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Overnight shooting leads to arrest for murder of Pitasoni Ulavalu
Publish date: 11:40AM - 05 August 2020A 26-year-old man is expected to face the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday, 6 August 2020, charged with murder following the stabbing death of former ACT Comanchero Commander, 48-year-old Pitasoni Ulavalu on 19 July, 2020.
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Traffic focus moves from speeding to sharing the road
Publish date: 09:08AM - 04 August 2020ACT Policing issued 601 infringements for speed-related offences on Canberra’s roads in July.
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Missing Persons Week 2020
Publish date: 02:20PM - 03 August 2020ACT Policing today (Monday, 3 August 2020) marked National Missing Persons Week for 2020.
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Man assaults officer after dispute with neighbour
Publish date: 09:30AM - 03 August 2020A 29-year-old Macquarie man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning on four charges after police were called early on Sunday morning (2 August 2020).
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Police arrest two for drug trafficking
Publish date: 09:19AM - 03 August 2020Two people will face the ACT Magistrates court this morning (Monday, 3 August 2020) after police, in response to separate incidents, apprehended them in possession of trafficable quantities of drugs.
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Victorian man fined for breaching ACT COVID 19 directions
Publish date: 10:59AM - 02 August 2020ACT Policing has issued a Criminal Infringement Notice (CIN) to a 38-year-old man from Laverton, Victoria for breaching the ACT’s COVID-19 directions.
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Police release CCTV footage to identify alleged offenders in home invasion
Publish date: 08:02AM - 01 August 2020ACT Policing has released CCTV footage of a home invasion in Chisolm on Tuesday, 7 July 2020.
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Police investigate suspicious fire in Greenway
Publish date: 02:54PM - 31 July 2020ACT Policing is investigating a suspicious fire that occurred in Greenway this morning (Friday 31 July, 2020).
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Hawker man charged with child abuse material offences
Publish date: 09:22AM - 30 July 2020A 33-year-old Hawker man is due to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court today (Thursday, 30 July 2020) after being charged with possessing suspected child sexual abuse material.
MORE Man to face court on one count of stalking
Publish date: 09:13AM - 30 July 2020A 39-year-old Griffith man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (30 July 2020) charged with stalking.
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Police seek further witnesses to fatal Parkes motorcycle collision
Publish date: 07:14AM - 30 July 2020ACT Policing is issuing a second call for witnesses to a collision on the Commonwealth Ave Bridge around 2.40pm on Monday, 20 July 2020.
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Police seek witnesses to distribution of COVID-19 letters
Publish date: 03:33PM - 29 July 2020ACT Policing is seeking information regarding the distribution of letters that make a number of false claims about COVID-19.
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Man arrested for drink driving after dangerous stunt
Publish date: 09:28AM - 29 July 2020Police arrested a 25-year-old Indian national about 4am today (Wednesday, 29 July 2020) after he was allegedly driving while seated on the open window sill of his vehicle, with only his legs inside the vehicle.
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Publish date: 03:59PM - 27 July 2020ACT Policing continued COVID-19 compliance checks on people in self-isolation, in quarantine and at businesses over the weekend.
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Police seek witnesses and footage to Greenway collision
Publish date: 12:05PM - 27 July 2020ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage following a three car collision in Greenway.
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