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…
Police investigating serious crash at Myalla
A driver remains in hospital after a serious vehicle rollover at Myalla in North West Tasmania overnight. Police and emergency services were called to Scotts Road just before 11pm Wednesday 2 July after reports a car had rolled down an embankment. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was transported to the North West…
Three men charged with Criminal Code Assault
Police have today charged three men with Criminal Code Assault and destroying property following an incident outside Mood Food, Burnie, in the early hours of Wednesday 2 July. Police allege the 18 year old, 19 year old and 41 year old men – all of Somerset – assaulted an 18 year old man and damaged…
Man charged with prohibited behaviour
Police have arrested and charged a 34-year-old Little Swanport man with one count of Prohibited Behaviour following an incident in the Devonport CBD on Tuesday. The man will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court at a later date. Police thank members of the public who assisted in identifying and locating the man. Anyone with further…
Taskforce Respect helps achieve reduction in Glenorchy crime
Six weeks on from the launch of Taskforce Respect to target anti-social behaviour and retail crime in Glenorchy, police are expanding operations to identify and recover stolen property. It comes as new data from Tasmania Police shows a 16 per cent fall in total offences in the Glenorchy division for the past 12 months, including…
North-West woman charged with drug trafficking
A 36-year-old woman from Tasmania’s North-West has been charged with drug trafficking after her arrest near Ulverstone. Police allege the woman had 140 grams of methamphetamine (ice) in the vehicle she was driving. The quantity of drugs seized is equivalent to about 1400 ‘street deals’. The drugs were found during a search of the vehicle…
Police investigating suspicious structure fire, Rossarden
Police are investigating a suspicious structure fire at Rossarden overnight. Emergency services were called to the former Rossarden School House in Schell Street just before 1am after reports of a fire. Tasmania Fire Service contained the fire before an investigation determined it was deliberately lit. Nobody was inside the structure at the time and police…
Two youths charged with property offences in Kingston and Blackmans Bay
Two youths will be proceeded against in relation to a series of property offences allegedly committed at Kingston and Blackmans Bay between 20-23 June. A 16-year-old youth was arrested, charged and will appear before the Youth Justice Court at a later date. A 15-year-old will be proceeded against pursuant to Youth Justice provisions. They have…
Investigation into stolen plaques at Soldiers Memorial Avenue
Tasmania Police is calling for public assistance as officers investigate the theft of more than 20 brass plaques from the Soldiers Memorial Avenue at the Queens Domain, Hobart. The City of Hobart and Friends of Soldiers Memorial Avenue reported the incident to police on Wednesday afternoon, saying it appears the plaques – which honour fallen…
Man charged with sexual abuse of children
Tasmania Police has charged a man from southern Tasmania with child sexual abuse offences, including five counts of rape, as part of an ongoing investigation. The man, aged in his 50s, was previously charged in December 2023 with multiple historical sexual offences against three children under the age of 12. Following further inquiries and interviews…