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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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150 apprehensions for Operation TORIC
Publish date: 08:18AM - 24 November 2022A 48-year-old Lyneham man arrested on Tuesday (22 November 2022) is the 150th apprehension made by ACT Policing’s Operation TORIC.
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Man to face court over multiple aggravated robberies
Publish date: 08:44AM - 21 November 2022This media release has been updated to include a call for witnesses.
A 30-year-old Wanniassa man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today charged in relation to a string of aggravated robberies.
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Police stop four high-range speeders
Publish date: 08:45AM - 20 November 2022Four people will be issued traffic infringement notices (TINs) and large fines after police detected them speeding by 30km/h or more on Saturday (19 November 2022).
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Drugs, replica firearm and cash seized in Belconnen
Publish date: 08:14AM - 19 November 2022ACT Policing executed a search warrant on a Belconnen residence on Friday (18 November 2022) during which drugs, a replica firearm, and cash were located and seized.
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Man charged with being an accessory after the fact to child sex offending
Publish date: 10:02AM - 18 November 2022An 18-year-old man from Dunlop will face the ACT Children’s Court today charged with being accessory after the fact to child sex offending.
MORE Two more Operation TORIC arrests
Publish date: 08:55AM - 18 November 2022Another two men will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday, 18 November 2022) after they were arrested by officers attached to ACT Policing’s Operation TORIC yesterday.
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Face-fit image released following child approach in Lyneham
Publish date: 11:13AM - 17 November 2022ACT Policing has released a face-fit image of a man who allegedly approached a child in Lyneham last week.
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Police continue to detect dangerous driving
Publish date: 08:11AM - 17 November 2022One driver will have his licence suspended and another is one demerit point from a suspension after they were caught by ACT Policing driving dangerously.
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UPDATE Police seek wanted man ARRESTED
Publish date: 12:05PM - 15 November 2022UPDATE: The 32-year-old man who absconded from The Canberra Hospital on the 13th of November has been arrested in Sydney.
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Man charged with robbery and car theft
Publish date: 10:42AM - 15 November 2022A 19-year-old man from the suburb of Ngunnawal will face charges of robbery and driving a motor vehicle without consent in court today (Tuesday, 15 November 2022).
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Driver fined after filming collision scene
Publish date: 03:26PM - 14 November 2022ACT Policing is releasing police footage of a driver using their mobile phone while driving to capture video of a crash scene as they passed it on Friday (11 November 2022).
MORE Police encouraging victims to come forward after teen charged with sex offences
Publish date: 08:57AM - 14 November 2022A 17-year-old Tuggeranong district boy will face the ACT Children’s Court today (Monday 14 November 2022) charged with two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, one count of non-consensual sharing of intimate images and one count of using a telecommunications service to menace.
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18 year old man charged with murder
Publish date: 11:30AM - 13 November 2022An 18-year-old Bonner man will face the ACT Magistrates Court tomorrow charged with murder following an incident overnight at the Canberra Hospital.
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Police seeking witnesses and dash cam footage of two collisions
Publish date: 11:28AM - 12 November 2022ACT Policing is calling for dash cam footage and witnesses to two separate collisions on Friday (11 November 2022).
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Duo arrested following attempted burglary and police pursuit
Publish date: 09:44AM - 12 November 2022ACT Policing have arrested two men after a they attempted to break into a storefront using angle grinders before engaging in a police pursuit.
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