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Police officer killed at Tasmania property identified, community rallies for family
The police officer shot dead at a rural property in Tasmania on June 16 has been formally identified as the "blue family" comes together to support his family and each other. Constable Keith Anthony Smith, 57, had been in the force for 25 years and was stationed at the Ulverstone Police Station for the past five years. Constable Smith was shot as he and a fellow officer attended the rural property to serve a court-ordered warrant to repossess the home at North Motton. Commissioner Donna Adams said Constable Smith was a dedicated officer who was highly-regarded and admired by his colleagues. "Keith was a respected and committed officer, and his loss will be deeply felt across our policing family and the wider community," Commissioner Adams said. "My heart goes out to Keith's wife and family. We will be supporting them in every way we can during this incredibly difficult time. "The blue family will come together today, and over the next days and weeks, and will support the family and each other." Constable Smith's family has asked for privacy at this time. Constable Smith joined Tasmania Police on September 25, 2000 and graduated on May 11, 2001, as part of Course 3/2000. He was a passionate cyclist who took part in the 2011 Charity Trust bike ride. Constable Smith served in the Northern Crime Management Unit and uniform roles in the Northern District until 2020, when he transferred to Ulverstone uniform. He received the Commissioner's Medal in 2011 and 20-year clasp in 2021, as well as the National Police Service Medal (15 years) in 2016. Commissioner Adams acknowledged emergency service personnel who responded to the incident and assisted at the scene on Monday. She praised investigators and forensics officers who examined the scene and worked late into the night, through difficult weather conditions, gathering evidence. "While no other staff have been injured in this terrible incident, all will be impacted by their involvement in such a tragic event," Commissioner Adams said. A 46-year-old North Motton man remains in Launceston General Hospital, under police guard, having undergone surgery for non-life-threatening injuries. No charges have yet been laid. The police officer shot dead at a rural property in Tasmania on June 16 has been formally identified as the "blue family" comes together to support his family and each other. Constable Keith Anthony Smith, 57, had been in the force for 25 years and was stationed at the Ulverstone Police Station for the past five years. Constable Smith was shot as he and a fellow officer attended the rural property to serve a court-ordered warrant to repossess the home at North Motton. Commissioner Donna Adams said Constable Smith was a dedicated officer who was highly-regarded and admired by his colleagues. "Keith was a respected and committed officer, and his loss will be deeply felt across our policing family and the wider community," Commissioner Adams said. "My heart goes out to Keith's wife and family. We will be supporting them in every way we can during this incredibly difficult time. "The blue family will come together today, and over the next days and weeks, and will support the family and each other." Constable Smith's family has asked for privacy at this time. Constable Smith joined Tasmania Police on September 25, 2000 and graduated on May 11, 2001, as part of Course 3/2000. He was a passionate cyclist who took part in the 2011 Charity Trust bike ride. Constable Smith served in the Northern Crime Management Unit and uniform roles in the Northern District until 2020, when he transferred to Ulverstone uniform. He received the Commissioner's Medal in 2011 and 20-year clasp in 2021, as well as the National Police Service Medal (15 years) in 2016. Commissioner Adams acknowledged emergency service personnel who responded to the incident and assisted at the scene on Monday. She praised investigators and forensics officers who examined the scene and worked late into the night, through difficult weather conditions, gathering evidence. "While no other staff have been injured in this terrible incident, all will be impacted by their involvement in such a tragic event," Commissioner Adams said. A 46-year-old North Motton man remains in Launceston General Hospital, under police guard, having undergone surgery for non-life-threatening injuries. No charges have yet been laid. The police officer shot dead at a rural property in Tasmania on June 16 has been formally identified as the "blue family" comes together to support his family and each other. Constable Keith Anthony Smith, 57, had been in the force for 25 years and was stationed at the Ulverstone Police Station for the past five years. Constable Smith was shot as he and a fellow officer attended the rural property to serve a court-ordered warrant to repossess the home at North Motton. Commissioner Donna Adams said Constable Smith was a dedicated officer who was highly-regarded and admired by his colleagues. "Keith was a respected and committed officer, and his loss will be deeply felt across our policing family and the wider community," Commissioner Adams said. "My heart goes out to Keith's wife and family. We will be supporting them in every way we can during this incredibly difficult time. "The blue family will come together today, and over the next days and weeks, and will support the family and each other." Constable Smith's family has asked for privacy at this time. Constable Smith joined Tasmania Police on September 25, 2000 and graduated on May 11, 2001, as part of Course 3/2000. He was a passionate cyclist who took part in the 2011 Charity Trust bike ride. Constable Smith served in the Northern Crime Management Unit and uniform roles in the Northern District until 2020, when he transferred to Ulverstone uniform. He received the Commissioner's Medal in 2011 and 20-year clasp in 2021, as well as the National Police Service Medal (15 years) in 2016. Commissioner Adams acknowledged emergency service personnel who responded to the incident and assisted