Source: Tasmania Police
Youth charged re stealing offences Glenorchy
Saturday, 18 July 2026 – 11:03 am.
Members of Tasmania Police’s Operation Respect have charged a 17-year-old youth following investigations into a series of stealing offences across the Glenorchy area.
The youth was arrested and charged in relation to an attempted stealing with force at a bottle shop in Glenorchy, and a stealing offence at a bottle shop in Claremont last night.
Further investigations conducted by Operation Respect identified the youth as also having committed other stealing offences across the Glenorchy area over a four-month period.
It is alleged the offending resulted in the theft of property and goods with an estimated value in excess of $15,000.
The youth was charged with:• 10 x Stealing• 1 x Attempted Stealing with Force• 12 x Relevant Contraventions
The youth was bailed to appear before the Youth Justice Division of the Hobart Magistrates Court at a later date.
Operation Respect – with a focus on targeting anti-social behaviour and recidivist offending in the Glenorchy area – remains committed to identifying and apprehending offenders whose actions impact the safety, security and wellbeing of the local community.
If you have information on a crime, please report to police on 131 444 or Triple Zero (000) in an emergency.Information can also be reported to Crime Stoppers Tasmania anonymously at crimestopperstas.com.au or on 1800 333 000.