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UPDATED Police seek to identify cyclist involved in pedestrian collision IDENTIFIED
Publish date: 10:33AM - 23 January 2024Thank you Canberra. The cyclist has contacted police and the matter continues to be investigated.
MORE Man charged with fraud and identity theft offences
Publish date: 09:00AM - 23 January 2024A 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.
MORE Man charged with burglary of dog pound
Publish date: 10:30AM - 22 January 2024A Waramanga man has been charged with burglary following an incident at the Domestic Animal Services facility in Symonston on the weekend.
MORE Speeding P-plater has licence suspended
Publish date: 09:16AM - 21 January 2024A 19-year-old Nicholls man has had his provisional licence suspended for 90 days following an incident yesterday morning.
MORE Police seeking witnesses to suspicious apartment fire
Publish date: 12:04PM - 19 January 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and CCTV footage to an apartment fire in O’Connor on Wednesday (17 January 2024).
MORE Two teenagers charged with several offences by Operation TORIC
Publish date: 09:23AM - 19 January 2024Two youths will face the ACT Children’s Court today charged with various offences following an investigation by officers from ACT Policing’s Operation TORIC.
MORE Boy to face court over fatal Barton Highway collision
Publish date: 03:08PM - 18 January 2024A 14-year-old boy will face the ACT Children’s Court today (Thursday, 18 January 2024) charged in relation to a fatal collision on the Barton Highway.
MORE ACT records first road fatality for 2024
Publish date: 10:35AM - 18 January 2024The ACT has recorded its first road fatality for 2024 following a two-vehicle collision overnight.
MORE Witnesses sought to multiple serious assaults at Summernats
Publish date: 02:20PM - 17 January 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to multiple serious assaults that occurred at Summernats 2024.
MORE Man to face court charged with stealthing
Publish date: 10:00AM - 16 January 2024A 39-year-old Lyneham man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, 16 January, 2024) charged with the sexual act of stealthing.
MORE Man to face court on drug trafficking charges
Publish date: 08:56AM - 13 January 2024A 33-year-old Banks man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 13 January 2024) charged with drug trafficking.
MORE Man charged with driving offences after trying to evade police
Publish date: 10:36AM - 12 January 2024ACT Policing has charged a 28-year-old Theodore man with serious driving offences after allegedly evading police over two days.
MORE Man and woman to face court for alleged theft
Publish date: 09:47AM - 12 January 2024A Macquarie man and woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court today after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars' worth of electronic goods from a store in Belconnen.
MORE Police renew appeal for information about missing man Tim Lyons
Publish date: 11:53AM - 10 January 2024ACT Policing is renewing its call for information from the public regarding missing 38-year-old man Tim Lyons, particularly from those residing in Canberra’s south.
MORE Man charged after stolen property recovered from Gungahlin burglaries
Publish date: 09:07AM - 10 January 2024ACT Policing has charged a man who allegedly committed several burglaries in the Gungahlin area over the Christmas and New Year period.
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