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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 charged with assaulting officers
Publish date: 08:42AM - 28 July 2023A 35-year-old Palmerston man has been charged with assaulting police and other offences following an incident in Gungahlin yesterday afternoon.
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Witnesses sought to city carjacking
Publish date: 01:03PM - 27 July 2023ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged carjacking that occurred in the City on Monday night.
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Police issue warning following poor weekend behaviour
Publish date: 11:42AM - 26 July 2023ACT Policing is urging the Canberra community to consider their behaviour following multiple recent incidents in the City entertainment precinct.
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Police charge man with drug related manslaughter
Publish date: 02:46PM - 24 July 2023ACT Policing has charged a 40-year-old Kambah man with manslaughter after police allege he injected his partner with heroin, causing her to overdose in August of 2021.
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Call police before disposing of dangerous items
Publish date: 09:22AM - 24 July 2023ACT Policing is reminding the community to contact police if they wish to surrender or dispose of dangerous items such as firearms or explosives.
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ACT records third road fatality in 2023
Publish date: 07:56AM - 23 July 2023A 18-year-old man has died following a single vehicle incident yesterday afternoon in Tuggeranong.
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Witnesses sought to collision on Horse Park Drive
Publish date: 10:49AM - 22 July 2023ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a collision between a motorbike and a car that occurred yesterday afternoon on Horse Park Drive in Amaroo.
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Man police sought community help to identify charged
Publish date: 08:09AM - 22 July 2023Last week, ACT Policing sought public assistance to identify an offender who was believed to be responsible for multiple crimes across the ACT. Yesterday (Friday, 21 July 2023), he was arrested and charged with 14 offences.
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UPDATE Do you recognise this man IDENTIFIED
Publish date: 02:04PM - 21 July 2023UPDATE: Last week, ACT Policing sought the public's assistance to identify a man in relation to the alleged assault of a child in Gungahlin.
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Man to face court over Mawson aggravated robbery
Publish date: 09:29AM - 21 July 2023A 28-year-old Kambah man who was on parole will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday, 21 July 2023) in relation to an aggravated robbery in Mawson.
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Duo to face court for multiple thefts and assault
Publish date: 07:58AM - 21 July 2023ACT Policing has arrested two men after they allegedly drove a stolen car, committed multiple bag snatches, and assaulted two women yesterday (Thursday, 20 July 2023).
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Police rescue malnourished animals
Publish date: 11:44AM - 20 July 2023ACT Policing rescued two mistreated animals from a residence in Lyons yesterday (Wednesday, 19 July 2023).
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Publish date: 08:32AM - 18 July 2023An 18-year-old Reid man who was recently released from youth detention will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Tuesday, 18 July 2023) charged in relation to a serious assault with a knife.
MORE Police seeking witnesses to Northbourne Ave collision
Publish date: 08:54AM - 16 July 2023ACT Policing is calling for dashcam footage and witnesses to a collision between a car and a cyclist about 9am on Thursday (13 July 2023).
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Three intoxicated drivers detected in four incidents
Publish date: 10:33AM - 15 July 2023ACT Policing stopped three intoxicated drivers in four separate incidents in little more than two hours early this morning (Saturday, 15 July 2023).
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