Two people charged over stolen property worth $60,000
Two people have been charged after police recovered approximately $60,000 worth of stolen property during a planned search operation at a private residence at Longford yesterday. Items including tools, electrical equipment, jewellery and a significant quantity of copper wire were seized and are believed to have been stolen during a series of burglaries across the…
Police investigate deliberately lit house fire at Rokeby
Police are investigating a deliberately lit house fire in South Arm Road, Rokeby which occurred in the early hours of this morning. Emergency services were called to the scene about 2.30am following a report of a house on fire. The residence was vacant at the time and no one was injured in the incident. Tasmania…
Operation Safe Arrival wrap
While the Easter break has now ended, motorists are reminded that police will continue to target risk-taking driver behaviour to help keep our road networks safe. Acting Inspector Justin Lawson said that almost 7500 drivers were breath tested during Operation Safe Arrival over the Easter break, with 37 people charged with drink driving offences. …
Miandetta man charged in relation to firearms, drug and stealing offences
A 19-year-old Miandetta man will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court today in relation to firearms, drug and stealing offences. Hobart Uniform officers were on foot patrol in the CBD yesterday afternoon when the man allegedly stole items from a business. He was quickly arrested at the scene. Police allege the man was found to be…
Youth charged over Moonah armed robbery
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with armed robbery over an incident at Moonah in February this year. It is alleged the youth was armed with a baseball bat when he threatened the occupant of a Moonah residence before stealing $4,850 worth of property. Nobody was physically injured. Following an investigation into the incident, the…
New Norfolk Police charge 17 year old youth over crime spree
New Norfolk Police have charged a 17 year old youth in relation to an alleged crime spree totalling 30 offences. The youth was arrested yesterday in respect to several offences committed in New Norfolk, Bridgewater, Moonah and New Town over the course of the past week. The youth was charged with: Agg Burg x 3…
Road safety offences detected on Bruny Island
Kingston Police conducted high visibility patrols across remote areas on Bruny Island over the Easter long weekend in response to general traffic offending and hooning activity on beach reserves. Police responded to a number of 4WD vehicles engaging in dangerous driving behaviour on Cloudy Bay Beach which resulted in one of the 4WD vehicles rolling.…
Unmarked vehicle patrol detects road safety offences
As part of Operation Safe Arrival, members from the Devonport Police Station conducted a three hour patrol today using unmarked vehicles. The patrol concentrated on highways and secondary roads between Devonport and Deloraine. During this period the following offences were detected: Speeding Vehicles: 20 Defect Notices Issued: 2 Mobile Phones detected: 1 Unregistered motor vehicles:…
Clarendon Vale man charged after targeted police operation
A 26-year-old man from Clarendon Vale has been charged after a targeted police operation in the Clarendon Vale and Howrah area. Around 4:30pm on Monday, police will allege the man drove a stolen Ford Ranger whilst disqualified, before evading police in the Clarendon Vale area. The man was located and arrested a short time later…
Youth charged over an alleged attempted armed robbery
A 17 year old male youth has been charged over an alleged attempted armed robbery in Hobart today. Police charged the youth from North Hobart with common assault and attempted stealing with force, after he allegedly assaulted a Metro bus driver this morning in West Moonah, prior to attempting to steal cash from a North…