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In this section you will find the latest news on arrests, missing persons, seizures and crimes committed and solved in the ACT.
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Alcohol impaired driver collides with police vehicle
Publish date: 09:43AM - 17 January 2021An alcohol impaired driver has received an immediate suspension notice following a two car collision overnight.
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Further police seizures following weekend hoon behaviour
Publish date: 12:52PM - 15 January 2021ACT Policing has today conducted further activity and seizures following dangerous driving incidents last weekend.
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Kambah man to face court over online child sex offences
Publish date: 09:06AM - 15 January 2021A 56-year-old Kambah man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday, 15 January 2021) charged with a number of online child sex offences.
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Man charged with possessing child abuse material
Publish date: 11:24AM - 14 January 2021ACT Policing has charged a 67-year-old Greenway man with multiple child abuse material (CAM) offences following a search of his residence yesterday (13 January 2021).
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Police seize firearms during Belconnen search warrant
Publish date: 12:26PM - 12 January 2021ACT Policing executed a search warrant on a vehicle yesterday (Monday, 11 January 2020) seizing two firearms, a 12 gauge shotgun and a .44 calibre rifle as well as a quantity of shotgun shells.
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ACT Policing deploys COVID check points over the weekend
Publish date: 01:30PM - 11 January 2021ACT Policing continued its enforcement of ACT Public Heath Directions over the weekend establishing a number of check points throughout the Territory.
MORE Man to face court over multiple graffiti offences
Publish date: 08:09AM - 11 January 2021A 39-year-old O’Connor man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday, 11 January 2021) charged in relation to a string of graffiti incidents.
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ACTESA to support ACT Policing COVID-19 Taskforce
Publish date: 03:09PM - 10 January 2021ACT Policing’s COVID-19 Taskforce is being bolstered with support from the ACT Emergency Services Agency (ACTESA).
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Police seize two vehicles for dangerous driving
Publish date: 10:45AM - 10 January 2021ACT Policing yesterday seized two vehicles for dangerous driving endangering members of the public.
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Lonsdale Street closed for public safety following illegal behaviour during unregulated cruises
Publish date: 09:43AM - 09 January 2021ACT Policing last night closed Lonsdale Street in Braddon for public safety concerns after reports of burnouts and dangerous driving during an unregulated car cruise.
MORE Man facing court for distribution of intimate images
Publish date: 09:50AM - 08 January 2021ACT Policing arrested and charged a 26-year-old man yesterday (Thursday, 7 January 2021) for distributing intimate images without consent.
MORE Man to face court on property and weapons offences
Publish date: 09:39AM - 08 January 2021ACT Policing yesterday (Thursday, 7 January 2021) arrested a 26-year-old Theodore man wanted for several offences in both NSW and the ACT while on bail.
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UPDATE Police release image to identify man following Mitchell incident
Publish date: 02:49PM - 07 January 2021UPDATE A man has come forward today (Friday, 8 January 2021) and is assisting ACT Policing with enquiries. Investigations are ongoing.
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ACT Policing compliance at Federal Highway and Sutton Road
Publish date: 05:44PM - 05 January 2021ACT Policing would like to thank the community for their cooperation and understanding with the establishment of border check-points in line with the Public Health Direction.
MORE UPDATE Can you help police identify this man?
Publish date: 10:49AM - 05 January 2021ACT Policing has released the image of a man who may be able to assist with the investigation into an incident at the Canberra Centre on Friday, 27 November 2020.
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