Stolen motorcycle linked to Hobart burglaries recovered in northern suburbs raid

Tasmania Police have been called to the scene. Image / Pulse

A stolen motorcycle that police say has links to multiple burglaries across Hobart earlier this month has been found during a search of a home in Hobart’s northern suburbs.

The motorcycle, along with a stolen car, was located and seized during a targeted search of a private residence in Bridgewater on Thursday.

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Police suspect the bike to have been involved in burglaries in Bridgewater and Sandy Bay in early January.

A large quantity of tools believed to have been stolen during burglaries over the past week were also found at the home.

The Hobart Magistrates Court. Image / Pulse

A 25-year-old Bridgewater man has been charged with multiple firearms-related offences, burglary, motor vehicle theft and breaches of bail following the search.

He has been detained and is scheduled to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court today.