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69 additional charges laid following identity theft investigation
Publish date: 02:41PM - 15 March 2021ACT Policing investigators have laid an additional 69 charges in relation to an identity theft investigation that commenced in 2020.
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Police seek witnesses to Dunlop pedestrian collision
Publish date: 12:38PM - 15 March 2021ACT Policing is calling for witnesses and dash-cam footage regarding a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian in Dunlop on Sunday (14 March 2021).
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Car fires see residents evacuated
Publish date: 08:22AM - 14 March 2021Multiple car fires at a unit block in Belconnen has seen residents evacuated early this morning (Sunday, 14 March 2021)
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Body of woman discovered following house fire
Publish date: 10:52AM - 13 March 2021The body of a woman has been located in a house in Atherton Street, Downer following a small fire.
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Police seek further information about fatal collision
Publish date: 06:13PM - 11 March 2021ACT Policing’s investigation into a fatal collision on the Monaro Highway about 1.10am on Monday, 8 March 2021 is continuing. Police are issuing a call for the driver of a truck that passed the location shortly after the collision to come forward, as they may be able to assist.
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Police investigate fire in Ainslie
Publish date: 12:31PM - 10 March 2021ACT Policing is investigating a fire that occurred in Ainslie this morning (Wednesday 10 March 2021).
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Drink drivers a concern for police during Canberra Day weekend
Publish date: 10:10AM - 10 March 2021ACT Policing conducted traffic targeting operations for the Canberra Day long weekend, and apprehended several drivers who should not have been behind the wheel.
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ACT records fourth fatality for 2021
Publish date: 01:38PM - 08 March 2021A 19-year-old man has died following a two vehicle collision on Monday (8 March 2021) in Hume.
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Police seek witnesses and footage to Downer road rage incident
Publish date: 08:23AM - 06 March 2021ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage following a road rage incident on Tuesday (2 March 2021) in Downer.
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Publish date: 09:25AM - 05 March 2021Police have seized more than $100,000 in cash and approximately 43 kilograms of cannabis following search warrant activity this week.
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UPDATED Police seek to identify two men following Civic assault
Publish date: 11:54AM - 03 March 2021UPDATE: Thank you Canberra. The two men have come forward and are assisting police with their enquiries.
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Motorcyclists as Vulnerable Road Users the focus for police
Publish date: 01:40PM - 02 March 2021Following the deaths of two motorcyclists on the ACT’s roads in recent weeks, ACT Policing is asking road users to pay extra attention to motorcyclists this month as the Road Safety Calendar focus turns to vulnerable road users.
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Two drink drivers caught after date
Publish date: 10:22AM - 28 February 2021Two people will face the ACT Magistrates Court after they were both detected driving the same vehicle while over the legal alcohol limit late on Friday night (26 February 2021).
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ACT records third fatality for 2021
Publish date: 10:57AM - 27 February 2021A 78-year-old woman has died following a two vehicle collision on Thursday (25 February 2021) in Isabella Plains.
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Weapons seized from City hotel room
Publish date: 10:24AM - 27 February 2021ACT Policing is investigating how several weapons came to be located in a hotel room in Canberra City on Wednesday (24 February, 2021).
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