Information sought following series of cigarette thefts
Police are appealing for information following the theft of cigarettes from several businesses on Hobart’s Eastern Shore in recent weeks. A Bellerive service station, a Lauderdale bottle shop and a Lindisfarne supermarket were targeted, with an estimated $50,000 worth of cigarettes stolen and approximately $25,000 damage caused. Detective Sergeant Boyd from Bellerive CIB said offenders…
Man charged with drug and firearm offences
Police have charged a 29-year-old man from Bridgewater with drug and firearm offences following a search of a property at Bridgewater on Monday. Police searched the premises locating over 70 cannabis plants and five firearms, three of which were stolen from a property in Ouse in August. Detective Sergeant Boyd from Bellerive CIB said ‘This…
Man charged with burglary and stealing
Police have charged a 29-year-old man with several offences following burglaries in Hobart and Kingston over the weekend. Police will allege that overnight Friday-Saturday, a man unlawfully entered a building on Macquarie Street and stole a significant amount of property including electronic items, 26 computers, iphones, a significant quantity of specialist engineering equipment, tools, furniture,…
Man charged over Devonport business damage
A man has been charged over an incident where copper piping was stolen from the top floor of a commercial building in Devonport CBD, causing significant flood damage to a number of businesses on the ground floor. Police were called to the corner of Best and Rooke streets about 5am Thursday 19 October. A 44-year-old…
Sergeant Damian Bidgood recognised with Search and Rescue Award
Tasmania Police’s Sergeant Damian Bidgood was recognised in the National Search and Rescue (NATSAR) Awards last night, receiving the Long-Standing Contribution Award. Assistant Commissioner Robert Blackwood said the NATSAR Awards are part of the National Search and Rescue Council meeting which is being hosted in Tasmania this week – a significant annual event in the…
Man charged with firearms related offences following search at Levendale
Police have charged a man with several firearm related offences following a search at a property at Levendale earlier this month. On 11 October, officers from Oatlands Police, Firearm Services, Drug and Firearm detection dogs and Operation Saturate attended an address at Levendale to conduct a search based on information received from members of the…
Police investigate Devonport CBD business damage
Police are investigating an incident where significant damage was caused to a number of Devonport CBD businesses. Police were called to the corner of Best and Rooke streets about 5am this morning, after reports of flooding on several levels of a commercial building. Detectives believe a person has entered the building and caused the…
High Range Drink Driving – Crash on Primrose Sands Road
A 51-year-old woman from Forcett will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court in December after crashing her red Ford utility on Primrose Sands Road yesterday. The woman registered a blood alcohol reading of 0.213 when she crashed her red Ford utility just before 9.30am. She lost control of her vehicle before crossing to the wrong…
Fatal Quad Bike Crash, Wynyard
A sixteen year old male has died as a result of a single quad bike crash on Minnies Road at Wynyard. Police were contacted yesterday afternoon after the rider could not be located by family members. A search then located the male down an embankment in the early hours of this morning. This incident is currently being investigated…
Police investigating aggravated burglary at New Norfolk
Police are investigating an aggravated burglary at a residence at New Norfolk today. Around 2:40pm, police received information that a burglary was in progress at an address on Back River Road. Several police units converged on the area and apprehended three offenders a short distance away from the scene. A 39-year-old man…