Vehicles seized and clamped by Burnie Police
Since 11 December 2022, Burnie Police has indefinitely seized one vehicle and clamped another in relation to hooning and other traffic related offences in the Burnie area. On the most recent occasion on 14 December 2022, a 39-year-old man had his vehicle clamped for 28 days in relation to hooning activity detected in the South…
Police continuing to investigate vehicle fire at Mornington
Police are continuing to investigate a fire that destroyed three vehicles on Carbeen Street, Mornington, on Thursday 10 November 2022. Tasmania Police and Tasmanian Fire Services were called to the vehicle fires just before 2am. The vehicles were parked in a unit complex carpark when they were set alight. Initial investigations determined the fire to…
Police recover funds following business email scam
Police have recovered more than $73,000 after a Tasmanian business was the victim of an email compromise scam. The business reported the matter to police in November, after invoice details in an email sent to a customer were intercepted and changed, resulting in a $73,371 payment being made to an incorrect account. Detective Sergeant Paul…
Police charge man with High Range Drink Driving at South Burnie
A 59-year-old Burnie man who recorded a breath alcohol reading of .281 has been charged and disqualified from driving for 2 years after a crash in South Burnie this morning. Police were called to a single vehicle crash on Menai Street about 8:50am. On arrival they found a silver Ford Escape which had struck a…
Personal locator beacon ensures quick rescue from southwest wilderness
Police are reiterating the importance of being properly prepared when enjoying Tasmania’s wilderness, after a personal locator beacon (PLB) activation at Port Davey in Tasmania’s far south west last night. “A 72 year old man was part of a walking group of three walking from Port Davey to Melaleuca when he injured his knee and…
Single vehicle crash on Tasman Highway, Four Mile Creek
Four people were transported to hospital after a single vehicle crash on the Tasman Highway near Four Mile Creek, on Tasmania’s east coast. Four UK nationals were the occupants of a white Subaru Forester wagon, that lost control and collided with a farm gate driveway, about 1:30pm today. The vehicle became airborne for about 30…
Man charged with trafficking
A 35 year old Wynyard man has been charged with trafficking methlamphetamine, following an investigation by police in western Tasmania. He was arrested on Wednesday following a search of a Wynyard property and charged with trafficking in a controlled drug. Police will allege the man has sold approximately $188,000 worth of methylamphetamine over the past…
Disqualified driver detected driving three times over the legal limit
A 41 year old Penguin woman will appear in court today in relation to several high risk traffic offences. At approximately 5:30 pm on Thursday 8 December, police were alerted to dangerous driving behaviour of a White Toyota Corolla on Preservation Drive, Sulphur Creek. The vehicle was reportedly being driven in an erratic manner, had…
Serious single vehicle crash on Winkleigh Road, Winkleigh
A 23 year old man from Beaconsfield is in a serious condition in Royal Hobart Hospital after a serious crash on Winkleigh Road near Exeter in Northern Tasmania. The man was the single occupant of a red BMW that lost control and collided with a culvert and large tree at about 3.30pm today.…
Police Seeking Information on Building Site Burglaries, Eastern Shore
Bellerive CIB have charged a 27 year old man with being in possession of stolen property and firearm offences following a search of a residence at Clarendon Vale this morning. Police will allege the recovered property was stolen from a commercial building site in Bellerive over the weekend. “Unfortunately, we have seen an increase in…