A 26-year-old Kings Meadows man has been arrested and charged after police acted on reports from the community of his dangerous driving in Riverside.
Northern Road Policing Services carried out the operation on Thursday afternoon after receiving information through Crime Stoppers Tasmania.
Sergeant Scott McKinnell said police stopped the driver following reports of dangerous driving offences.
“Acting on information received through Crime Stoppers Tasmania regarding a driver who was allegedly committing dangerous driving offences, police conducted a targeted enforcement activity at Riverside yesterday afternoon and intercepted the driver allegedly involved,” he said.
The man returned a positive roadside breath test and was charged with driving while disqualified, driving without a licence, having alcohol in his body and breaching conditions of a notice.
He was held to appear before the court.
“This arrest demonstrates the significant value of information provided by the community and how we can all play our part in making the roads safer for everyone,” McKinnell said.
“We encourage anyone with information about dangerous drivers to provide information and police will continue to take action against those people in our community who choose to put themselves and others at risk of serious injury or death through dangerous driving behaviours on our roads.”
Police said many of their targeted operations are intelligence-led, focusing on drivers who persistently ignore road safety laws.
Crime Stoppers Tasmania chair David Daniels said community information can be the missing piece that helps police act on repeated dangerous driving.
“Through Crime Stoppers, people can report what they know anonymously and upload supporting photos or video when it is safe to do so,” he said.
“You don’t have to get involved or give your name to help make our roads safer.”
Police said they will continue acting on information received through Crime Stoppers and the Tasmania Police Enough is Enough dangerous driving portal, which allows dashcam footage and digital evidence to be uploaded directly.