at the scene on Monday. She praised investigators and forensics officers who examined the scene and worked late into the night, through difficult weather conditions, gathering evidence. "While no other staff have been injured in this terrible incident, all will be impacted by their involvement in such a tragic event," Commissioner Adams said. A 46-year-old North Motton man remains in Launceston General Hospital, under police guard, having undergone surgery for non-life-threatening injuries. No charges have yet been laid. The police officer shot dead at a rural property in Tasmania on June 16 has been formally identified as the "blue family" comes together to support his family and each other. Constable Keith Anthony Smith, 57, had been in the force for 25 years and was stationed at the Ulverstone Police Station for the past five years. Constable Smith was shot as he and a fellow officer attended the rural property to serve a court-ordered warrant to repossess the home at North Motton. Commissioner Donna Adams said Constable Smith was a dedicated officer who was highly-regarded and admired by his colleagues. "Keith was a respected and committed officer, and his loss will be deeply felt across our policing family and the wider community," Commissioner Adams said. "My heart goes out to Keith's wife and family. We will be supporting them in every way we can during this incredibly difficult time. "The blue family will come together today, and over the next days and weeks, and will support the family and each other." Constable Smith's family has asked for privacy at this time. Constable Smith joined Tasmania Police on September 25, 2000 and graduated on May 11, 2001, as part of Course 3/2000. He was a passionate cyclist who took part in the 2011 Charity Trust bike ride. Constable Smith served in the Northern Crime Management Unit and uniform roles in the Northern District until 2020, when he transferred to Ulverstone uniform. He received the Commissioner's Medal in 2011 and 20-year clasp in 2021, as well as the National Police Service Medal (15 years) in 2016. Commissioner Adams acknowledged emergency service personnel who responded to the incident and assisted at the scene on Monday. She praised investigators and forensics officers who examined the scene and worked late into the night, through difficult weather conditions, gathering evidence. "While no other staff have been injured in this terrible incident, all will be impacted by their involvement in such a tragic event," Commissioner Adams said. A 46-year-old North Motton man remains in Launceston General Hospital, under police guard, having undergone surgery for non-life-threatening injuries. No charges have yet been laid.
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Business Standard
24-04-2025
- Health
- Business Standard
Govt has taken note of hospitals seeking deposit before treatment: Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the government has taken a serious note of the complaints that some hospitals do not treat patients without taking a deposit, and said instructions have been given to form a special inspection team to control charity hospitals. The special inspection team will be formed in coordination with the Charity Commissioner, Health Department and Chief Minister's Medical Assistance Cell, a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said. Charity hospitals in the state should provide free treatment to patients from poor and vulnerable groups. Hospitals should register information about remaining beds and Indigent Patient Fund (IPF) in the online system, it said. Fadnavis was speaking at the review meeting of the Chief Minister's Relief Fund Cell and Charity Hospital Relief Cell . The meeting assumes significance in the backdrop of the death of a pregnant woman in Pune after she was alleged denied admission by Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital. Fadnavis said that as per the Charity Trust rules, it was mandatory to reserve 10 per cent of the beds in charity hospitals for the poor and 10 per cent for the weaker sections. In emergency situations, it is necessary to provide urgent treatment and medical services until the patient is stable. Hospitals should not take any deposit, he said. The Charity Hospital Help Desk should develop an online system for the effective implementation of the charity scheme. A district-level committee should be formed to monitor charity hospitals. In addition, efforts should be made to link and coordinate the health schemes of the central and state governments, he added. Fadnavis also gave directions to appoint department-wise independent officers under the Charity Commissioner for the effective implementation of the scheme. Filling of information online is mandatory, he said. "It should be mandatory for hospitals registered with the Charity Office to enter information about the treatment given to patients and the remaining beds in the online system," he said. A list should be prepared of hospitals taking land and other concessions in the municipal area and taking land concessions from the revenue department. The Chief Minister also directed to form a cluster and appoint a committee head to coordinate in this regard and take action against hospitals that do not submit information. Every charitable hospital in the state should put up large-print boards with information about schemes, diseases and treatments for patients. This board will help the relatives of the patients to get information about the status of vacant beds, government schemes operating in the hospital and other information. All the information should be made available in an online system to make it accessible to everyone, he said, adding that providing information on the dashboard will help the patients. A separate system should be created to update this regularly, Fadnavis said. The Charity Hospital Cell was established in 2023 and 10,738 online applications have been received so far. In this, 7,371 patients have been treated and a fund of Rs 24.53 crore has been spent, said Rameshwar Naik, Head of the Chief Minister's Medical Assistance Cell, in his presentation.
