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UPDATE Police seek to identify woman in relation to nightclub assault IDENTIFIED
Publish date: 08:49AM - 24 March 2024Good news, Canberra - the woman we sought to identify earlier today has since attended City Police Station and is assisting police with enquiries.
MORE ACT records second road fatality for 2024
Publish date: 06:32PM - 20 March 2024The ACT has recorded its second road fatality for 2024 following a collision between a car and a cyclist this afternoon.
MORE Seven people arrested for family violence offences overnight
Publish date: 10:58AM - 18 March 2024ACT Policing has charged seven people with various family violence offences, including assault, property damage, harassment and trespass, after several incidents yesterday.
MORE Police urge Skyfire attendees to leave the fireworks for the sky
Publish date: 01:01PM - 15 March 2024ACT Policing will be targeting anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related offences at Skyfire tomorrow night (Saturday, March 16), with the Canberra community urged to do the right thing in and around the event.
MORE Man to face court over string of property offences
Publish date: 10:38AM - 15 March 2024A 31-year-old Fraser man who was subject to an Intensive Corrections Order will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday, 15 March 2024) in relation to a string of property offences.
MORE Men to face court over Summernats assaults
Publish date: 08:04AM - 14 March 2024Two men - a 30-year-old from Banks and a 33-year-old from Chifley – will face the ACT Magistrates Court later this month charged in relation to assaults that occurred at the Summernats festival earlier this year.
MORE Cocos Keeling Island man charged with child abuse material offences
Publish date: 06:56PM - 13 March 2024ACT Policing Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team (SACAT) investigators have charged a 26-year-old Cocos Keeling Islands man with child sex offences.
MORE Gungahlin temporary station to be closed
Publish date: 07:59AM - 13 March 2024ACT Policing has decided to close the temporary Front Office facility located at Gungahlin Police Station.
MORE 1000 vehicles detected speeding in school zones this year
Publish date: 11:49AM - 12 March 2024ACT Policing is disappointed in driver behaviour within school zones following too many drivers caught speeding in school zones
MORE Man charged following interstate police pursuit
Publish date: 09:39AM - 09 March 2024A 19-year-old Bonython man is due to appear before the ACT Magistrates Court today following a police pursuit that ended in Queanbeyan.
MORE Youths charged following aggravated robbery overnight
Publish date: 09:00AM - 09 March 2024Two teenage boys are due to face the ACT Children’s Court today after an aggravated robbery at a store in Conder overnight.
MORE Man charged with multiple assault offences
Publish date: 08:47AM - 08 March 2024A 27-year-old Isabella Plains man will face multiple assault charges in court today following an incident in Duffy last month.
MORE Witnesses sought to Commonwealth Avenue bridge motorcycle collision
Publish date: 02:28PM - 06 March 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of a two vehicle collision on Commonwealth Avenue bridge yesterday (Tuesday, 5 March 2024).
MORE Public assistance sought following man using fake online dating profiles
Publish date: 11:16AM - 06 March 2024ACT Policing is calling for information from the public after a man allegedly created fictitious accounts on various online dating applications.
MORE UPDATE Deceased woman located in Barton hotel
Publish date: 05:37PM - 05 March 2024UPDATE: While police continue to investigate the circumstances of this incident, the woman’s death does not appear to be suspicious.
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