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Woman arrested for high range drink driving and leaving the scene of an incident
Publish date: 09:01AM - 13 March 2018A 26-year-old woman will face court for drink driving after she was apprehended over the weekend (Saturday, 10 March 2018).
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Man to face court following vicious assault
Publish date: 08:06AM - 12 March 2018A 29-year-old Lyneham man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Monday, 12 March 2018) in relation to a vicious assault in Mitchell over the weekend.
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UPDATE - Police seek assistance in locating young woman
Publish date: 08:59PM - 11 March 2018ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing 18-year-old woman Durai Harsha Vardhini Suresh-Kumar.
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Police seek dash-cam footage or witnesses to collision on Monaro Highway, Hume
Publish date: 11:07AM - 10 March 2018ACT Policing is seeking dash-cam footage or witnesses to a two vehicle collision which occurred in the southbound lanes on the Monaro Highway, Hume.
MORE Woman and man to face court for multiple offences
Publish date: 09:39AM - 10 March 2018A 20-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man from Lyons will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Saturday, 10 March 2018) in relation to multiple offences.
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Police seeking assistance in identifying man approaching students in Belconnen
Publish date: 02:44PM - 07 March 2018ACT Policing is investigating several incidents in the Belconnen area where school children have been approached by a man in a white sedan.
MORE Assistance sought to linked aggravated robberies
Publish date: 04:09PM - 06 March 2018ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying those involved in to two aggravated robberies.
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Man to face court for traffic offences
Publish date: 09:10AM - 06 March 2018A 40-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrate’s Court this morning (Tuesday, 6 March 2018) after being arrested in Phillip.
MORE Second man to face court for aggravated burglary and assault of a police officer
Publish date: 09:03AM - 06 March 2018A 22-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrate’s Court this morning (Tuesday, 6 March 2018) in relation to an aggravated burglary and the assault of a police officer yesterday in Gungahlin.
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Police seek assistance in locating missing person Andrew Weickhardt
Publish date: 07:32PM - 05 March 2018ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing 47-year-old man Andrew Weickhardt.
MORE Police seeking assistance in identifying man approaching students in Belconnen
Publish date: 04:44PM - 05 March 2018ACT Policing is investigating recent incidents in the Belconnen area where a small number of primary school aged children have been approached by a man in a white sedan.
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Crime scene established following an aggravated robbery in Gungahlin
Publish date: 01:10PM - 05 March 2018About 4.45am this morning (Monday 5 March 2018) members of Gungahlin patrol responded to a report of an aggravated robbery in p
MORE Man to face court for property damage and assaulting a police officer
Publish date: 09:48AM - 05 March 2018A 29-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrate’s Court this morning (Monday, 5 March 2018) after being arrested in Hughes.
MORE Man to face court for assaulting police officer
Publish date: 09:20AM - 05 March 2018A 31-year-old man from Franklin will face the ACT Magistrate’s Court this morning (Monday, 5 March 2018) for assault.
MORE Men to face court for multiple offences following arrest in Hackett
Publish date: 09:08AM - 03 March 2018Two men will face the ACT Magistrates court today (Saturday, 3 March 2018) following their apprehension in Hackett.
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