Falls Festival 2014
Tasmania Police will again be assisting Falls Festival organisers to ensure that the 2014 event remains a safe and enjoyable highlight of summer festivities. The Falls Festival is held between Monday 29 December 14 and Thursday 1 January 2015 at Marion Bay. “The event organisers have worked very hard to bring Tasmania a great music…
Drugs Intercept
A report to police of dangerous driving on the Midland Highway has led to a significant drug seizure. At 9am on Monday 22 December, police responded to a call reporting a car overtaking dangerously on the Midland Highway heading towards Bagdad. The vehicle was located by police and the driver pulled over. It’s alleged the…
Advice in relation to criminal assault charges
Tasmania Police has received advice from the office of the DPP in relation to an investigation into an incident outside the Syrup night club on 19 July 2014. The incident involved an altercation between a 28 year old man from Mornington and a 33 year old man from Howrah who was employed by the night…
Drivers think of ‘Fatal Five’ and stay alive
Tasmania Police officers are asking drivers to keep the ‘Fatal Five’ in mind when they’re driving during this Christmas and New Year period. Police will be out in numbers as part of Operation Crossroads to enforce and encourage safe driving behaviour in what is traditionally a high crash period. Last year there were 11 fatal…
The Emergency Alert system: Do you have a Vodafone or Optus 4G mobile phone?
Emergency Alert is the national telephone warning system used to send voice messages to landlines and text messages to mobile phones within a defined area about likely or actual emergencies. In agreement with Optus and Vodafone, the national Emergency Alert Program has issued advice that current limitations mean 4G mobile phones on the Optus and…
Cigarette Burglary
Detectives from Launceston CIB are investigating the theft of a large quantity of cigarettes and tobacco products from Joe’s Supermarket and Takeaway, Riverside overnight on Sunday 21st December 2014.
Burglary and Stealing Toyworld Moonah
Overnight on Friday 19 December 2014, Toyworld, situated on Main Road, Moonah was unlawfully entered. Entry was forced through an external wall thus allowing entry to the store. A number of items were stolen during the burglary, including various remote controlled cars and helicopters and a safe containing an amount of cash. Police would like…
New recruits on the beat
19 new police officers will graduate from the Tasmania Police Academy this morning and will be walking the beat to ensure the safety of festive revellers. The graduates take up their new positions on Monday. The new Constables will be stationed around the state: 11 to Hobart, 5 to Launceston and, 3 to Devonport. “I…
Provisional Driver Detected at 180kmh on East Tamar Highway
On the 17th of December 2014 at about 11:15pm police from the Northern Road and Public Order Services section detected a 17 year old youth travelling at 180km/h in a 100km/h zone on the East Tamar Highway at Dilston. The driver is the holder of a first year provisional driver licence and was travelling 100km/h…
Update – Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Tasmania Police is investigating allegations made to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse against former Hutchins School teacher Ronald Thomas. Police have spoken to the two former students who gave evidence to the Royal Commission. The men have indicated they would like the matters looked into by police. As a result,…