Tasmania Police has today launched Operation Full Stop, a targeted initiative aimed at cracking down on hooning and unsafe driving in the suburbs of Risdon Vale and Clarendon Vale.
Operation Full Stop is designed to:
• Reduce hooning and reckless driving
• Improve road safety
• Reassure the community that dangerous behaviour will not be tolerated
Inspector Andrew Keane from Clarence Division said the operation is a joint effort between Bellerive Uniform and Southern Road Policing Services.
"Officers will conduct targeted patrols, apply intelligence-led enforcement, and engage with the community to identify and apprehend offenders," he said.
"Our efforts will be concentrated in areas where hooning is most prevalent."
Acting Inspector Penny Reardon from Southern Road Policing Services said police will deploy a range of tactics to the effort.
"This will include unmarked patrol vehicles, trail bikes and aerial drones to help up monitor high risk areas and catch offenders in the act."
"By combining uniform and road policing resources and using modern technology to support our efforts, we're able to focus enforcement where it's needed most."
Inspector Keane said Operation Full Stop reflects Tasmania Police's commitment to keeping our streets safe.
"Our community deserves to feel safe, and Tasmania Police will take firm action against those who put lives at risk," he said.
"This operation is about preventing harm before it occurs."
Acting Inspector Reardon said community information is vital to helping police respond effectively.
"Police take reports of hooning and unsafe driving seriously and encourage people to report matters on 131 444 or Triple Zero (000) in an emergency," she said.
"Video footage can also be provided to police through our online portal at www.police.tas.gov.au/report."
