860 drivers tested in high visibility traffic operation
Tasmania Police is stepping up its focus on road safety as festive season celebrations get under way. A major roadside operation was conducted in two locations across greater Hobart last night, with 860 random breath tests conducted. One driver was charged with drink-driving and two drivers failed roadside drug tests. A number of other traffic…
16 new constables boost police ranks
Tasmania Police has today welcomed 16 new constables into its ranks, with recruit course 3/2025 officially graduating from the police academy. Commissioner Donna Adams and Commander Damien George attended the police academy at Rokeby to congratulate the new constables – 10 men and six women – on their achievements. The constables have come from diverse…
Two people rescued from Machinery Creek Canyon
Two people have been rescued after suffering hypothermia while canyoning on Tasmania’s northwest coast yesterday. Authorities were notified shortly before 4pm, when a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) was activated near Machinery Creek Canyon. Inspector Steve Jones said a group of four canyoners had entered the canyon near Cethana, with two participants showing signs of hypothermia…
Northern Police intercept 477 drivers during targeted day of action
Police intercepted nearly 500 drivers during targeted road safety operations across the Northern District yesterday. During the operations on Wednesday 26 November, 29 drivers were intercepted for speeding including a woman who was also found to be disqualified from driving, in an unregistered vehicle with false plates. The driver’s grey Nissan Skyline was intercepted at…
Police seize 3D-printed firearms and 3D printers
Two men face a range of serious charges, including manufacturing and dealing in illegal firearms, following the seizure of 3D printers and 3D-printed firearms in police searches of three properties in southern Tasmania. Officers from the Southern District Drugs and Firearms Unit seized two 3D printers, multiple firearm parts, several 3D-printed firearms and silencers, $44,000…
Man charged with trafficking cocaine into Tasmania
A 36-year-old man has been charged with drug trafficking following a police operation in Devonport yesterday. Officers from the Tasmania Joint Organised Crime Task Force (JOCTF) and Tasmania Police’s Western Drug & Firearms Unit intercepted a vehicle that was arriving into Tasmania aboard a commercial shipping vessel. Five kilograms of cocaine were located in a…
Man’s body located near Federation Peak
Sadly, police have recovered the body of a bushwalker from Tasmania’s Southwest this afternoon. Authorities were notified this morning after the man’s body was found by another bushwalker near Federation Peak shortly before 10am. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to the scene and the deceased man – since identified as a 39-year-old from New…
Firearms seized in Huon Valley
Illegal firearms and other weapons have been seized during a police search of a property in the Huon Valley. The search at the weekend was an investigation by police in the Kingston Division and resulted in the seizure of guns, weapons and a quantity of illegal drugs. Reducing the number of illicit firearms in the community…
Men charged with firearms offences
Two men have been charged with firearms, drug and stolen property offences, after a search of a property in northern Tasmania. Officers from Taskforce Raven conducted a search in Rocherlea on Friday, 21 November and seized stolen firearms, a 22-Magnum handgun and stolen property including chainsaws, power tools and portable generators. A 47-year-old man from…
Police drone tracks down hooning trail bike rider
Police have seized an allegedly stolen and unregistered trail bike – using drone resources to identify and track the rider – during an operation targeting hooning and unsafe driving in the Clarence area. On Saturday, police using drone capabilities at Rokeby observed a man on an unregistered trail bike conducting ‘wheelies’ and riding in a…