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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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Witnesses sought to Civic assault
Publish date: 08:38AM - 19 July 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an assault in Civic in the early hours of last Sunday morning.
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UPDATE Have you seen Sulliman Wardak? LOCATED
Publish date: 09:05PM - 18 July 2024Thanks Canberra - the man we posted about earlier this evening has been located safe and well.
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Man to face court over family violence assault involving sword
Publish date: 10:04AM - 18 July 2024A 46-year-old Scullin man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Thursday, 18 July 2024) charged in relation to a family violence assault involving a sword.
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Police seek witnesses to alleged carpark assault
Publish date: 12:55PM - 17 July 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged assault that occurred in the carpark of the Tuggeranong Uniting Church earlier this month.
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Witnesses sought following ramming of police vehicle
Publish date: 03:06PM - 16 July 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses after a police vehicle was deliberately rammed by a white Toyota Prado 4WD yesterday in Waramanga.
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Drivers fined following dashcam uploads to police
Publish date: 01:22PM - 16 July 2024Twenty-five drivers have been fined as a result of dashcam footage uploaded to ACT Policing’s online reporting portal since the program began in May.
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Charges laid and licence suspended after dangerous driving incidents
Publish date: 10:57AM - 15 July 2024In two separate incidents on Saturday evening ACT Road Policing officers detected drivers speeding excessively and driving dangerously on Canberra roads.
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Police seeking witnesses to alleged road rage incident in Campbell
Publish date: 08:17AM - 15 July 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged road rage incident in Campbell that occurred last week.
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94-year-old man charged with murder found deceased
Publish date: 04:48PM - 14 July 2024On Friday, 12 July 2024, a 94-year-old man was located deceased at Clare Holland House.
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ACT Policing meets with ACT African communities
Publish date: 05:36PM - 13 July 2024ACT Policing, the African Australian Advocacy Centre (AAAC), and the African Australian Council ACT (AACACT) met today to discuss community concerns in relation to a recent incident.
MORE 37-year-old man extradited from Sydney to face family violence charges
Publish date: 08:02AM - 13 July 2024A 37-year-old man who was alleged to have committed family violence offences in 2021 has been extradited to the ACT to face court.
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Man extradited from Queensland to face historic child sex offence charges
Publish date: 10:08AM - 12 July 2024A 79-year-old man has been extradited from Queensland and will face court today in relation to historic child sex offences.
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Lyneham man to face multiple drug trafficking charges
Publish date: 12:24PM - 11 July 2024A Lyneham man will face court today after significant quantities of drugs and weapons were located in his home yesterday.
MORE Second vehicle identified following fatal Adelaide Avenue collision
Publish date: 11:28AM - 11 July 2024ACT Policing has confirmed details of a second vehicle believed to have picked up two people involved in a fatal collision on Adelaide Avenue in April, 2024.
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ACT Policing launch City Safe campaign
Publish date: 01:01PM - 10 July 2024ACT Policing has launched a City Safe Campaign to address criminal and anti-social behaviour in the City and immediate surrounds.
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