Motorbike seized after high range speeding incident
A 22 year old Scamander learner driver has had his motorbike seized after he was caught riding it at more than 50kmh over the speed limit. At 3:15pm Saturday 15 August, members from Northern Road and Public Order Services detected a black Harley Davidson Motorcycle travelling North on the Midland Highway at Symmons Plains.…
Attempted aggravated armed robbery of a taxi driver – Glenorchy
Around 8:30pm on Sunday 16th August 2020, Police attended Main Road, Glenorchy, near the Northgate Shopping Centre, in relation to an attempted aggravated armed robbery. The incident involved a group of four men who allegedly approached and surrounded a taxi which was parked on Main Road, Glenorchy. One of the men opened the driver’s door…
Vehicle Seizure for high speed offence – Burnie
A 23 year old Stanley man has been charged with several offences after he was caught travelling over 111 km/hr in a 60 km/hr residential area in Burnie. Tasmania Police detected a white Subaru Liberty travelling at excessive speed on Old Surrey Road, Havenview about 2:40pm on Saturday August. The male driver tested…
Woman fined after breaching direction to isolate at home
Police have fined a 28-year-old woman for failing to isolate at home after returning to Tasmania from interstate. The woman, who returned to north-west Tasmania from Western Australia on Sunday, was directed to isolate at her residence for 14 days. Police identified the breach during a routine compliance check on Tuesday, finding the woman had…
Three motorists caught speeding excessively on Tasmania’s west coast
Police on Tasmania’s west coast caught three motorists travelling at excessive speeds within a half-hour window yesterday afternoon. Between about 3:30 and 4pm, three men were detected exceeding the 100km/hr speed limit on the Lyell Highway, south of Queenstown. Two men from Hobart were caught travelling 49 and 40 kilometres over the speed limit and…
Two men charged, drugs and firearms seized
Two men have been charged and a trafficable quantity of methylamphetamine (ICE) and firearms has been seized from a Hadspen residence following a search yesterday. In early August 2020 police conducting routine screening of mail into Tasmania located a concealment of trafficable amount of methylamphetamine (ICE) destined for an address in Hadspen. Officers…
Police investigate serious crash at Forcett
Police are investigating a serious two vehicle crash at Forcett this morning. Just before 8am, emergency services were called to the crash on the Arthur Highway approximately 500 metres north-west of the Inala Road Junction. The drivers, a 27-year-old woman from Geilston Bay, and a 53-year-old woman from Primrose Sands, were both injured and transported…
Learner Motorcycle Riders Excessive Speeding
On Saturday 8/8/2020, two separate incidents of excessive speeding by motorcycle riders were detected by police in the Northern District. At 17:35 hours Longford Police were conducting mobile speed checks on the Midland Highway near Campbell Town, when a blue Kawasaki motorcycle, ridden by a 30-year-old man from Bridgewater, was detected travelling at 129km per…
Two senior Nomads outlaw motorcycle gang members charged over two separate incidents
Two senior outlaw motorcycle gang members have been charged over two separate incidents. A 21 year old man, who is a senior member of the Nomads OMCG, was charged with Common Assault and bailed to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on 4 January 2021 following an incident in Harrington Street Hobart about 1am yesterday.…
Police actively investigating GoPro taken from fatal crash scene
Tasmania Police would like to thank the public for the multiple reports already received concerning the fatal crash in Launceston in the early hours of Sunday morning involving a Suzuki Swift and a motorcycle. Police are still actively investigating the circumstances surrounding this crash and again appeal to the public for the missing GoPro,…