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Witness sought for a two-vehicle collision on the Barton Highway
Publish date: 10:17AM - 11 May 2024ACT Policing is calling for witnesses or dash-cam footage of a two-vehicle collision on the Barton Highway yesterday afternoon.
MORE Police seeking witnesses to armed robbery in Torrens
Publish date: 09:40AM - 11 May 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an armed robbery that occurred in Torrens yesterday afternoon.
MORE Police seek witnesses to Cotter Road collision
Publish date: 08:08AM - 11 May 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of a collision between a vehicle and a cyclist on Cotter Road earlier this week.
MORE UPDATE Have you seen Telisha? FOUND
Publish date: 10:33PM - 10 May 2024Great news Canberra! The missing 19-year-old woman we posted about yesterday has been located safe and well. Thanks for your help.
MORE Have you seen Shala?
Publish date: 08:48PM - 10 May 2024ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing 16-year-old girl Shala Auld.
MORE Witnesses sought to single vehicle Gungahlin Drive collision
Publish date: 02:22PM - 10 May 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of a single vehicle collision on Gungahlin Drive yesterday.
MORE Man to face court over rental scam
Publish date: 10:21AM - 10 May 2024A 33-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday, 10 May 2024) charged with property deception offences following investigations into a rental scam.
MORE Police warn of gardening and arborist scam
Publish date: 09:09AM - 10 May 2024ACT Policing is warning Canberrans of a current scam where people are claiming to be arborists or gardeners and then seeking payment for work not requested or authorised.
MORE UPDATE Man arrested following weapon and pursuit incident
Publish date: 05:22PM - 09 May 2024A 29-year-old Franklin man has been charged with 12 offences including threat to kill following an incident in O'Connor and Lyneham yesterday (Friday, 10 May 2024).
MORE Drugs seized in Tuggeranong warrants
Publish date: 10:19AM - 09 May 2024ACT Policing has seized drugs and other items following a series of warrants in Tuggeranong targeting the illegal cultivation of cannabis.
MORE UPDATE Have you seen Daniela Karadinovski? FOUND
Publish date: 04:58PM - 08 May 2024Great news Canberra! The missing 13-year-old girl we posted about yesterday has been located safe and well. Thanks for your help.
MORE Online reporting expanded to include dangerous driving
Publish date: 10:33AM - 08 May 2024ACT Policing has expanded the capabilities of its online reporting portal to now include evidence upload of dangerous driving.
MORE Man extradited from Queensland following virtual kidnap investigation
Publish date: 09:15AM - 08 May 2024A 22-year-old man has been extradited from Queensland to face the ACT Magistrates court today after allegedly committing a virtual kidnap scam on an international student residing in the ACT last year.
MORE Witnesses sought to restaurant robbery
Publish date: 07:29AM - 08 May 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery that occurred in a Gungahlin restaurant early yesterday.
MORE Police investigate human remains found at Point Hut Crossing
Publish date: 12:22PM - 06 May 2024ACT Policing is investigating the discovery of human remains near the Point Hut Crossing of the Murrumbidgee River yesterday afternoon.
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