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Saturday, 5 July 2025 - 10:13 am.

Invermay man charged with firearms and drug offences

A man has been charged with multiple firearms and drug offences after police seized two illegal firearms, ammunition, a stolen vehicle and a quantity of drugs in a search in Bridgenorth. Police attended and searched an address in Bridgenorth on Thursday 3 July while investigating reports that two vehicles, a grey Mitsubishi Outlander and a…

Friday, 4 July 2025 - 4:14 pm.

Firearms safe seized after search

A 55-year-old woman is facing a court summons for offences under the Firearms Act, with police alleging she was trying to sell a non-compliant gun safe on social media. Acting on a public tip-off, police conducted a search of a property in southern Tasmania on Friday and seized a firearms safe along with an amount…

Friday, 4 July 2025 - 2:05 pm.

Firearms and 6.2kg of cannabis seized in state’s North-West

Police have seized about 6.2kg of cannabis, a quantity of cannabis plants and shortened firearms in searches of two properties in the state’s North-West. Police will allege ‘grow rooms’ and equipment for cannabis production were also located at the properties at Kindred and in Devonport. The 6.2kg of cannabis seized equates to about 2500 street…

Friday, 4 July 2025 - 11:00 am.

Two members of Outlaws Motorcycle Club charged with drug offences

Detectives from Tasmania Police have charged two members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, including a senior club official, with serious drug offences following an ongoing investigation into organised criminal activity in the state’s North West. A 36-year-old man and 51-year-old man were arrested and have been formally charged with multiple drug-related offences, including trafficking in…

Thursday, 3 July 2025 - 1:48 pm.

Learner rider intercepted at excessive speed on Bass Highway

A 17-year-old learner motorcycle rider will appear in court and has had his bike seized after he was intercepted travelling 80km/h above the speed limit at Turners Beach yesterday. Around 3.40pm police detected a Honda motorcycle travelling at 160km/h on the Bass Highway. Taskforce Scelus intercepted the rider, who was a 17-year-old holder of a…

Thursday, 3 July 2025 - 1:28 pm.

Police investigating serious crash at Myalla

A driver remains in hospital after a serious vehicle rollover at Myalla in North West Tasmania overnight. Police and emergency services were called to Scotts Road just before 11pm Wednesday 2 July after reports a car had rolled down an embankment. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was transported to the North West…

Thursday, 3 July 2025 - 1:23 pm.

Three men charged with Criminal Code Assault

Police have today charged three men with Criminal Code Assault and destroying property following an incident outside Mood Food, Burnie, in the early hours of Wednesday 2 July. Police allege the 18 year old, 19 year old and 41 year old men – all of Somerset – assaulted an 18 year old man and damaged…

Thursday, 3 July 2025 - 9:06 am.

Man charged with prohibited behaviour

Police have arrested and charged a 34-year-old Little Swanport man with one count of Prohibited Behaviour following an incident in the Devonport CBD on Tuesday. The man will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court at a later date. Police thank members of the public who assisted in identifying and locating the man. Anyone with further…

Wednesday, 2 July 2025 - 1:07 pm.

Taskforce Respect helps achieve reduction in Glenorchy crime

Six weeks on from the launch of Taskforce Respect to target anti-social behaviour and retail crime in Glenorchy, police are expanding operations to identify and recover stolen property. It comes as new data from Tasmania Police shows a 16 per cent fall in total offences in the Glenorchy division for the past 12 months, including…

Monday, 30 June 2025 - 3:45 pm.

North-West woman charged with drug trafficking

A 36-year-old woman from Tasmania’s North-West has been charged with drug trafficking after her arrest near Ulverstone. Police allege the woman had 140 grams of methamphetamine (ice) in the vehicle she was driving. The quantity of drugs seized is equivalent to about 1400 ‘street deals’. The drugs were found during a search of the vehicle…

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