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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 aggravated robbery at Gungahlin restaurant
Publish date: 08:30AM - 17 September 2020ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and footage following an aggravated robbery at a Gungahlin restaurant on Tuesday, 15 September 2020.
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Police confirm identity of deceased person located at Isaacs Ridge
Publish date: 03:53PM - 16 September 2020The identity of a body found at Isaacs Ridge on Tuesday, 8 September 2020, has been confirmed as that of missing Canberra teenager Rooney Mawa, aged 19.
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Police seek witnesses to multiple assaults in Gungahlin
Publish date: 11:25AM - 16 September 2020ACT Policing is calling for public assistance to identify a driver who assaulted the passenger in a moving vehicle in Gungahlin on Sunday, 6 September 2020.
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Police use powers under Liquor Act to close bar over weekend
Publish date: 04:15PM - 14 September 2020ACT Policing forced the closure of a bar in Civic for breaching the Liquor Act 2010, during a COVID-19 compliance check over the weekend.
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Man charged following multiple ram raids
Publish date: 12:42PM - 14 September 2020A 35-year-old Aranda man has been charged following multiple ram raids across the ACT over the past week.
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Man arrested after disturbance in Wanniassa
Publish date: 09:09AM - 14 September 2020A 29-year-old Bonython man is due to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court today to face multiple charges after a disturbance in Wanniassa on Saturday (12 September 2020).
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Police seek witnesses to Turner collision
Publish date: 09:58AM - 13 September 2020ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage following a collision between a car and a bicycle on Northbourne Avenue, Turner.
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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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Publish date: 12:00PM - 11 September 2020Two Canberra restaurants have been fined $5000 after breaching COVID-19 health directions.
MORE 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.
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