Police investigating Margate house fire
Police are investigating a fire in Margate yesterday afternoon which destroyed a house on the Channel Highway. Around 4.35pm yesterday emergency services were called to the fire which had fully engulfed the house. Multiple crews from the Tasmania Fire Service attended extinguished the blaze. While the cause of the fire is undetermined there are no…
South Hobart man detected driving 55km/h above the limit in Hobart
A South Hobart man has had his vehicle clamped and will appear before the Court after police detected him driving 55km/h above the limit in Hobart on Sunday. Around 9.45pm on Sunday night, police detected the 32-year-old man driving at 125km/h in a 70km/h speed zone on the Tasman Highway in the vicinity of the…
Investigations into property damage in Devonport
Police are investigating incidents of property damage which have occurred in the Devonport area in the past week. The property damage consists of business windows, a vehicle window and a metal fence. It’s believed that on at least one of these occasions a firearm was used to cause the damage to property. Investigations are…
Police investigate firearms incident at Bridgewater
Police are investigating a firearms incident at Bridgewater over the weekend. Three shots were fired into the hairdresser / tattooist in Hurst Street, Bridgewater, between 5.30pm Saturday and 7.30pm Sunday. No one was at the premises when the incident occurred and no one was injured. Police officers, including CIB and Forensics (including…
Two men charged over Glenorchy aggravated armed robbery
Two men have been charged in relation to an aggravated armed robbery in Tolosa St, Glenorchy, on Tuesday night. A 22 year old Glenorchy man and a 24 year old Montrose man were arrested by police at a Glenorchy residence about 12.30pm on Friday. The 24 year old man was charged with Aggravated…
Outlaw motorcycle gang member charged with serious firearms offences
A senior member of the Outlaws outlaw motorcycle gang has been charged with serious firearm offences following a major police investigation. The 39 year old Bracknell man was arrested at a Bracknell residence today and tonight was charged with the following offences: Breach of Firearms Prohibition Notice Possess firearms when not the holder…
Man charged over alleged armed robbery at Bridgewater
A 29 year old Bridgewater man has been charged in relation to an alleged armed robbery at a Bridgewater business this morning. The man has been formally charged with Armed Robbery and has been detained to appear in an out of hours session of the Hobart Magistrates Court.
Two men in custody over Glenorchy aggravated armed robbery
Two are in custody assisting police with their inquiries in relation to an aggravated armed robbery in Glenorchy on Tuesday night. A 22 year old man and a 24 year old man, both of Montrose, were arrested by police at a Glenorchy residence about 12.30pm today. Police have established that there was an…
Man in custody following alleged armed robbery at Bridgewater
A 29 year old Bridgewater man is in custody following an alleged armed robbery at a Bridgewater business this morning. Police received a call to attend the Priceline Pharmacy in Greenpoint Road, Bridgewater in relation to an armed robbery, about 9.50am. It was reported at the time that the single male offender wearing all…
Police release photos of people of interest in incident
Tasmania Police has released photos of two people of interest following an incident in which a man was stabbed in Glenorchy. Glenorchy CIB is currently investigating an aggravated armed robbery that occurred on the evening of Tuesday 2 October at Glenorchy. It is believed that the two men, Angus and Jake Ford, may…