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Police seek witnesses to assault at Gungahlin Bus Interchange
Publish date: 02:24PM - 01 May 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged assault that occurred last month at the Gungahlin Bus Interchange.
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Witnesses sought to altercation in City bar
Publish date: 01:57PM - 30 April 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged altercation that occurred inside Hopscotch early on Sunday morning.
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UPDATE City Station front office re-opened
Publish date: 06:46PM - 29 April 2024Monday night's water ingress issue has been rectified and our City Station front office has now reopened.
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Witnesses sought to suspicious house fire in Braddon
Publish date: 03:16PM - 29 April 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a suspicious house fire in Braddon this morning.
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Witnesses sought to car into house collision in Harrison
Publish date: 09:22AM - 28 April 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a collision overnight where a car collided with the front of a home in Harrison.
MORE Witnesses sought to West Belconnen road rage incident
Publish date: 11:14AM - 27 April 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of a road rage attack that occurred in West Belconnen earlier this month.
MORE Police renew call for information regarding Giralang arson attack
Publish date: 08:16AM - 26 April 2024ACT Policing is renewing its call for witnesses and information from the public in relation to an arson attack in Giralang in October last year.
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Police seek wanted man Riley Askew
Publish date: 11:27AM - 24 April 2024ACT Policing is seeking community assistance to locate wanted 25-year-old man Riley Askew.
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Man facing court for family violence offences
Publish date: 09:33AM - 24 April 2024A 22-year-old Casey man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today after allegedly threatening to distribute intimate images of a former partner.
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UPDATE 2 Police seeking witnesses to act of indecency in Coombs - Man charged
Publish date: 04:23PM - 23 April 2024A 70-year-old man has been identified and charged with committing an act of indecency in the presence of people under the age of 16. He is expected to face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Saturday, 27 April 2024).
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Police seeking to locate Cody Joiner
Publish date: 03:18PM - 23 April 2024ACT Policing is seeking community assistance to locate 34-year-old man Cody Joiner.
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Double demerit reminder following disappointing Easter period
Publish date: 01:18PM - 23 April 2024ACT Policing is reminding drivers that double demerits will be in force from tomorrow, and urge drivers to watch their speed and not to get behind the wheel if they are drinking alcohol.
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Man charged after thefts and assault in Dickson overnight
Publish date: 09:36AM - 23 April 2024A 19-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today after allegedly stealing alcohol and assaulting another man in an unprovoked attack in Dickson last night.
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Witnesses sought to road rage incident in Stirling
Publish date: 08:44AM - 23 April 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged road rage incident that occurred in March 2024 at the intersection of Hindmarsh Drive and Namatjira Drive, Stirling.
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Man charged after allegedly assaulting a security guard
Publish date: 09:59AM - 22 April 2024A 34-year-old Reid man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning after allegedly assaulting a security guard in the Canberra Centre on Saturday morning.
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