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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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Police seek witnesses to Gowrie stabbing
Publish date: 11:10AM - 02 October 2020ACT Policing is seeking witnesses following a stabbing in Gowrie on Thursday (1 October 2020) evening.
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Police seek witnesses to distribution of COVID 19 letters
Publish date: 10:25AM - 02 October 2020ACT Policing is seeking information about the recent distribution of letters that make false claims about COVID-19.
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ACT Policing investigating stolen AFP property
Publish date: 03:22PM - 01 October 2020ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to locate property stolen from an Australian Federal Police (AFP) vehicle in Fraser yesterday.
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Police turn traffic focus to L and P plate drivers
Publish date: 02:10PM - 01 October 2020ACT Policing’s October Traffic Focus will centre on L and P plate drivers.
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Two in custody for aggravated burglary
Publish date: 10:01AM - 01 October 2020Police have arrested a 19-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy in connection with an aggravated burglary in Duffy, ACT on the night of Saturday, 26 September 2020.
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Double demerits over Labour Day long weekend
Publish date: 02:42PM - 30 September 2020Motorists are reminded to drive with care as double demerit points come into effect over the Labour Day long weekend.
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Publish date: 10:34AM - 30 September 2020The second multi-agency Family Violence Intervention operation was conducted over 25-26 September, 2020 as part of ACT Policing’s ongoing commitment to tackling family violence.
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Learner motorcyclist caught riding intoxicated twice within two hours
Publish date: 02:24PM - 29 September 2020ACT Policing has apprehended a learner motorcyclist after he was caught riding while intoxicated twice in two hours.
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Police call for more witnesses for homicide investigation
Publish date: 03:07PM - 28 September 2020ACT Policing is appealing to the public to assist in its investigation into the death of a man in Weston on Sunday, 27 September 2020.
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Publish date: 02:37PM - 28 September 2020ACT Policing is encouraging everyone to stay COVID-safe over the Labour Day long weekend.
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Police investigate fatal stabbing in Weston
Publish date: 07:34AM - 27 September 2020ACT Policing is investigating a fatal stabbing in Weston early this morning (Sunday, 27 September 2020).
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Driver more than four times the limit in carpark collision
Publish date: 02:46PM - 25 September 2020A 52-year-old Monash man was more than four times the legal limit when he crashed his vehicle in a Wanniassa carpark last night (24 September 2020).
MORE Call for public assistance in investigation of multiple aggravated burglaries
Publish date: 01:08PM - 25 September 2020ACT Policing is calling on the public to provide information which could aid the investigation into a series of aggravated burglaries targeting businesses around the ACT.
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Police call for dash cam footage following fatal collision
Publish date: 09:25AM - 23 September 2020ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage regarding a fatal collision on Uriarra Road yesterday morning (Tuesday, 22 September 2020).
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Police arrest motorcycle gang president for drug trafficking
Publish date: 12:20PM - 22 September 2020ACT Policing has arrested the president of the Saturdarah outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) for drug trafficking and proceeds of crime offences.
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