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ACT Policing arrest prolific property offender
Publish date: 09:40AM - 12 September 2020ACT Policing yesterday arrested a 33-year-old Bonython man for stealing a motor vehicle and associated offences. The man is due to face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 12 September 2020).
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Man arrested after sexual assault in brothel
Publish date: 09:23AM - 12 September 2020The details of this media release have been removed (May 2021). If you require access to the previously published information please contact ACT-Police-Media@afp.gov.au
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Police seek witnesses to Hawker Shops carpark assault
Publish date: 07:42AM - 12 September 2020ACT Policing is calling for witnesses and information regarding a reported assault at the Hawker Shops carpark last Sunday evening (6 September 2020).
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Two Canberra businesses fined for breaching COVID19 health directions
Publish date: 12:00PM - 11 September 2020Two Canberra restaurants have been fined $5000 after breaching COVID-19 health directions.
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Man to be extradited from NSW to face serious charges
Publish date: 04:28PM - 09 September 2020ACT Policing and NSW Police have arrested a 20-year-old man alleged to have committed a number of serious offenses.
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Police seek footage of assault and fireworks in Forde
Publish date: 02:34PM - 08 September 2020ACT Policing is calling for witnesses or footage which could help identify a group of people involved in an assault in Forde on Sunday night (6 September 2020).
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Man to face court on fraud charge
Publish date: 09:13AM - 08 September 2020Police have arrested and charged a 37-year-old man on one count of identity theft.
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Collision in Deakin
Publish date: 08:42AM - 08 September 2020About 6.45pm last night (7 September 2020), ACT Policing responded to a report of a low-speed, single-vehicle collision on Grose Street, Deakin.
MORE ACT Policing COVID19 community compliance update
Publish date: 03:01PM - 07 September 2020ACT Policing conducted 699 COVID-19 compliance checks on individuals over the past seven days.
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Woman to face court for assaulting a frontline community worker
Publish date: 11:00AM - 07 September 2020A 24-year-old woman is expected to face the ACT Magistrates Court next month on one charge of assaulting a frontline community worker.
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Man to face court following assault and attempted abduction in Latham
Publish date: 08:44AM - 07 September 2020A 49-year-old Spence man will face the ACT Magistrate Court today (Monday 7 September) following a serious assault and attempted abduction in Latham on Friday (4 September 2020).
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ACT records fourth fatality for 2020
Publish date: 05:16PM - 06 September 2020A man has died following a collision on Ashley Drive in Monash between a motorcycle and truck.
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Police seek witnesses to Civic incident
Publish date: 10:27AM - 05 September 2020ACT Policing is seeking information from the public in relation to an incident that occurred in Canberra City on Thursday, 27 August 2020.
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Publish date: 09:31AM - 05 September 2020ACT Policing’s Proactive Intervention and Disruption Team arrested a 31-year-old Spence man yesterday (4 September 2020) during an operation using negotiators and Tactical Response.
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Police catch 14 drunk or drug drivers in one night
Publish date: 08:02AM - 05 September 2020ACT Policing officers caught nine drug drivers and five drunk drivers on Thursday evening (3 September 2020).
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