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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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Dangerous driver to face multiple charges

Publish date: 09:01AM - 04 August 2022

A 22-year-old man will face court in September after he allegedly conducted burnouts, failed to stop for police, engaged in pur

UPDATE Information sought on Gungahlin business robbery ARREST

Publish date: 11:34AM - 03 August 2022

UPDATE - A 15-year-old boy was arrested yesterday (Wednesday, 3 August 2022) in relation to this incident and another incident at a vacant residence in Harrison.

Without them

Publish date: 01:48PM - 01 August 2022

ACT Policing marks the launch of National Missing Persons Week with a reminder that there are 15 long term missing people from the ACT.

Man charged with sexual assault and other offences

Publish date: 10:01AM - 01 August 2022

A 22-year-old Kambah man has been charged with sexual assault and other offences following an incident in July 2022.

Aggravated robberies, property damage, burglary and pursuit ends in capture of man

Publish date: 08:10AM - 01 August 2022

A 19-year-old man on bail has been arrested after a coordinated ACT Policing operation caught him trying to evade police in a stolen vehicle after a series of aggravated burglaries on Saturday night (July 30, 2022).

Did you witness a collision on the Monaro Highway

Publish date: 08:57AM - 31 July 2022

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses or dashcam footage of a collision that occurred on the Monaro Highway resulting in one car flipping onto its side.

Police arrest duo in stolen vehicle after failing to stop and assaulting officer

Publish date: 11:55AM - 30 July 2022

ACT Policing officers have arrested a 24-year-old man and 22-year-old woman who they allege stole a BMW, engaged in dangerous driving behaviour, with the latter assaulting a police officer.

Still too many drivers using their mobiles

Publish date: 10:22AM - 29 July 2022

ACT Policing has issued infringement notices to more than 40 drivers illegally using their mobile phones on Canberra’s roads during July 2022.

Man extradited to face protest assault charges

Publish date: 09:28AM - 29 July 2022

A New South Wales man has been extradited to face court in the ACT following his arrest in relation to an alleged assault at Exhibition Park in Canberra earlier this year.

Two arrested after pursuits

Publish date: 09:27AM - 28 July 2022

ACT Policing arrested two people in Ainslie on Wednesday evening (27 July 2022) after pursuits in several Canberra suburbs.

Police arrest three men for car theft

Publish date: 09:41AM - 27 July 2022

Three men will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, 27 July 2022) after they were arrested yesterday in connection with the theft of a car.