday the 2nd day of July 2015 at approximately 15:47pm. The male was walking in a southbound direction on Girrabong road towards Kalang…