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Stolen property recovered following search warrant in Evatt
Publish date: 11:14AM - 10 February 2023Stolen 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
Publish date: 09:10AM - 10 February 2023About 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
Publish date: 10:13AM - 08 February 2023A 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
Publish date: 07:53AM - 08 February 2023UPDATE: 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
Publish date: 08:15AM - 07 February 2023ACT 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
Publish date: 01:04PM - 06 February 2023ACT 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
Publish date: 08:57AM - 06 February 2023ACT 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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Publish date: 10:26AM - 03 February 2023In 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
Publish date: 08:34AM - 03 February 2023A 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
Publish date: 02:53PM - 02 February 2023UDPATE: 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
Publish date: 10:58AM - 02 February 2023ACT 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
Publish date: 09:12AM - 31 January 2023ACT 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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Publish date: 08:28AM - 31 January 2023A 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
Publish date: 10:01AM - 30 January 2023A 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
Publish date: 10:19AM - 28 January 2023A 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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