Two men have been charged with numerous offences following a protracted incident yesterday. Both men had been actively avoiding police and were arrested following the incident where they utilised two vehicles in an attempt to evade police. Today, they have been charged with a total of 60 offences.

A 22 year old man with no fixed address has been charged with 35 separate charges including:
1x Dangerous Driving
2x Evade Police (aggravated circumstances)
1x Aggravated assault
1x Attempted Carjacking
4x Drive whilst not the holder of a driver’s licence
1x Computer related Fraud
7x Motor Vehicle stealing
1x Possess a controlled drug
1x Unlawful possession of property
1x Breach of interim Family Violence Order
9x Breaches of bail
2x Burglary
1x Stealing
1x Attempted stealing
1x Destroy property
1x Dangerous article in public place
2x FTA Warrant
1x Warrant First instance

A 19 year old man from Herdsman Cove has been charged with 25 charges including:

1x Motor vehicle stealing
17x Breach of family violence order
1x Possess a firearm to which a firearms licence may not be issued.
1x Possess ammunition when not the holder of the appropriate firearm licence.
1x Breach of restraint order
1x Breach of bail conditions
1x Unlawfully possess dangerous article in a public place.
1x Possess a controlled drug
1x Dangerous article in public place

Tasmania Police would like to thank the members of the public who have provided information to support the investigation.