Single vehicle fatal crash, Bruny Island
At 4pm on Monday 2nd March 2015 Police were notified of a motor vehicle crash on Bruny Island Main Road towards Dennes Point. A white Ford Falcon travelling north east appeared to have lost control on the gravel road and collided with a tree. The driver, a 27 year old Taiwanese man and his Taiwanese female…
Structure fire, Sorell St, Bridgewater
Approximately 5:50pm on Sunday 1st March, Tasmanian Fire Service & Tasmania Police responded to a structure fire at Sorell Street, Bridgewater. On arrival the unit was fully engulfed by fire. The occupants of the address were absent at the time of the fire. Early indications suggest that the fire was deliberately lit, damage is estimated…
Tailgaters beware
Tailgaters beware Tasmania Police are taking action against tailgaters. The month-long focus on those who tailgate is part of an initiative to reduce crashes on Southern Tasmanian roads. The correct legal terminology for tailgating offences includes ‘following another vehicle too closely’ and ‘following another vehicle too closely to stop safely’. Offending drivers can be fined…
Serious Crash – Glenora Road, Plenty
At 12.55pm on Saturday 28th February 2015 Police were notified of a motor vehicle crash on Glenora Road at Plenty. A black Hyundai Accent hatch travelling west bound on Glenora Road collided with an east bound green Hyundai Excel sedan. The 17 year old female driver of the green Excel and her 36 year old female…
Serious Assault – Launceston CBD 24/2/2015 – Charges laid
Serious Assault – Launceston CBD 24/2/2015 – Charges laid Detectives from Northern CIB investigating a serious assault, which occurred on 24th February 2015, have charged two young men. A 17yo and 18yo were arrested by detectives in the Launceston CBD yesterday. The serious assault occurred in the early hours of 24/2/2015 in the LAFM carpark…
Marine Rescue off Cape Barren Island
Marine Rescue off Cape Barren Island At 0800hrs Friday, 27th February 2015, Australian Search and Rescue in Canberra detected an EPIRB activation off the coast of Cape Barren Island. The police vessel Relentless was launched from Lady Barron along with a fixed wing rescue aircraft from Essendon and the Westpac Police Rescue Helicopter from Hobart.…
Advice from DPP in relation to evidence to Royal Commission
The Tasmania Police file in relation to allegations made to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse against former Hutchins School teacher Ronald Thomas has been reviewed by the office of the DPP. We have accepted the advice provided by the DPP that; “…on the available evidence there is unlikely to be…
Seizure of illegally taken abalone at Low Head
Seizure of illegally taken abalone at Low Head Two vehicles were intercepted on the East Tamar Highway at Bell Bay yesterday, following information provided by concerned members of the public relating to the taking and possession of excess quantities of undersize abalone. A large quantity of undersize Blacklip Abalone was located in one of the…
Hobart Traffic Operation detects drink driver before 7am
Police conducted a number of high visibility traffic stops in the Hobart region early on Wednesday morning. Police were targeting high risk traffic offences with motorists intercepted in Mount Nelson, Sandy Bay, Lenah Valley and the Hobart CBD. In total over 600 vehicles and drivers were checked. While the majority of the motorists were complying…
Assault
Assault Detectives from Hobart CIB are investigating an assault; where material was thrown at a woman standing at the corner of Elizabeth and Macquarie Streets in Hobart about 1.55pm on Monday 16 February 2015. The material was thrown from a passing vehicle. The woman did not see the car, but police believe several good Samaritans…