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Dangerous drivers receive penalties
Publish date: 01:17PM - 07 May 2021Several drivers are paying the price for being caught illegally hooning in Canberra.
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Witnesses sought to driving incidents
Publish date: 02:35PM - 06 May 2021ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to driving incidents that occurred in Gungahlin last night (Wednesday, 5 May 2021).
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Police targeting dangerous driving in May
Publish date: 11:44AM - 04 May 2021Police will be targeting dangerous behaviour on Canberra’s roads during May. With a focus on red light safety, hoon behaviour and burnout activity, police will be using a range of tactics to identify those that are choosing to do the wrong thing on our roads.
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Disqualified driver on incorrect side of road to face court
Publish date: 10:16AM - 03 May 2021A 25-year-old disqualified driver will face court today (Monday 3 May 2021) on numerous driving offences after motorists took evasive action to avoid colliding with a vehicle on the incorrect side of the road.
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Parcel thief charged
Publish date: 08:02AM - 02 May 2021A 25-year-old Kambah man has been charged with theft following his arrest on Friday (30 April 2021).
MORE Man charged with drug trafficking
Publish date: 11:07AM - 01 May 2021A 26-year-old man has been charged with drug trafficking following a police operation in Belconnen yesterday (Friday, 30 April 2021)
MORE Two men face court following burglaries and pursuit of stolen vehicles
Publish date: 10:58AM - 01 May 2021Two men will face the ACT Magistrates Court today on a number of charges following multiple burglaries and the pursuit of two stolen vehicles.
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Witnesses sought to Tuggeranong Parkway collision
Publish date: 09:07AM - 01 May 2021ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash cam footage following a multi vehicle collision that occurred on the Tuggeranong Parkway on Thursday evening.
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Police investigating fatal collision on Tuggeranong Parkway
Publish date: 05:55PM - 28 April 2021ACT Policing is investigating a single-vehicle collision on the Tuggeranong Parkway, Kambah last night (Tuesday, 27 April 2021) in which a 19-year-old man died.
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AFP management of telecommunication requests
Publish date: 09:20AM - 28 April 2021ACT Policing is committed to ensuring access to mobile device locations during an investigation is conducted appropriately and transparently.
MORE P-Platers among ACT’s worst speeders on ANZAC long weekend
Publish date: 02:23PM - 27 April 2021ACT Policing is dismayed by the behaviour displayed by some drivers on the weekend, with several motorists set to lose their licences for speeding and drink driving offences.
MORE UPDATE Police seeking driver involved in collision with cyclist
Publish date: 09:26AM - 26 April 2021UPDATE: The driver of the vehicle in this incident has come forward and is assisting with the investigation.
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Offender identified for cat boarding house burglary
Publish date: 08:54AM - 26 April 2021ACT Policing has identified a 39-year-old Coombs man who they believe was responsible for a burglary at a cat boarding house in Weston on Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Police seeking further witnesses to overnight Civic stabbing
Publish date: 10:50AM - 25 April 2021ACT Policing is investigating a stabbing that occurred in Petrie Plaza, Canberra City, early Sunday morning, 25 April 2021.
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17 year old driver detected at 136kmh
Publish date: 09:05AM - 25 April 2021A 17-year-old girl will lose her licence for speeding, after she was detected by police driving at 136km/h on the Majura Parkway about 11.13pm yesterday, Saturday, 24 April 2021.
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