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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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Long weekend driver behaviour

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ACT Policing is pleased the Queen’s Birthday long weekend was fatality free, but disappointed that drivers continue to drive under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
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Two charged following 16 aggravated burglaries across the ACT

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ACT Policing have charged a man and a woman following 16 aggravated burglaries across building sites in the ACT in recent months.
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Learner driver charged with drink driving and driving unaccompanied

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ACT Policing has charged a 23-year-old woman with drink driving and driving unaccompanied, following a collision in Casey on Sunday, 10 June 2018.
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UPDATE - Police seek witnesses to house fire VEHICLE IDENTIFIED

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ACT Policing has identified the black Ute following information received from the public. ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a house fire that occurred in Mawson on Thursday (7 June 2018).           
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Attempted abduction in Gordon

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ACT Policing is investigating a report of an attempted abduction of a 24-year-old woman in Gordon this morning (Thursday, 7 June 2018).
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Queen’s Birthday long weekend: double demerits in place

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ACT Policing is urging motorists to drive safely this Queen’s Birthday long weekend with double demerits in place.
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Man to face court on firearms and drug offences

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A 28-year-old Kingston man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning after he was arrested on the Federal Highway, Watson around 11.30pm yesterday (Tuesday, 5 June 2018).
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Police target driver distraction this June

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ACT Policing is reminding drivers to keep their attention on the road as police target driver distraction this month.
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Man approaching children across Canberra

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ACT Policing is investigating a child being followed by a man in a vehicle in Yarralumla.
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UPDATE Police seek Ted Wymarra FOUND

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UPDATE: A targeted operation in consultation with NSW Police Force has led to the arrest of Ted Wymarra ACT Policing would like to thank the community for their assistance. *********************************************************
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Police seek witnesses and dash-cam footage of road rage incident

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses or dash-cam footage of a road rage incident on Ginninderra Drive, that occurred on Sunday (3 June 2018).
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Traffic stop yields 18kg of cannabis

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A 41-year-old Victorian man will face the ACT Magistrates court this morning on a charge of possessing a trafficable quantity of cannabis.
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Sixth Fatality on ACT Roads

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A 54-year-old woman has died as a result of injuries sustained in a collision at the intersection of Baldwin Drive and Maribyrnong Avenue, Kaleen on Friday, 4 May 2018.
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Man to face court on family violence offences

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A 25-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court next month following a number of family violence incidents and breach of bail offences.
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Two men impersonate government officials

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Police are seeking witnesses to an incident that occurred in Melba on Sunday, 27 May 2018.
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