Charges laid over burglaries committed across southern and eastern Tasmania
Police have charged a 29-year-old man and a 17-year-old youth with multiple offences including burglaries, motor vehicle stealing, breach of bail, disqualified driving and firearms offences after a traffic crash and search on 17 January. About 11.30am police and emergency services responded to a two-car crash in Lenah Valley where the occupants had fled the…
Two youths charged over Midlands evade incident
Two 17-year-olds have been charged over an evade incident in the Midlands yesterday afternoon. The youths were taken into custody about 3:50pm, after a white Toyota Camry sedan (reportedly stolen from Launceston) evaded police, allegedly travelling at speeds of about 160km/h on the wrong side of the road on Mud Walls Road near Jericho. The…
Two youths in custody following evade incident
Two youths are in custody following an evade incident in the Midlands this afternoon. A white Toyota Camry sedan registration K23YW, which was allegedly stolen from Launceston, was observed by police on Midland Highway at Stonor about 3.30pm, then evaded police on Mud Walls Road near Jericho. Police allege the vehicle travelled onto…
Man charged with high range drink driving
A 54 year old man has been charged with high range drink driving and been immediately disqualified for 12 months after being detected on the West Coast today. Police were on patrol in the Pieman Road area west of Tullah when they intercepted a Green 4WD about 1pm today. The driver of the vehicle underwent…
Man charged over Hadspen incident
A 33-year-old Launceston man has been charged over an isolated incident at Hadspen overnight. Police were called to Rutherglen Road about 6.45pm following reports of a concern for welfare of a man walking on the road. Police located the man inside a private residence a short time later. Officers communicated with him for several hours…
Bridgewater man charged with firearms offences, burglary
A 25-year-old Bridgewater man has been charged with multiple firearms-related offences, burglary, motor vehicle stealing and breaches of bail after a targeted search by police. Police searched a private residence at Bridgewater on Thursday in relation to an investigation into recent motor vehicle stealings. During the search, police located and seized a stolen car, and…
Antique firearms changes to improve community safety
A new process to manage the possession of antique (pre-1900) firearms has been implemented in Tasmania. Until now, Exemption No. 4 under the Firearms Act 1996 has allowed people to possess certain antique (pre-1900) firearms without a licence, registration and storage requirements. Following a review, the Commissioner has determined to cancel Exemption No. 4 and…
Learner rider caught travelling at 140km/h
A 17-year-old learner rider has lost his licence for seven months, had his bike confiscated, and been fined more than $1100 after being detected riding at high speeds at Newnham yesterday. About 7pm Wednesday, a police officer from Northern Highway Patrol detected the teenager reaching a speed of 140km/h between Mowbray and Newnham on the…
Taskforce Viper recovers significant amount of stolen property
Police from the Northern District’s Taskforce Viper have recovered more than $27,000 worth of stolen property and charged a 35-year-old Mayfield man in relation to the thefts. Taskforce members conducted a search in the Northern Suburbs on Monday, locating a significant amount of property. The man was charged with multiple offences including Burglary, Stealing, and…
ATV crash – Seymour, East Coast
Around 6:20pm Tuesday 17th January 2024, emergency services responded to a report of a single vehicle roll over, on the beach area at Seymour involving a Mitsubishi Triton 4WD. Emergency services were advised that a 45 year old male received injuries after he was thrown from the vehicle. Due to accessibility issues the medivac helicopter was…