Media releases

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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UPDATE Have you seen Elise Howard? LOCATED

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UPDATE at 31 January 2024 - ACT Policing can confirm that the missing woman we sought public assistance to locate on 9 January 2024 was sadly located deceased. There are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be prepared for the Coroner. 
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Police seeking witnesses to multi-vehicle collision on Tuggeranong Parkway

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses or dash-cam footage of a multi-vehicle collision on the Tuggeranong Parkway on Monday morning (29 January 2024). 
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Man to face court charged with assaulting police officer

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A 55-year-old McKellar man has been charged with assaulting a police officer and other offences following an incident in Belconnen last night.
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Police seek to identify witnesses to family violence incident in Bonner

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ACT Policing is seeking to identify a person who assisted a woman who was allegedly assaulted last Thursday in Bonner.
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Witnesses sought to fail to stop incident in Fisher

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage to a fail to stop incident in Fisher on Thursday, 25 January 2024.
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Man charged following reckless driving incident

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A 37-year-old man from Queanbeyan, NSW has been charged with several serious driving offences following an incident spanning across Canberra yesterday.
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Assistance sought to identify man from City incident

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ACT Policing is seeking to identify a man following an assault incident in a licenced premises earlier this month.
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Monash man charged with multiple sexual offences

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A 43-year-old Monash man has been charged with more than 30 sex offences allegedly committed against family members and others.  
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UPDATE Can you identify this man? IDENTIFIED

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Thank you Canberra. The man has contacted police and the matter continues to be investigated.
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Police and ABF seize more than 100kg of methamphetamine bound for the ACT

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This is a joint media release between ACT Policing and the Australian Border Force. ACT Policing and the Australian Border Force (ABF) have intercepted 106kg of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of car radiators in the ACT’s largest meth bust.
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UPDATED Police seek to identify cyclist involved in pedestrian collision IDENTIFIED

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Thank you Canberra. The cyclist has contacted police and the matter continues to be investigated.  
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Man charged with fraud and identity theft offences

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A 34-year-old Gungahlin man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, 23 January 2024) on more than 130 fraud and theft related charges.
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Man charged with burglary of dog pound

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A Waramanga man has been charged with burglary following an incident at the Domestic Animal Services facility in Symonston on the weekend.
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Speeding P-plater has licence suspended

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A 19-year-old Nicholls man has had his provisional licence suspended for 90 days following an incident yesterday morning.
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Police seeking witnesses to suspicious apartment fire

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and CCTV footage to an apartment fire in O’Connor on Wednesday (17 January 2024). 
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