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Police call for assistance to identify witnesses in Civic assault
Publish date: 01:56PM - 11 September 2014ACT Policing has located new CCTV vision from an incident which occurred in East Row, Civic, on Saturday morning, July 26.
MORE Man charged with acts endangering life
Publish date: 08:57AM - 11 September 2014A 40-year-old Giralang man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning after being charged with acts endangering life afte
MORE Suspicious fire investigation underway
Publish date: 08:55AM - 11 September 2014Investigations are underway after ACT Policing attended a unit fire in Reid overnight.
MORE Pedestrian dies after collision in Griffith
Publish date: 05:00PM - 10 September 2014ACT Policing is investigating an incident in Griffith this afternoon (Wednesday, September 10) in which a female pedestrian was
MORE Witnesses sought after woman struck by car in Monash
Publish date: 12:00PM - 10 September 2014ACT Policing’s Collision Investigation and Reconstruction Team (CIRT) is calling for witnesses to a collision in Monash on Frid
MORE Pond death under investigation
Publish date: 12:30PM - 09 September 2014ACT Policing’s Criminal Investigations detectives are seeking the assistance of witnesses who could help in determining how a y
MORE Man arrested for sexual assault after using fake online profile
Publish date: 09:36AM - 09 September 2014A 22-year-old Belconnen man has been arrested after creating a fictitious social media profile of a young woman to commit a sex
MORE More than 360 number plates protected from thieves
Publish date: 09:56AM - 08 September 2014ACT Policing and Westfield Woden joined together on Saturday (September 6) to secure 361 registration plates as part of Project
MORE Youth arrested after crashing stolen car
Publish date: 08:30AM - 07 September 2014ACT Policing arrested a 16-year-old boy from Canberra’s north after a short pursuit which ended in Russell just before 4am toda
MORE 1733 drivers caught speeding during July and August
Publish date: 10:30AM - 05 September 2014ACT Policing caught 1733 drivers speeding throughout July and August as part of its joint campaign with the ACT Justice and Com
MORE Police targeting seatbelt offences
Publish date: 10:30AM - 05 September 2014ACT Policing will target seatbelt offences during September and drivers are on notice to buckle up or risk hefty fines, loss of
MORE Police closely monitor Outlaw Motorcycle Gang
Publish date: 10:27AM - 05 September 2014ACT Policing is closely monitoring an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) as they travel through Canberra today on a National Run fro
MORE More than $2.5 million in assets to be restrained
Publish date: 08:20AM - 04 September 2014ACT Policing is seeking to secure its single biggest restraint of assets in the Supreme Court today (Thursday, September 4).
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Drugs and weapons seized after Taskforce Nemesis investigation
Publish date: 05:13PM - 02 September 2014A 24-year-old Griffith man will appear before the ACT Magistrates Court after officers from Taskforce Nemesis executed multiple
MORE Man to face court over bike thefts
Publish date: 11:18AM - 02 September 2014A 40-year-old Higgins man will face the ACT Magistrates Court next month over the thefts of a number of bicycles.
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