Four youths charged with multiple offences
Four youths have been charged in relation to a number of offences committed in the New Norfolk, Bridgewater and Hobart areas over the last month. The youths – a 12 year old female, a 13 year old female, a 14 year old male and a 16 year old male – were arrested at Bridgewater yesterday.…
Men charged over Wynyard vehicle burglaries
Police have today charged three men with multiple counts of burglary and motor vehicle stealing related to a series of offences at Wynyard Airport car park overnight. A 19 year-old Wynyard man was charged with seven counts of Burglary, Motor Vehicle Stealing and Destroy Property. An 18 year-old Rosebery man was charged with seven counts…
Driver detected travelling at 100km/h in 50km/h zone
A 20-year-old driver has been issued an on the spot fine of $1121.15, six demerit points, and been disqualified from driving for four months after he was caught travelling at twice the speed limit in Cressy yesterday. Members of Northern Road Policing Services were conducting patrols when the white Ford utility was detected travelling at…
Two people proceeded against during Total Fire Ban
Two people are being proceeded against for lighting fires during a Total Fire Ban in Southern Tasmania. A 13-year-old will be dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act, as police investigate a suspicious fire in Cygnet yesterday. Tasmania Fire Service crews quickly extinguished the fire, which was reported about 5:30pm. The fire…
Northern police seize 36 firearms in 30 days
Northern Drugs and Firearms Unit, Criminal Investigation Branch and Taskforce Viper have together seized 36 firearms, $45,000 in cash and quantities of ice, cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis through targeted operations in the past 30 days. During that period members of Northern Taskforce Viper have arrested 45 people and charged them with more than 426 separate offences…
Driveway scam reported in North West
Tasmania Police is again warning people to be wary of a potential driveway scam operating in the state. The scammers operate nationally, however police received multiple reports last month suggesting they were operating in the North of the state. This week, Latrobe Police located and seized a stolen bobcat and trailer believed to be linked…
Blackmans Bay man charged with drug trafficking
Police have charged a 38-year-old Blackmans Bay man with drug trafficking following continued investigations into the largest seizure of methylamphetamine and cocaine in Tasmania’s history. Significant quantities of methylamphetamine (3kg) and cocaine (4kg) were seized in December last year, after police intercepted a vehicle and vessel at Rocky Cape in the state’s north west. Two…
Disqualified driver charged with drug, driving offences
A woman has been charged with multiple driving and drug-related offences after police intercepted a vehicle at Sorell overnight. Officers from Southern Traffic and Policing Services intercepted the unregistered vehicle about 10.30pm. Police spoke with a 59-year-old woman driving the vehicle, who was unlicensed and disqualified from driving until September, 2025. The woman also returned…
22 drivers caught using mobile phones during traffic operation in the Hobart CBD
Tasmania Police conducted a traffic operation in the Hobart CBD this morning where 22 drivers were caught using their mobile phones within a 90 minute period, including two provisional licence holders. Police are reminding drivers that it is illegal to: hold a mobile phone in your hand or rest it on any part of your…
Police investigating wounding incident in Claremont
Police are investigating a reported wounding outside a petrol station on Main Road, Claremont this morning. Emergency services were called to the scene about 10:20am, following a disturbance between a man and another group of people. A man in his 20s was reportedly wounded by a 41-year-old man following a verbal altercation. His injuries were…