Man charged with stealing $22,000 in cash
A 53 year old Rokeby man has been charged over a burglary of a Hobart business on Wednesday 8 April where a safe containing $22,000 in cash was stolen. As a result of investigations, South East CIB have today charged a 53 year old man from Rokeby, with burglary, stealing, and unlawful possession of property.…
Man charged over alleged evade incidents
A 30-year-old Mayfield man has been charged overnight following an alleged evade incident at Lilydale yesterday. The man was taken into custody in relation to an earlier incident on Sunday afternoon at Invermay where a vehicle containing three dogs was allegedly stolen. The man was charged on Monday evening over the second evade incident. He…
Three charged over stolen vehicle evade
Three people have been charged after a BMW iX3 was stolen from Kings Meadows last night, before being intercepted by police and recovered in Latrobe. The vehicle was reported stolen and police were notified of it being driven dangerously on the Bass Highway at Westbury about 8.30pm. Officers from northern and western districts responded, using…
Man remains in custody over Invermay incident
A man remains in custody following an incident at Invermay yesterday where a car containing three dogs was allegedly stolen. Police received multiple calls on Sunday afternoon from members of the public reporting the stolen vehicle driving erratically in different locations between Invermay and George Town. Police attempted to intercept the vehicle on the East…
Traffic operation – East Devonport
On Friday afternoon, Western Road Policing Services intercepted 165 motorists during a 45- minute traffic operation on Brooke Street, East Devonport. Officers conducted: • 165 breath tests • 6 oral fluid (drug) tests • And 1 vehicle defect was detected During the operation, police detected a 28 year old Devonport woman driving with a breath…
Multiple drink drivers charged in Tasmania’s northwest
Tasmania Police has charged several drivers with drink driving offences following a series of incidents across Devonport and the North-West Coast yesterday. Police were called to a McDonald’s drive-through at Devonport after receiving reports of a male driver displaying concerning behaviour. Constable Taylah Orders said a 49-year-old man from Point Cook, Victoria, was reported by…
Woman caught drink driving by police recruits
A 56-year-old woman has been charged after being caught drink driving in the Clarendon Vale area about 1pm yesterday. Tasmania Police Academy recruits were undertaking driver training duties, alongside their Driver Training Instructor, when they observed a motorist commit a traffic offence, and intercepted the vehicle. During the interaction, police established the vehicle was unregistered,…
Serious Overnight Crash Pecks Road near the Bass Hwy – Flowerdale
Police are investigating a serious single vehicle crash involving a 2023 grey Mazda BT-50 that occurred last night. Police and emergency services were called to the scene about 9:30pm. Preliminary investigations indicate the vehicle failed to negotiate a slight bend when it has left the road and collided with a tree. The male driver of…
Stolen firearms seized in police searches
A southern Tasmanian man is facing a raft of firearms charges, including possession of stolen firearms, after police searches of properties at Elderslie and New Norfolk. Detectives from Bridgewater CIB conducted drugs and firearms-related searches of the properties on Thursday. During the searches, police located several hydroponic drug set-ups and seized 32 cannabis plants, plus…
Two men charged with drug, firearms offences
Drugs, stolen property and an illegal homemade firearm were seized by police during a targeted search of a Kings Meadows property on Thursday. Two men, aged 34 and 33, from Kings Meadows, were arrested and detained for court. The search on Thursday afternoon was conducted by officers from Taskforce Raven and Launceston CIB, with drugs…