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Police seek assistance in identifying charity box thief
Publish date: 01:55PM - 12 April 2018ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who stole a charity donation box on Friday, 30 March 2018.
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Police seek witnesses and dash-cam footage of collision on Melrose Drive
Publish date: 01:02PM - 12 April 2018ACT Policing are seeking witnesses to a collision involving a marked police vehicle and a white Nissan Dualis on Melrose Drive, Lyons at about 8am on Wednesday April 11, 2018.
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Man to face 20 charges following spree of car thefts
Publish date: 09:51AM - 11 April 2018ACT Policing have arrested two men following the theft of three motor vehicles from residences in Weston and Crace between Tuesday April 3, 2018 and Saturday April 7, 2018.
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Man to face court for aggravated burglary
Publish date: 01:30PM - 10 April 2018An 18-year-old north Canberra man will face the ACT Childrens Court today (Tuesday, 10 April 2018) following an aggravated burglary in Watson on Saturday, 17 March 2017.
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Man charged following family violence incident
Publish date: 08:48AM - 10 April 2018A 25-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, 10 April 2018) following a family violence incident.
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Man to face court following family violence incident
Publish date: 08:58AM - 09 April 2018A 20-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Monday, 9 April 2018), following a family violence incident.
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Update: Have you seen Scott? - FOUND
Publish date: 08:43AM - 09 April 2018UPDATE: Scott has been found safe and well.
ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing 33-year-old man Scott Kristiansen.
MORE Witnesses sought to nightclub assault
Publish date: 09:32AM - 08 April 2018ACT Policing is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man believed to be involved in an assault at Mr Wolf Nightclub, Civic on Saturday, 24 February 2018.
MORE Man to face court for armed robberies
Publish date: 08:10AM - 06 April 2018A 35-year-old Lyneham man will face the ACT Magistrate’s Court today (Friday, 6 April 2018) following multiple aggravated robbe
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Police targeting speeding this April
Publish date: 12:57PM - 04 April 2018ACT Policing is proactively targeting speeding for the month of April.
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Fatality-free long weekend
Publish date: 12:42PM - 04 April 2018Canberra enjoyed a fatality-free Easter long weekend as ACT Policing’s Operation Safe Arrival conducted high-visibility patrols across Canberra.
MORE Media Advisory: note to journalists
Publish date: 08:53AM - 04 April 2018ACT Policing targeted motorists disobeying the road rules over the Easter long weekend. Double demerits were in place from the first instance on Thursday 29 March until the last instance on Monday 2 April.
MORE Face-fits of four suspects following an aggravated burglary
Publish date: 08:24AM - 04 April 2018ACT Policing has released face-fits of four men seen in the vicinity of an aggravated burglary at Molesworth Street, Watson on Friday 17 March 2017.
MORE Woman to face court for multiple offences
Publish date: 09:09AM - 03 April 2018A 39-year-old woman will face the ACT Magistrate’s Court this morning (Tuesday, 3 April 2018) for multiple traffic offences.
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Female arrested for drink driving and speeding offences
Publish date: 03:01PM - 02 April 2018A 30-year-old woman will face court for drink driving and other offences after she was apprehended over the weekend (Saturday, 31 March 2018).
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