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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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Police seeking witnesses to act of indecency in Coombs
Publish date: 04:23PM - 23 April 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged act of indecency committed in Coombs yesterday afternoon.
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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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ACT records fourth road fatality for 2024
Publish date: 08:16PM - 21 April 2024A 46-year-old man has died following a single vehicle collision on Brindabella Road, Coree this afternoon.
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Teenage boy dies in single vehicle collision
Publish date: 06:12PM - 21 April 2024A 15-year-old boy has died following a single vehicle collision on Adelaide Avenue, Yarralumla early on Wednesday morning.
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Man to face Queanbeyan court as part of Operation Athos
Publish date: 12:56PM - 19 April 2024A 31-year-old man from Greenleigh, NSW will face Queanbeyan Magistrates Court today (Friday, 19 April 2024) after being arrested and charged as part of ACT Policing’s Operation Athos.
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Man charged with multiple sex offences
Publish date: 11:44AM - 18 April 2024A 51-year-old man has been charged with multiple sexual offences and will face court today.
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UPDATE ACT Policing seeking to locate Jordan Westin ARRESTED
Publish date: 10:04AM - 18 April 2024ACT Policing is seeking community assistance to locate 38-year-old man Jordan Westin.
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Woman charged following thefts targeting shoppers
Publish date: 09:10AM - 17 April 2024A 50-year-old Gordon woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, 17 April 2024) following several thefts targeting predominantly elderly shoppers between February and April this year.
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UPDATE Have you seen Hannah McKay FOUND
Publish date: 09:10AM - 16 April 2024Great news, Canberra - Hannah has been located safe and well. Thanks for all your assistance.
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Man charged with aggravated assault and making threats to kill following incident in Gilmore
Publish date: 09:03AM - 13 April 2024A 38-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrate’s Court today, charged with several offences including aggravated assault and making threats to kill following a family violence incident in Gilmore yesterday.
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First quarter crime statistics show drop in armed robbery, shop burglary offences
Publish date: 09:25AM - 12 April 2024The ACT Policing crime statistics for the first quarter of 2024 have shown a significant drop in some robbery and burglary offences.
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