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Police seek witness to assault in Canberra City
Publish date: 08:06AM - 18 May 2022ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged assault in the City about 6.10am on Sunday (10 April 2022) near the intersection of Bunda and Genge Streets, Canberra City.
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Take the pledge to drive so others survive
Publish date: 01:37PM - 16 May 2022At the launch of 2022 National Road Safety week, ACT Policing is reminding the community to consider road safety this, and ever
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Witnesses sought to Rivett house fire
Publish date: 08:24AM - 16 May 2022ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a house fire that occurred in Rivett overnight.
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Man facing fifteen charges after Belconnen apartment car park thefts
Publish date: 10:13AM - 15 May 2022After an ACT Policing investigation into thefts from vehicles in a Belconnen apartment complex in April, a 25-year-old Belconnen man will face 15 charges in the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday (17 May 2022).
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Drivers reminded to secure loads
Publish date: 10:06AM - 14 May 2022ACT Road Policing is reminding drivers to securely transport bulky goods following a serious incident yesterday (Friday 13 May
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Woman in court on drug possession and trafficking charges
Publish date: 08:47AM - 14 May 2022A 25-year-old Turner woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 14 May 2022) on drug trafficking and possession charges.
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Early morning drivers nabbed in speed enforcement operation
Publish date: 07:54AM - 14 May 2022ACT Road Policing issued 19 infringements during a two-day early morning speed enforcement operation.
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Do you know the men in this video?
Publish date: 12:45PM - 12 May 2022ACT Policing is requesting the public’s assistance to identify three men captured in CCTV footage following an assault that occurred outside 5th Avenue bar on Northbourne Avenue in early March (5 March 2022).
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Four vehicles seized following street racing
Publish date: 03:30PM - 10 May 2022ACT Policing has seized four vehicles and is seeking witnesses following two separate street racing incidents in the Gungahlin
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McKellar man charged with indecent act on a child
Publish date: 08:15AM - 10 May 2022A 19-year-old McKellar man has been charged with an act of indecency against a 14-year-old girl and supplying her with cannabis.
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Joint road safety roadworthiness operation was a success
Publish date: 02:55PM - 09 May 2022As part of this month’s traffic focus, ACT Road Policing officers accompanied by vehicle inspectors from Access Canberra’s Vehicle Safety Standards team, conducted a joint operation to inspect ACT vehicles on the weekend.
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Publish date: 08:52AM - 09 May 2022A 30-year-old Coombs man has been charged with drug trafficking following an interstate arrest last week.
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Witnesses and footage sought following February road rage incident
Publish date: 09:36AM - 08 May 2022ACT Policing is seeking witnesses or any saved dashcam footage following a road rage incident which occurred on the Tuggeranong Parkway in February.
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Sixth road fatality in the ACT
Publish date: 04:21PM - 07 May 2022A woman has died this afternoon (Saturday 7 May 2022) in a single vehicle collision on Isabella Drive, Isabella Plains.
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Man charged following early morning pursuit
Publish date: 09:42AM - 07 May 2022 A 42-year-old Canberra City man has been charged with multiple offences following an early morning pursuit across Canberra.
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