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Police seeking further information in Phillip homicide investigation
Publish date: 02:38PM - 01 July 2021ACT Policing’s investigation into the death of 48-year old Phillip man Glenn Walewicz on Thursday, 10 June 2021, is continuing.
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P-Plate driver caught 87km/h over speed limit
Publish date: 08:16AM - 30 June 2021A provisional driver has been caught by police driving at more than 80 km/h over the posted limit.
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ACT Policing COVID-19 compliance
Publish date: 04:52PM - 29 June 2021ACT Policing is continuing its enforcement of ACT public health directions by conducting compliance activities in the ACT.
MORE Police investigating incidents involving a stolen Ford Falcon
Publish date: 02:02PM - 29 June 2021ACT Policing is investigating several incidents on Sunday, 27 June 2021 which are believed to be linked to a stolen grey Ford Falcon sedan.
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Witnesses sought following shooting in Bonner
Publish date: 10:00AM - 28 June 2021Witnesses are being sought following the shooting of a man in Bonner yesterday (Sunday, 27 June 2021).
MORE Police order more than 50 people to return to Sydney
Publish date: 11:56AM - 27 June 2021ACT Policing has ordered more than 50 people to return to their homes in Sydney after discovering many guests in a Braddon hotel were in breach of ACT public health directions on Saturday night (25 June 2021).
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Two people to face court after weekend arrests
Publish date: 10:20AM - 27 June 2021ACT Policing arrested a 27-year-old Flynn man and a 31-year-old Taylor woman early Sunday morning (27 June 2021) after they were observed in a stolen vehicle.
MORE ACT Policing to increase health direction compliance
Publish date: 05:31PM - 26 June 2021ACT Policing will increase enforcement of the updated ACT public health directions by engaging with drivers and conducting compliance checks across the ACT from today.
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Witnesses sought to South Point shopping centre assault
Publish date: 07:51AM - 26 June 2021ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged assault earlier this week at the South.Point shopping centre in Greenway.
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ACT records sixth fatality for 2021
Publish date: 11:24AM - 25 June 2021About 5:30pm last Friday (18 June 2021) ACT Policing received reports that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle on a pedestrian crossing near the intersection of Brigalow and Hall Streets, Lyneham.
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Police release face fit to identify car thief
Publish date: 10:00AM - 25 June 2021ACT Policing has released a face-fit image to identify a man who stole a car during an aggravated robbery on the night of Sunday, 6 June 2021.
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Man extradited from NSW after Narrabundah shooting
Publish date: 09:21AM - 24 June 2021ACT Policing Criminal Investigations detectives extradited a 22-year-old man from Bateman’s Bay, NSW yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, 23 June 2021) after a continuing investigation into a shooting in Narrabundah in November 2020.
MORE Man extradited from Victoria to face court
Publish date: 09:19AM - 22 June 2021A 38-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today following his extradition from Victoria yesterday.
MORE Drunk driver doing burnouts charged
Publish date: 12:09PM - 21 June 2021Police have charged a 42-year-old Macgregor man following a report of burnout activity early on Sunday morning.
MORE ACT Policing arrest thieves and vandals over weekend
Publish date: 10:07AM - 21 June 2021Four people will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (21 June 2021) after ACT Policing arrested them on the weekend in relation to two separate incidents.
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