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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.
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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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March road safety focus: vulnerable road users
Publish date: 12:55PM - 02 March 2018This month, the joint road safety campaign between ACT Policing and the Justice and Community Safety Directorate will focus on awareness of vulnerable road users.
MORE Man to face court for capturing intimate visual data
Publish date: 10:19AM - 01 March 2018A 51-year-old Aranda man will appear before the ACT Magistrate Court today (Thursday, 1 March 2018), following an investigation that he photographed women inappropriately without their knowledge.
MORE Man arrested following aggravated robbery in Ainslie
Publish date: 08:42AM - 01 March 2018A 48-year-old Wanniassa man will face the ACT Magistrate’s Court today (Thursday, 1 March 2018) following an aggravated robbery in Ainslie on Tuesday (27 February 2018).
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Three in custody in relation to an alleged aggravated robbery
Publish date: 04:54PM - 28 February 2018Three people are assisting ACT Policing after they were taken into custody in relation to an alleged aggravated robbery that occurred today (28 February 2018).
MORE Police seeking witnesses to aggravated robbery in Ainslie
Publish date: 08:47AM - 28 February 2018ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery that occurred in the Ainslie Football Club car park yesterday (Tuesday, 27 February 2018).
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Man driving with unrestrained children fined over $2000 and 12 demerit points
Publish date: 12:19PM - 27 February 2018ACT Policing has issued a driver with five infringement notices for driving with unrestrained children.
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