Man charged following alleged evade in Hobart’s northern suburbs
A 27 year old man from Hobart’s northern suburbs has been charged following an alleged evade incident in Hobart’s northern suburbs yesterday. The man, who was wanted by police in relation to alleged family violence matters, was safely taken into custody at a Glenorchy petrol station about 2.50pm while he was attempting to…
Man in custody following alleged evade in Hobart’s northern suburbs
A 27 year old man from Hobart’s northern suburbs is in custody following an alleged evade incident in Hobart’s northern suburbs today. The man, who was wanted by police in relation to alleged family violence matters, was safely taken into custody at a Glenorchy petrol station about 2.50pm while he was attempting to refuel. Police…
13 year old boy injured in motorbike crash
Police are investigating after a 13 year old boy was injured in a motorbike crash on an East Coast fire trail yesterday. Police were notified by Ambulance Tasmania about 11.30am in relation to a boy being injured in a motorbike crash and needing to be airlifted to Hobart. The boy is believed to have been…
Tasmania Police target criminal use of cryptocurrency ATMs
Tasmania Police has contacted more than 15 Tasmanians, including scam victims and suspected money mules, as part of a national crackdown on the criminal use of cryptocurrency ATMs knowns as CATMs. As part of the operation, Tasmania Police Cyber Investigations identified no legitimate CATM activity across the top 15 users in the state, with all…
Police and council achieve positive change in Glenorchy
Tasmania Police and Glenorchy City Council Mayor Sue Hickey have today championed the positive impact high-visibility policing is having in the community. At a joint media event in Glenorchy on Wednesday, Inspector Jason Klug and Ms Hickey highlighted recent police data which showed a 16 per cent reduction in total offences in the Glenorchy division…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…