Media releases
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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Police seek public’s assistance to locate missing man
Publish date: 09:45AM - 09 September 2016ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to help locate missing 33‑year‑old Mitchell Crosskey.
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Canberra community identifies offenders
Publish date: 04:00PM - 07 September 2016Yesterday (Tuesday, 6 September 2016) we sought the public’s assistance to identify the two male alleged offenders involved in
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Police seek assistance to identify alleged offenders
Publish date: 02:47PM - 06 September 2016ACT Policing is seeking to identify two male alleged offenders involved in an assault in Canberra City on Saturday, 6 August 2016.
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Police investigate fatal collision on Monaro Highway
Publish date: 07:37AM - 05 September 2016ACT Policing Collision Investigation and Reconstruction Team will prepare a brief for the ACT Coroner after a fatal motor vehicle collision occurred on the Monaro Highway this morning (Monday, 5 September 2016).
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Update: Police locate escaped detainee
Publish date: 08:25PM - 04 September 2016ACT Policing has located 28-year-old man Patrick McCurley, who escaped The Alexander Maconochie Centre on Friday (2 September 2
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Fatality on Lady Denman Drive
Publish date: 03:00PM - 02 September 2016ACT Policing is investigating a fatal collision on Lady Denman Drive in Acton this morning, (Friday, 2 September) in which a 23-year-old man has died.
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Police warning: dangers of flooded waterways and drains
Publish date: 02:34PM - 02 September 2016ACT Policing has issued a warning to the community to stay clear of drains and fast-moving waterways with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting heavy rainfalls over the next 24 hours.
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Note to journalists - Media stand-up
Publish date: 02:07PM - 02 September 2016MEDIA DIARY
WHO: Acting Station Sergeant Stephen Booth, Traffic Operations
WHAT: Media interview
WHEN: 2.30pm TODAY (Friday, 2 September 2016)
WHERE: Traffic Operations Centre, Lathlain Street Belconnen
MORE CCTV released Mawson Club aggravated robbery
Publish date: 08:13AM - 01 September 2016ACT Policing is renewing its appeal for witnesses to the aggravated robbery of the Mawson Club on Monday, 8 August 2016.
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ACT Policing publishes pursuits review
Publish date: 04:52PM - 31 August 2016ACT Policing has today publically released the Review of Police Pursuits Conducted by ACT Policing in the Australian Capital Territory.
MORE Witness reports lead to apprehension of teenagers
Publish date: 01:08PM - 31 August 2016Four teenagers have been referred to restorative justice for the theft of a motor vehicle from Rivett on Saturday (27 August).
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Man to face court after Southside shooting
Publish date: 08:22AM - 31 August 2016A 26-year-old man has been extradited from South Australia to face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Wednesday, 31 August).
The arrest follows ACT Policing’s extensive investigation into a Southside shooting in March 2015. Detectives from Taskforce Nemesis (Gangs Taskforce) believe this incident to be Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) related.
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UPDATE: Death in Greenway
Publish date: 08:34AM - 30 August 2016ACT Policing is treating the death in Greenway yesterday (Monday, 29 August), as non-suspicious.
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Police locate body in Greenway
Publish date: 04:32PM - 29 August 2016ACT Policing is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding an unidentified body found in Greenway this afternoon (Monday, 29 August).
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