SES Flood Siren Testing 12 Oct
Tasmania’s State Emergency Service (SES) will test the Launceston flood siren on Sunday the 12th of October at 11:00 am in the Invermay area. During the test the siren will be activated at three separate locations across Invermay for one minute: Lindsay Street Corner of Goderich and Forster Streets Corner of Landale and Holbrook Streets.…
Letter received from AFP re Hobart International Airport
Tasmania Police has late today received a response from the Australian Federal Police confirming that its withdrawal of officers from Hobart International Airport (HIA) will go ahead as planned on October 21. Tasmania Police wrote to the AFP on 15 September, 2014 requesting a review of the decision to withdraw officers following the raising of…
DUI and Exceed 0.05 Charges
A 67 year old man from Herdsmans Cove was charged with Driving Under the influence and Exceed 0.05 yesterday afternoon. Observations were made of a white Hyundai sedan colliding with the middle island at the intersection of Lamprill Circle and East Derwent Highway at about 1.10pm yesterday. Shortly after police were travelling towards the Hyundai…
Serious Assault upon 71 year old female – New Town (4 Oct)
A 71 year old woman who was assaulted in New Town on Saturday 4 October, has died in the Royal Hobart Hospital as a result of her injuries. Bellerive Detectives have been investigating the serious assault which took place on the corner of Argyle Street and New Town Road at 8.50am on Saturday 4 October…
Offender charged – Serious Assault New Town (4 Oct)
Detectives from Bellerive CIB arrested and charged a 50 year old man from Moonah following a serious assault at New Town Road, New Town, on Saturday morning. On Saturday 4 October 2014 a 71 year old woman was seriously assaulted and she remains in a critical condition in hospital. Witnesses to the assault provided police…
Firearms theft at Gagebrook
Police are currently investigating the burglary of a Gagebrook residence which occurred over the weekend, during which a quantity of firearms were stolen. The burglary is believed to have occurred sometime between Saturday 4 October and Sunday 5 October, and was discovered when the occupant returned on Sunday afternoon. The offenders have entered the residence…
George Town – Structure Fire
At 06:45am on Sunday 5th October 2014 Tasmania Police and Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) were called to attend a structure fire at Paterson Crescent, George Town. On arrival, TFS found the south eastern corner of the house alight. TFS were able to successfully extinguish the fire, however, as a result, the laundry and bathroom were…
Strahan Fatal Crash – Name Released
Tasmania Police have released the name of the passenger who was killed in a single vehicle crash at Strahan on Friday night, 3/10/14. She was Chloe Michelle WALSH, 15 years from Burnie. Miss WALSH was killed when the vehicle she was a rear seat passenger in plunged over a cliff in Strahan. She was thrown…
Strahan Fatal Crash
At approximately 11.00pm Friday 3rd October 2014 a fatal single vehicle crash occurred in the township of Strahan. Police believe a white Mitsubishi VRX Magna was being driven by a 20 year old Strahan man when he lost control of the vehicle on Innes Street. The vehicle travelled across a grass nature strip area before…
Pearl Street, Wivenhoe – House Destroyed By Fire
A house located in Pearl Street Wivenhoe, has been partially destroyed by fire overnight on the 3rd of October 2014. Damage of the fire is estimated at $50,000. Approximately 11pm, Burnie uniform officers and three Tasmania Fire Service appliances attended the weatherboard house to find it engulfed in flames. It took fire crews approximately 30…