Woman charged with Causing Death by Dangerous Driving
Police have charged a woman in connection to a fatal crash near Copping yesterday. Around 9.20am emergency services responded to a crash between a white MG and a silver Camry on the Arthur Highway near Copping. The passenger of the White MG SUV sadly died at the scene. As a result of investigations conducted by…
Youths Charged with Burglaries – Howrah
Bellerive Police have arrested and charged four youths in connection with a series of motor vehicle burglaries which occurred during the early hours of Friday 7th April 2023 at Glebe Hill, Howrah. Police were alerted to the suspicious behaviour of youths in the area by a member of the public, with police locating them a…
Woman dies in Copping crash
Sadly police can confirm a woman has died following a two vehicle crash on the Arthur Highway at Copping this morning. Our thoughts are with the woman’s family and loved ones at this tragic time. Police and emergency services were called to the scene about 9.20am following the crash near Blue Hills Road. The highway…
High Range Drink Driver Detected by Highway Patrol on the Midland Highway
A 47 year old man has been charged with high range drink driving and disqualified for two years on the spot after being intercepted by police yesterday. At 4:30pm on Thursday 6 March 2023 Tasmania Police received a call from a member of the public regarding the driving behaviour of a White Holden Utility on…
Woman charged in relation to unlawfully set fire to vegetation in northern Tasmania
Tasmania Police have charged a 53-year-old woman from the Sheffield area in relation to unlawfully lighting of a number of fires in the Buelah and Kimberly areas in the state’s north-west. A report was initially made to police by owners of private property in January this year, with a further twelve fires being lit on…
Firearms and drugs seized at Penguin property
Police have charged a man from Penguin with serious drug and firearm offences following a search at a property earlier this week. On Tuesday, police attended a property at Penguin where a search warrant was executed. As a result of the search a quantity of cannabis and illegal firearms were located and seized. A 47-year-old…
Keeping Tasmanians safe this Easter
Tasmania Police’s Easter traffic enforcement effort will be taking place across the state from tomorrow, once again aimed at making sure everyone gets where they are going safely these holidays. “We do this every year, and the message hasn’t changed, but we’re urging people not to tune us out,” said Acting Assistant Commissioner Jason Elmer.…
Midway Point man charged with firearms possession offences
Police have charged a 54-year-old man from Midway Point with several offences relating to firearms possession. Yesterday police executed a search at a property on Bay Road at Midway Point. A number of items were seized from the property including firearms and explosive devices. The man was charged last night and remanded to appear before…
Combined traffic operation – Midlands Highway, Kempton
Tasmania Police conducted a joint operation with the Transport Safety and Investigation Unit and Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania Compliance and Enforcement Officers on the Midlands Highway on Monday 3 April. The operation was held over a four hour period, just south of Melton Mowbray. Senior Sergeant Mark Williams said, “the operation was…
Youth arrested in Glenorchy with imitation firearm
A 14-year-old youth will be charged with firearms offences after he was arrested with an imitation firearm in Glenorchy this morning. Around 8.30am police responded to reports of a youth in possession of what appeared to be a firearm at a shopping centre in Glenorchy. A short time later police located the youth on-board a…