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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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Stolen property recovered following search warrant in Evatt

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Stolen property has been recovered and a 20-year-old Evatt woman has been charged following search warrant activity yesterday (Thursday, 09 February 2023).
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Cars, cash and drugs seized

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About 4.00pm yesterday, (Thursday, 9 February 2023), police executed a search warrant at a residence in Holt, and arrested a 24-year-old man following a traffic stop on the Federal Highway. 
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Operation TORIC records 200th apprehension

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A 30-year-old man became the 200th apprehension by ACT Policing’s Operation TORIC yesterday (Tuesday, 7 February 2023) when he was arrested for driving while disqualified.
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UPDATE Police release CCTV footage to identify light rail assault offender LOCATED

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UPDATE: The man we posted about earlier today has come forward to police and is assisting with enquiries. 
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Witnesses sought to Orient Kitchen stabbing

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a stabbing incident at the Orient Kitchen restaurant in Weston in December last year.
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ACT Policing investigate aggravated robbery in Reid

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery on Coranderrk Street, Reid (next to Glebe Park) that occurred about 5.50pm yesterday (Sunday, 5 February 2023).
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Woman arrested for sexually assaulting her 2-year-old granddaughter

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ACT Policing has arrested a 50-year-old woman after she allegedly repeatedly sexually abused her 2-year-old granddaughter and posted it to TikTok. 
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Operation TORIC arrest eight teens

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In the past 24 hours officers from ACT Policing’s Operation TORIC arrested eight young people – the youngest a 13-year-old boy.
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Man charged with murder following September incident

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A 37-year-old Reid man has been charged with one count of murder following the death of his partner during an incident in September 2022.
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UPDATE Identities of five burglars sought

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UDPATE: Three of the five offenders have been identified by ACT Policing.Officers are still seeking the identities of the other two offenders. Investigations are ongoing.
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Burglaries remain a focus for police

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ACT Policing continue to investigate a series of commercial and residential burglaries across the Canberra region in recent weeks.
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Man arrested for driving, weapon and drug charges

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ACT Policing officers arrested a 38-year-old Downer man after an incident in Braddon on Monday, 30 January 2023, where he was allegedly harassing and threatening members of the public.
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Man charged with disqualified driving for seventh time

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A 42-year-old Pearce man is the latest recidivist offender arrested by ACT Policing’s Operation TORIC.
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Man to face additional drug and property charges

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A 36-year-old Cook man will face fresh charges of trafficking in a controlled drug other than cannabis and possession of property suspected of being the proceeds of crime in the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday, 30 January 2023).
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Man charged with sexual offences against children

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A 72-year-old Palmerston man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 28 January 2023) following his arrest and charging yesterday with multiple sexual offences against children.
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