Charges
Detectives from the Hobart CIB Division last night charged three offenders with a string of alleged offences. The three are alleged to have been involved in offences linked to at least ten reports State-wide made since 28 October 2014, with further charges expected. A 17 year old man of no fixed address has been charged…
Ram Raids
Detectives from Glenorchy CIB are investigating two ram raids which occurred overnight. Police believe that a stolen white Ford Courier utility and a stolen white Subaru Impreza may have had some involvement. Police also believe at least three offenders were involved. At approximately 2.50am this morning a white ute was reversed through the front door…
Deliberately Lit Bushfires at Cleveland
Since Saturday 13 December 2014 the Tasmanian Fire Service have responded to four (4) deliberately lit bushfires at Cleveland (Northern Midlands). The fires have disrupted traffic on the Midlands Highway at times and caused damage to Crown bushland. On Monday 15 December 2014 police from Longford attended a further report of a deliberately lit bushfire…
Fatal motor vehicle crash – Western Junction – Charges Laid
A 25 year old man from Kings Meadows has this morning been charged with Manslaughter following the investigation into a fatal motor vehicle crash on Evandale Road, Western Junction on 7th November 2014. A 54 year old woman from Evandale died when a blue Ford XR6 collided head-on with the side of her Nissan Navara,…
Wounding Salamanca Place
At approximately 12.30am on Sunday 14th December 2014, a 22 year old man victim, was walking with three friends (one man aged 23 and two women aged 18 & 22) on Salamanca Place near the front steps of the Supreme Court buildings. The victim and friends walked past another group of people, consisting of about…
Tattooing and body modification on under 18s now illegal
To protect the welfare of young people it will this week become an offence to perform tattoos, body modification or intimate piercing on someone under 18 years of age. The new offences form part of the amended Police Offences Act 1935 which comes into effect on December 19. Assistant Commissioner Richard Cowling said: “Tattoos and…
Structure Fire – Weld Street, Beaconsfield
At approximately 1:40am on Sunday the 14th December 2014, Tasmania Police and Tasmania Fire Service were tasked to attend a structure fire at a unit on Weld Street, Beaconsfield. Upon arrival of emergency services the unit was found to be fully alight. Tasmania Fire Service bought the blaze under control, saving adjoining units, however substantial…
Boy run over at George Town
A 13 year old George Town boy has been injured after being accidentally reversed over by a vehicle. The accident happened at about 3.00pm on Saturday 13 December 2014 in the front yard of a house in George Town. The boy was treated at the scene by Ambulance Tasmania personnel prior to being transported to…
Offenders detected speeding – Brooker Highway at Claremont
Four separate incidents of motorist travelling at excessive speeds have been detected on the Brooker Highway by members of Glenorchy Police over the past two days. On Thursday 11/12/2014, a 21 year old male motorist was detected travelling at 153kph in 100kph zone, leading to his vehicle being fitted with a steering wheel clamp, with…
Helicopter Medivac – South Coast Track
At 5.40pm on Friday 12 December 2014, Police Radio Dispatch Services were contacted via satellite phone by a walking party on the South Coast Track at Little Deadmans Bay. A guide for an organised walking party had suffered a knee injury. As a result the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was activated and winched the man to…