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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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Speeding P-plater has licence suspended
Publish date: 07:58AM - 05 September 2023A speeding P-plater has had their licence suspended over the weekend after being caught driving in excess of 50km/h above the posted speed limit.
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Woman to face court for serious driving offences
Publish date: 08:05AM - 04 September 2023A 23-year-old Hackett woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday, 4 September 2023) charged with a string of serious driving offences.
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Search warrants executed in alleged human trafficking and slavery investigation
Publish date: 08:24AM - 01 September 2023ACT Policing has executed search warrants at a residence in O’Malley and a business in Majura Park as part of an investigation into alleged human trafficking and slavery.
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Police seeking community assistance following assault of 5-year-old
Publish date: 09:29AM - 30 August 2023ACT Policing is seeking community assistance to identify a teenager on a motorised bike who allegedly assaulted a 5-year-old boy.
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Police extradite man from QLD following family violence offences
Publish date: 08:08AM - 30 August 2023A 37-year-old Canberra man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, 30 August 2023) over serious family violence charges following his extradition from Queensland.
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Man to face court for driving at police
Publish date: 08:52AM - 29 August 2023A 23-year-old Gowrie man who was on parole and subject to a good behaviour order will face court this morning (Tuesday, 29 August 2023) on a number of driving charges, including driving at police.
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Police seeking dashcam footage of Kambah road rage incident
Publish date: 07:48AM - 26 August 2023ACT Policing is seeking dashcam or CCTV footage of an alleged road rage incident that occurred on the Tuggeranong Parkway and throughout multiple streets in Kambah earlier this week.
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Police seek to identify suspicious man
Publish date: 10:29AM - 25 August 2023ACT Policing is seeking assistance from the public to identify a suspicious man involved in an incident in Belconnen on Monday, 7 August 2023.
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Man charged with arson following tattoo business fire
Publish date: 09:21AM - 25 August 2023A 28-year-old man has been charged with arson and other offences following a fire at a tattoo business in Braddon in June.
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UPDATE Deceased woman located in City hotel
Publish date: 04:35PM - 24 August 2023While police continue to investigate the circumstances of this incident, the woman’s death does not appear to be suspicious.
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Police investigate suspicious Palmerston fire
Publish date: 01:41PM - 23 August 2023ACT Policing is calling on information from the public regarding a suspicious fire in Palmerston on Tuesday, 22 August 2023.
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UPDATE 2 – Police operation at Gibraltar Falls
Publish date: 10:20AM - 22 August 2023Update: A decision was taken this morning that no further search activity at Gibraltar Falls was required at this time.
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Public assistance sought to identify ram raid offender
Publish date: 03:38PM - 21 August 2023ACT Policing is seeking public assistance to identify a man believed to be responsible for a ram-raid at the Mawson shops in June.
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Witnesses sought to Mitchell road rage incident
Publish date: 01:06PM - 21 August 2023ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged serious road rage incident that occurred on Saturday evening in Mitchell.
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Witnesses sought to Flemington Road collision
Publish date: 10:11AM - 21 August 2023ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash cam footage following a serious collision on Flemington Road, Harrison on Saturday night.
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