Two Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) members arrested
Tasmania Police in collaboration with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) National Anti-Gang Squad (NAGS) have made further arrests in relation to an operation targeting the Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) members and associates in the greater Hobart area. A 51 year old male and 21 year old male who are members of the Bandidos Outlaw…
Three people charged in relation to suspicious Sandy Bay fire
Police have charged a 16-year-old youth, a 17-year-old youth and an 18-year-old man in relation to a deliberately lit fire in Sandy Bay yesterday afternoon. The two youths were bailed to appear in the Youth Justice Division of the Hobart Magistrates Court in October, and the 18-year-old will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on…
Police investigating suspicious house fire in Rocherlea
Police are investigating a suspicious house fire in Rocherlea early this morning. Around 3am Tasmania Police and the Tasmania Fire Service attended a report of a house on fire on Ferntree Court. Tasmania Fire Service extinguished the fire which caused around $250,000 damage. The house was unoccupied at the time of the fire. Initial investigations…
Structure Fire 12/113 Chapel Street Glenorchy
On Monday 15 June 2020 police and Tasmania Fire Service were called to attend a structure fire at 12/113 Chapel Street Glenorchy. Surrounding units were evacuated by police, whilst the fire was brought under control by Tasmania Fire Service. No one was injured as a result of the fire which caused extensive damage valued at…
Police investigating suspicious Sandy Bay fire
Police are investigating a fire at an unoccupied residence in Quayle Street, Sandy Bay this afternoon. Police and emergency services responded to the fire shortly after 1:30pm, finding the house well alight on arrival. Tasmania Fire Service crews were able to quickly bring the fire under control, however as the house has not been occupied…
Single Vehicle Crash – Sky Farm Road, Claremont
Police attended a single vehicle crash on Sky Farm Road at Claremont around 9.15am this morning. The crash occurred when a white Toyota LandCruiser, travelling in a westerly direction, veered off the left-hand side of the road and rolled down an embankment. As a result of the crash the sole occupant, a 42-year-old female from…
Theft of Prescription Medication – North Hobart Pharmacy
Police are investigating the theft of prescription medication from the North Hobart Pharmacy this afternoon. Approximately 2.05pm today two men entered the North Hobart Pharmacy, 360 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart via the rear entrance. The men were wearing face masks and once inside one of the men told the staff they didn’t want to hurt…
Search and Rescue Operation – Holwell
Police search and rescue teams, with the assistance of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, extracted an injured man from the Holwell Gorge today. This morning a 56-year-old man from Latrobe went walking alone to the Holwell Falls, at Holwell Gorge, Holwell. During the walk he badly broke his left ankle and was unable to move. Fortunately, he had…
Police investigating fire incident at Launceston Police Station
Police are investigating a fire incident at Launceston Police Station around 10.50pm last night. A Molotov cocktail was thrown into the rear carpark of the Launceston Police Station. Lives were put at serious risk but fortunately nobody was harmed as a result of the incident. The item self-extinguished a short time later. Smoke and fire…
Search for missing person – Liffey
Around 5pm on Friday, 12th June 2020, police were alerted that a woman in her 50’s from Myrtle Creek Road, Liffey had wandered off from her home around 3.15pm and had not returned. The woman was suffering an illness which manifested as severe dementia-like symptom, including her inability to be aware of her current surroundings.…