Youth charged in relation to window damage at Burnie
A 15-year-old youth appeared before an out-of-hours Youth Justice Court last night on 11 counts of Destroying Property, 1 Count of Stealing and 1 count of Assaulting Police. The charges related to windows damaged on businesses and Burnie City Council assets on Wilmot Street, Burnie, overnight 9-10 August. Total cost of damage, which included a…
Burnie Police investigating windows damaged on Wilmot Street
Burnie Police are investigating damage to windows on businesses and Burnie City Council assets on Wilmot Street overnight (9-10 August). Damage costs are expected to be significant. A Burnie youth has been identified as the person responsible and Burnie Police are continuing their investigations in relation to the matter. Any business owner in the area…
Arson – Farrow Place, Bridgewater
Police are investigating a deliberately lit fire that occurred around 10pm last night (9 August 2023) on Farrow Place, Bridgewater. The fire was extinguished relatively quickly, causing an estimated $2,000 damage to the building. While no one was injured, an adult occupant was treated for smoke inhalation. This is believed to be an isolated incident…
Bushwalkers rescued from Cradle Mountain
Police are again urging bushwalkers to be prepared after two people called for help at Cradle Mountain overnight. Emergency services were alerted to two men who had been walking in the national park, before they went off track and became stuck in extremely steep terrain just before 5.30pm last night. The Burnie locals had trekked to the summit,…
Combined traffic operation conducted in the Central Highlands
To coincide with the opening weekend of the brown trout fishing season, Tasmania Police along with the Transport Safety and Investigation Unit, Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania’s Investigation and Enforcement Services, and the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service conducted a combined traffic operation in the Central Highlands over the weekend. Senior Sergeant Mark…
Police investigating after six people injured in OMCG assault
Police are investigating an assault where six people were injured by Outlaw Motorcycle Gang members in Devonport. About 1am Sunday, two men were outside McDonalds in Devonport CBD when three to four men exited a ute with interstate plates in the drive-thru and approached them. One of the victims was kicked in the ribs, and…
OMCGs targeted nationally during Taskforce Morpheus
An outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) member from southern Tasmania is facing close to 23 charges, following a coordinated national week of action as part of Taskforce Morpheus. With a particular focus on drugs, firearms, weapons and explosives, jurisdictions around Australia proactively targeted their own highest priority OMCG issues, with concentrated disruption, enforcement and compliance activities…
Youth charged over Launceston incident
As a result of the ongoing investigation into the disturbance in Launceston CBD today, police have tonight charged a 17 year old male youth with the following: Wounding x 1 Possess dangerous article in a public place (knife) The youth was detained to appear at an out of hours court at 11am on Saturday 14/8/2023,…
Youth in custody following Brisbane Street incident
A 17-year-old is in custody after an altercation in Brisbane Street, Launceston earlier this afternoon. Police were called to the scene about 2.15pm, after reports of a disturbance. A man received serious, but non life-threatening abdominal injuries after he was allegedly wounded with a knife. The victim was taken to the Launceston General Hospital…
Man charged with arson over deliberately lit house fire
A 42-year-old man has been charged with arson over a deliberately lit structure fire in Kingston on 13 July. The man has been bailed to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court in September.