Youth charged over offences committed in Southern Tasmania
Police have charged a 15-year-old from the Bridgewater area over a number of offences committed in Southern Tasmania recently. Police will allege the youth committed an aggravated armed robbery on a food delivery driver in Gagebrook on 8 May. The youth was charged with: 1x aggravated armed robbery 1x motor vehicle stealing 3x stealing 1x…
Bellerive body investigation: Police seek help of bus patrons
Tasmania Police would like to speak with a women who was travelling on a Metro bus at Rokeby last Friday afternoon, as investigations continue into the discovery of a man’s body at Bellerive. The body of Luke Jon Telega, 45, was found in an industrial-sized garbage bin at Percy Street on Monday morning. Police are…
Police Taskforce Accountable to target recidivist offenders in Clarence
Police launched Taskforce Accountable yesterday to target recidivist offenders in the Clarence Division. Inspector Andrew Keane said Taskforce Accountable consists of plain clothes officers from Bellerive Police Station who will be patrolling major shopping and transit precincts in Clarence Division. “Taskforce Accountable will target the recidivist offenders who are responsible for the majority of our…
Motorists urged to drive to the conditions ahead of long weekend
Tasmania Police is urging motorists to slow down and drive to the conditions this coming long weekend. With more traffic expected on the roads across the weekend, motorists can expect to also see police. Acting Inspector Martin Parker from Western Road Policing Services said police across the state would be conducting a range of high-visibility…
Enjoy Dark Mofo and stay safe
As thousands of people descend on Hobart for the Dark Mofo festival, Tasmania Police is urging pedestrians and motorists to prioritise safety, particularly during the darker hours of the event. Tasmania’s popular Dark Mofo winter festival is back with a full program of events in Hobart including the opening night of the Winter Feast, on…
Teen faces multiple charges of motor vehicle stealing
Detectives investigating a series of thefts, reckless driving and property damage across Tasmania’s south have this week charged a 15-year-old boy with multiple offences, including 12 counts of stealing a motor vehicle. Members of Bridgewater CIB arrested and charged the teenager on Tuesday (June 3) following a search of his home at Herdsmans Cove. During…
Devonport man charged after police seize illegal firearms, taser
A man has been charged after police seized three illegal firearms and a taser during a targeted search at a West Ulverstone residence yesterday. During the search, members of Taskforce Scelus located and seized three gel blasters, the taser, drug paraphernalia, and a quantity of cash believed to be proceeds of crime. A 46 year…
Devonport man charged with trafficking
A man has been charged with major trafficking and police have seized significant quantities of ice and cannabis as part of an ongoing operation in the North West. The 43 year old Devonport man was charged yesterday after members from Western Drugs and Firearms Unit and Task Force Scelus, with the support of specialist police…
CCTV focus in Bellerive investigation
Detectives reviewing CCTV footage from the Bellerive area have identified someone they believe could assist with the ongoing investigation into the death of a 45-year-old man. The body of Luke Jon Telega was found in an industrial-sized garbage bin on Monday morning, at the rear of a business premises in Percy Street. Police would like…
Two men arrested and youths spoken to after drug dog patrols in Glenorchy
Tasmania Police continues to focus on reducing anti-social behaviour and retail crime in the Glenorchy municipality with high visibility patrols supported by police dog handlers yesterday afternoon resulting in several arrests and formal directions being made. Sergeant Iain Shepherd from the Tasmania Police Dog Handlers Unit said that during the patrols, dog handlers searched 12…