Two people charged with drug trafficking
A 23 year old Penguin woman and a 36 year old Burnie man have been charged by police with trafficking in controlled substance and other crimes committed in the state’s north and north west. Yesterday members of the Western Drugs and Firearms Unit and other specialist units arrested a man and woman in the…
P-plater caught 40km over the speed limit near Fingal
A 21-year-old provisional licence holder from Hobart has been issued with a $858.50 infringement notice, gained six demerit points and a received a three-month licence disqualification after he was detected travelling at 141 km/h in a sign posted 100km/h zone on Esk Main Road near Fingal about 1.30pm yesterday. As a provisional licence holder, he…
Man charged with wounding following Rokeby incident
A 36 year old Howrah man has been arrested and charged with wounding and Assault, following an incident at Rokeby yesterday afternoon. It is alleged the man drove his vehicle through a residential fence and at two occupants of that residence, who were standing on the front lawn. The occupants were forced to jump out…
Two men charged with several burglaries and crimes in greater Hobart area
Two men have been charged in connection to several burglaries and crimes committed in the greater Hobart area over the last two weeks. Police are continuing to investigate burglaries at small supermarkets in Risdon Vale and Lindisfarne within the past week, where stolen motor vehicles were driven into the stores, significant damage was caused, and…
Man charged with multiple firearms offences following Kings Meadows arrest
A 26 year old Newnham man has been charged with multiple firearm and drug offences following a planned police operation in Kings Meadows this afternoon. Police allege that man was responsible for a loaded pistol they located in a vehicle that he fled from shortly before being arrested. The man was charged with possessing…
Police detect driver 56kmh over the speed limit in road work zone
A 42-year-old man from Newstead will face a 4-month disqualification from driving, has been issued with a $1,161.50 infringement notice and has had his vehicle seized after a silver Nissan X-trail was detected by police travelling at 96km/h in a sign posted 40km/h active road work zone on the East Tamar Highway at Long Reach…
Woman charged with high range drink driving following Kings Meadows crash
A 45-year-old woman from Nunamara has been charged with drink driving following a crash at Kings Meadows on Saturday. Inspector Craig Fox said police and other emergency services were called to the scene on Kings Meadows Link about 2pm, arriving to find the woman nearby the crashed vehicle. “The woman later returned a breath analysis…
Drink drivers charged after two separate traffic crashes on grand final day
Two men will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court after they were involved in two separate traffic crashes on Saturday. Huonville Police responded to reports of a hit and run traffic crash on Wilmot Road, Huonville about 4.45pm on Saturday. Investigations revealed that a driver was attempting to turn into their driveway when they were…
Police investigate deliberately lit fires in Launceston
Police are investigating a series of deliberately lit vacant house fires, in the Launceston area that occurred between Friday 20 September and Saturday 21 September 2024. About 4.40am on Friday 20 September, police and Tasmania Fire Service were called to a vacant property on Invermay Road, Mowbray, which was fully engulfed by fire and the…
Grand Final Day Traffic Operations
On the evening of the 2024 AFL Grand Final, police in the south of the state had a strong focus on road safety. During the course of the night, a number of random breath testing sites were conducted by Road Policing officers and in amongst a busy Saturday night responding to incidents, Uniform officers were…