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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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Man and woman charged with serious assault of child
Publish date: 08:35AM - 15 September 2023A 29-year-old man is set to face the ACT Magistrates Court today after police allege he seriously assaulted a 4-year-old boy.
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Witnesses sought to assault at Costco
Publish date: 09:52AM - 13 September 2023ACT Policing is calling for witnesses to an incident at Costco, Majura Park during which several staff and members of the public were allegedly assaulted.
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Police seek witnesses to suspicious house fire in Moncrieff
Publish date: 04:06PM - 12 September 2023ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a suspicious house fire in Moncrieff on Sunday, 10 September 2023.
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Man charged following thefts from bar patrons
Publish date: 03:38PM - 11 September 2023ACT Policing would like to remind the public to secure their valuables and remain vigilant after a man was charged with multiple counts of theft following incidents in the City in the early hours of Sunday (10 September 2023).
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ACT Policing adopt use of Emergency Alert system
Publish date: 08:43AM - 08 September 2023ACT Policing has adopted the use of the Emergency Alert system, allowing police to better inform the Canberra community during an emergency incident.
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Driver behaviour towards vulnerable road users a focus for police
Publish date: 02:42PM - 07 September 2023For the month of September, ACT Policing is turning its traffic focus to driver behaviour around vulnerable road users.
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Five family violence arrests overnight
Publish date: 10:10AM - 05 September 2023Five Canberrans have been arrested after a series of alleged family violence offences overnight –doubling the average daily rate of family violence arrests in the ACT.
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Speeding P-plater has licence suspended
Publish date: 07:58AM - 05 September 2023A speeding P-plater has had their licence suspended over the weekend after being caught driving in excess of 50km/h above the posted speed limit.
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Woman to face court for serious driving offences
Publish date: 08:05AM - 04 September 2023A 23-year-old Hackett woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday, 4 September 2023) charged with a string of serious driving offences.
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Search warrants executed in alleged human trafficking and slavery investigation
Publish date: 08:24AM - 01 September 2023ACT Policing has executed search warrants at a residence in O’Malley and a business in Majura Park as part of an investigation into alleged human trafficking and slavery.
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Police seeking community assistance following assault of 5-year-old
Publish date: 09:29AM - 30 August 2023ACT Policing is seeking community assistance to identify a teenager on a motorised bike who allegedly assaulted a 5-year-old boy.
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Police extradite man from QLD following family violence offences
Publish date: 08:08AM - 30 August 2023A 37-year-old Canberra man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, 30 August 2023) over serious family violence charges following his extradition from Queensland.
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Man to face court for driving at police
Publish date: 08:52AM - 29 August 2023A 23-year-old Gowrie man who was on parole and subject to a good behaviour order will face court this morning (Tuesday, 29 August 2023) on a number of driving charges, including driving at police.
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Police seeking dashcam footage of Kambah road rage incident
Publish date: 07:48AM - 26 August 2023ACT Policing is seeking dashcam or CCTV footage of an alleged road rage incident that occurred on the Tuggeranong Parkway and throughout multiple streets in Kambah earlier this week.
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Police seek to identify suspicious man
Publish date: 10:29AM - 25 August 2023ACT Policing is seeking assistance from the public to identify a suspicious man involved in an incident in Belconnen on Monday, 7 August 2023.
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