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Police investigate suspicious fire in Ngunnawal
Publish date: 08:16AM - 19 March 2017ACT Policing is investigating a suspicious fire that occurred on Friday (17 March 2017).
MORE Witnesses sought to aggravated robbery in Yarralumla
Publish date: 08:05AM - 19 March 2017ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery that occurred in a car park off Alexandria Drive Yarralumla on Friday (March 17).
MORE Witnesses sought to aggravated burglary in Watson
Publish date: 09:17AM - 18 March 2017ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated burglary at a home in Watson yesterday (Friday, March 17).
MORE Police urge drivers and riders to slow down
Publish date: 04:00PM - 17 March 2017ACT Policing’s Officer in Charge of Traffic Operations, Station Sergeant Marcus Boorman has today reminded Canberra drivers and riders of the need to slow down and drive to the speed limits.
MORE Witnesses sought to aggravated robbery in Chapman
Publish date: 09:06AM - 17 March 2017ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery that occurred in Chapman on Tuesday (March 14).
MORE Witnesses sought to grass fires in Aranda
Publish date: 02:12PM - 16 March 2017ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to three grass fires in Aranda bushland between Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 March 2017.
MORE Vulnerable road users; March focus for road safety
Publish date: 09:31AM - 16 March 2017As part of the joint road safety campaign between ACT Policing and the Justice and Community Safety Directorate this month’s focus is on being aware of vulnerable road users.
MORE Witnesses sought to aggravated robbery in Kambah
Publish date: 11:16AM - 14 March 2017ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery that occurred in Kambah last night (Monday, March 13).
MORE Witnesses sought after stabbing in Weston
Publish date: 09:06AM - 13 March 2017ACT Policing is seeking witnesses after an altercation and stabbing occurred in Weston on Saturday (11 March 2017) afternoon.
MORE Police investigate shots fired and vehicle arson
Publish date: 11:51AM - 11 March 2017ACT Policing’s Criminal Investigation detectives are investigating a suspicious vehicle fire and firearm being discharged at a house in Isabella Plains.
MORE Police investigate multiple burglaries
Publish date: 12:55PM - 10 March 2017ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to multiple commercial burglaries which occurred on the evening of Wednesday 8 March and in the early hours of Thursday 9 March 2017, in Watson, Hawker, Fraser, Bruce, Charnwood, Evatt and Holt.
MORE Man charged with multiple offences
Publish date: 09:46AM - 10 March 2017ACT Policing has arrested a 33-year-old man for multiple offences who will appear in the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Friday, 10 March).
MORE Man arrested for property damage and assault
Publish date: 09:02AM - 09 March 2017ACT Policing has arrested a 21-year-old man following an altercation in Macgregor last night (Thursday 8 March).
MORE Man who escaped from court now in custody
Publish date: 08:56AM - 09 March 2017ACT Policing have arrested a man who escaped from the ACT Supreme Court last week (Friday 3 March), following a routine traffic stop in Gungahlin this morning (Thursday 9 march).
MORE Progress in Watson homicide; woman extradited from NSW
Publish date: 03:32PM - 07 March 2017A 26-year-old woman has been extradited from New South Wales to face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, 7 March 2017).
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