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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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Woman facing Court charged with stalking

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A 38-year-old Scullin woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (26 August 2017) charged with stalking.
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Man charged after incident at ANU

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ACT Policing has charged an 18-year-old man following an incident at the Australian National University (ANU) yesterday (25 August 2017).
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Three to face court charged with murder

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A 60-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man from NSW and a 29-year-old Canberra man will face ACT Magistrates Court charged with
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Man in custody after incident at ANU

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ACT Policing has responded to an incident at the Australian National University (ANU) this morning (25 August 2017).
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Journalist Advisory

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ANU incident
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Two to face court on aggravated burglary and theft offences

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A 27-year-old Ngunnawal man and a 23-year-old Moncrieff woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Friday 25 August) charged with aggravated burglary and theft offences.
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Offenders apprehended in stolen motor vehicle

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A 28-year-old Belconnen man and a 20-year-old Page woman will face ACT Magistrates Court today (Wednesday 23 August 2017), and a 22-year-old Coombs woman will appear at a later date, after they were located in a stolen motor vehicle.
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Witnesses sought to aggravated robbery in Wanniassa

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery at Woolworths Erindale last night (Monday 21 August 2017).
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Police investigate suspicious fire in Nicholls

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ACT Policing is investigating a fire that occurred at a house in Nicholls yesterday (Sunday 20 August).
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Outlaw Motorcycle Gang National Run

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ACT Policing closely monitored approximately 100 local and interstate members from the Comanchero Outlaw Motorcycle Gang during their National Run to Canberra over the weekend (19-20 August).
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Police closely monitor Outlaw Motorcycle Gang

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ACT Policing will be closely monitoring members from the Comanchero Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) as they travel to Canberra on their National Run this weekend (19 and 20 August).
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Three to face Court following disturbance in Wanniassa

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A 26-year-old Reid man and a 21-year-old Queanbeyan woman will face ACT Magistrates court today, following a disturbance in Wanniassa. A Wanniassa woman will also be summonsed to appear before court at a later date.
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Police search for escapee

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ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to locate 31-year-old Aaron Jones, who absconded from the Canberra Hospital about 3pm on Wednesday (16 August).
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ACT Policing Statement – Australian Christian Lobby Incident

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On Wednesday 21 December 2016, ACT Policing responded to an incident involving an explosion in a motor vehicle that was parked
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Intoxicated/disqualified driver detected twice in one night to face Court

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At approximately 11.30pm last night (Tuesday, 15 August) General Duties officers from Tuggeranong Patrol conducted a roadside Random Breath Test, which returned a positive indication. Further investigation revealed that the male is currently a disqualified driver and he is subject to a blood alcohol limit of zero.
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