Man caught more than five times the legal alcohol limit
Officers from Southern Road Policing have charged a 31-year-old man after he was caught driving more than five times the legal alcohol limit at Cambridge last night. Community members raised the alarm with police about 7.00pm, after the man was allegedly driving dangerously. The man was detained by police about 7.24pm at Cambridge Park, and…
Four men fined over illegal wood cutting
Four men have been issued with infringement notices for illegal wood cutting in a reserve following a joint operation by Tasmania Police and Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) in the state’s North-West this week. The Devonport and East Devonport residents – aged 37, 33, 31 and 24 – were intercepted by PWS officers and…
Man charged following Mowbray armed robbery
A man has been charged following an alleged armed robbery at a Mowbray business yesterday. Police were called to the business on Vermont Road about 11am Monday (10 August) after reports a man had threatened staff while in possession of a pocket knife. Nobody was physically injured, and the man reportedly fled the scene on…
Police alarm at behaviour of P-plate drivers
Police have increasing concerns about the driving behaviours of some Provisional licence holders, with several recent high-range speeding offences detected on Tasmanian roads. Inspector Vanessa Castle of Southern Road Policing Services said some of the driving police had witnessed was “terrifying”, which includes a 17-year-old P1 licence holder intercepted for travelling 54km/h above the speed…
High range drink-driving in North West
A 58-year-old woman has been charged with drink-driving and failing to remain at the scene of a crash after an incident at West Ulverstone on Friday night. Police were called to Alice Street, West Ulverstone, about 10pm after a member of the public heard a loud bang outside their residence. The resident observed the female…
Extradition from Western Australia, grievous bodily harm charge
Tasmania Police has extradited a 31-year-old man from Western Australia in investigations into an alleged serious assault and the alleged production of child exploitation material. Officers from Tasmania Police’s Western Criminal Investigation Division extradited the former Devonport man from Perth and travelled back to Tasmania on Friday. The charge of grievous bodily harm relates to…
Man charged following alleged road rage incident on Algona Road, Kingston
Following an alleged road rage incident about 2.35pm yesterday on Algona Road, Kingston, a 47-year-old man from Kingston was taken into custody and detained whilst further investigations were conducted. He was subsequently charged with dangerous driving, common assault, and failing to remain at the scene. He was detained overnight to appear in the Hobart Magistrates…
Man charged with multiple driving offences in North West Tasmania
A Penguin man has been arrested and charged following a number of alleged dangerous driving incidents in North West Tasmania yesterday. About 1.10pm on Tuesday, police received reports that a white vehicle had allegedly left the scene of a traffic crash on the Bass Highway at Camdale. A short time later in an unrelated incident…
Search and Rescue comes to aid of bushwalkers, 4WD enthusiasts
Police are reminding bushwalkers and motorists of the need to be prepared for trips into the Tasmanian bush, and to always carry appropriate safety equipment, following separate search and rescue incidents across the state on Saturday. A 44-year-old northern Tasmanian man spent about five hours lost in the Meander Falls area on Saturday night after…
High range drink-driving at Devonport
Police arrested a 57-year-old woman in Devonport on Friday night (31 July) for drink-driving allegedly more than five times the legal limit. The Devonport woman was intercepted by police on Turton Street about 9:40pm having been observed leaving a Devonport establishment, driving slowly along the street and the vehicle veering over the road. On interception,…