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Fatality on Monaro Highway
Publish date: 01:32PM - 02 July 2016ACT Policing are investigating a fatal collision which occurred on the Monaro Highway this morning (Saturday, 2 July 2016).
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Two to face court after extradition from NSW
Publish date: 03:36PM - 01 July 2016A 37-year-old man and a 28-year-old man have been extradited from Queanbeyan, New South Wales, by ACT Policing today (Friday, 1 July).
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Civic ‘coward punch’ alleged offender identified
Publish date: 04:44PM - 28 June 2016The offender and the persons involved have now been identified and investigations are continuing.
MORE Burglar interrupted by resident in Forde
Publish date: 08:57AM - 28 June 2016A 19-year-old woman will face Court today (Tuesday 28 June 2016) for property, burglary and assault offences after a resident located her on his property yesterday afternoon.
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Underage driver in collision with cyclist
Publish date: 09:29AM - 26 June 2016ACT Policing is investigating a collision between a car and a cyclist in Dickson yesterday afternoon (Saturday 25 June 2016), which involved an unlicensed underage driver.
MORE Civic ‘coward punch’- do you know these men?
Publish date: 05:46PM - 24 June 2016ACT Policing is seeking to identify three men in relation to a ‘coward punch’ assault that occurred in Civic in the early hours
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Man to face court; equipped for theft
Publish date: 08:55AM - 22 June 2016A 25-year-old Reid man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Wednesday, 22 June) on six charges, including being equipped for theft.
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Police training exercise in Bruce
Publish date: 03:03PM - 21 June 2016Police will be conducting a training exercise at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) in Bruce on Wednesday and Thursday (22 to 23 June 2016).
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Police urge drivers to clear frozen windscreens
Publish date: 12:51PM - 20 June 2016ACT Policing is urging all Canberra drivers to remove ice from all the glass surfaces of their vehicles as the Nation’s Capital experiences subzero temperatures.
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Police investigate fire in Griffith
Publish date: 10:46AM - 19 June 2016ACT Policing is investigating a suspicious fire that occurred at Stuart Flats in Griffith last night (Saturday, 18 June).
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Police seek assistance to identify alleged offender in supermarket burglary
Publish date: 03:35PM - 17 June 2016ACT Policing is seeking to identify an alleged offender in a supermarket burglary last week (Saturday, 11 June).
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Witnesses sought to Kambah collision
Publish date: 12:07PM - 17 June 2016ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a two vehicle collision in Kambah yesterday (Thursday, 16 June).
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Police release images of alleged offender in aggravated robbery
Publish date: 04:19PM - 16 June 2016ACT Policing has released CCTV images of the alleged offender involved in the aggravated robbery of a white Audi Q5 last week (Tuesday, 7 June).
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Man to be extradited to New South Wales to face murder charge
Publish date: 02:58PM - 15 June 2016A 36-year-old man has been taken into custody this afternoon following the murder of a man in Fairfield East, New South Wales on 6 December 2015.
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Man to face court on drug charges
Publish date: 08:55AM - 14 June 2016Today, our Chief Police Officer for the ACT Rudi Lammers announced his retirement after 34 years with the AFP.
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