Two more boys charged over alleged assault in Hobart CBD
Police have laid charges against two further boys over the alleged assault of a teenage boy in Hobart’s CBD on Wednesday. A 14-year-old boy has been charged with aggravated robbery, stealing, injure property, trespass and unlawfully tamper or interfere with a motor vehicle. He has been bailed to appear in the Hobart Youth Justice Division…
P-plater caught at dangerous speed on Midland Highway
A P-plater will be proceeded against after he was caught travelling 44km over the speed limit on the Midland Highway yesterday. About 4.30pm, police intercepted the 17-year-old, who had held his licence for just four days, near Oatlands, where he was detected travelling at 144km/h. Senior Constable Shane Leek from Oatlands Police said the teenager’s…
UPDATE: Youths arrested after alleged assault in Hobart CBD
UPDATE @ 1.30pm July 17: Youths arrested after alleged assault in Hobart CBD Police have laid charges against two boys over the alleged assault of a teenage boy in Hobart’s CBD on Wednesday. A 14-year-old boy has been charged with aggravated robbery, stealing, destroy property, unlawfully tamper or interfere with a motor vehicle, and bail…
Man charged with stolen property and firearms offences
A man has been charged as investigations continue into the stealing of five vehicles from a North Hobart car yard in May. Last month, police from the South East, Glenorchy and Bridgewater Criminal Investigation Branches executed several searches in the Montrose and Derwent Valley areas, alongside the Southern Drugs and Firearms Unit. A Toyota Rav…
Youths arrested over alleged assault in Hobart CBD
Police have arrested two 14-year-old boys in connection with the alleged assault of a teenage boy in Hobart’s central business district on Wednesday. The incident happened about 2:05pm, on the grassed area of Mather’s Lane. It is alleged a 14-year-old boy was assaulted and had his iPhone stolen during the altercation. He was subsequently transported…
Police seek help to identify critically injured man
A man remains in a critical condition in hospital after a crash overnight on the Bass Highway, near the Round Hill Point lighthouse, about 6km east of Burnie. Preliminary investigations indicate the male pedestrian – who police have yet to identify – was in, or near, the east-bound lane of the highway when he was…
Male pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by vehicle near Burnie
A male pedestrian is in a critical condition after being hit by a vehicle on the Bass Highway, Round Hill, near Burnie overnight. Police and emergency services were called to attend the crash about 11.10pm after a vehicle travelling in an easterly direction collided with a male pedestrian who was on the roadway. Police, Tasmania…
Motorcyclist dies following single vehicle crash in Hobart
Sadly, a motorcyclist has died following a single vehicle crash in Hobart’s northern suburbs. Police and emergency services were called to the MyState Bank Arena carpark near the Brooker Highway about 9pm last night following a report of a serious crash. The motorcyclist was taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital in a critical condition but…
Call for information on jewellery store burglary
Investigations are under way into a burglary at a jewellery business on Murray Street, Hobart, in the early hours of Sunday. Police were called to the business on Murray Street about 2am on July 13 after it was broken into and a quantity of jewellery, including rings and watches, was stolen. Entry was gained by…
Three men charged with drug and firearms offences in northern Tasmania
Three men have been charged with drug and firearms offences following a recent police operation in northern Tasmania. Detective Inspector Nathan Johnston said the operation, led by the Northern Drugs and Firearms Unit, had been running since May. “The operation, which involved a range of specialist police resources, was brought to a planned resolution on…