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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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Police urge community to stay safe
Publish date: 06:55AM - 26 March 2015ACT Policing is reminding the Canberra community to remain vigilant after an assault occurred within the Australian National Un
MORE Police seek assistance to locate missing boy - LOCATED
Publish date: 03:22PM - 25 March 2015ACT Policing is appealing for the public’s assistance to help locate a missing 11-year-old boy from Amaroo.
MORE Witnesses sought to two armed robberies
Publish date: 08:55AM - 24 March 2015ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to two armed robberies that occurred last night (Monday, March 23) in Belconnen.
MORE Indecent assault in Bruce; witnesses sought
Publish date: 03:40PM - 23 March 2015ACT Policing is seeking witnesses who can assist in the investigation of an indecent assault which took place in Kirinari St, B
MORE Woman to face court on drug trafficking charge
Publish date: 09:47AM - 23 March 2015A 33-year-old Holt woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday, March 23) charged with traffic in a controlled drug
MORE Two men arrested for aggravated burglary
Publish date: 08:50AM - 23 March 2015ACT Policing arrested two men last night (Sunday, March 22) in Harrison for aggravated burglary following a report of a disturb
MORE Public assistance leads to arrest
Publish date: 08:25AM - 20 March 2015ACT Policing has arrested and charged a 17-year-old male youth for aggravated robbery following information provided from the p
MORE Scammers targeting the ACT community
Publish date: 02:35PM - 19 March 2015ACT Policing and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) are alerting the community of a scam involving atte
MORE February southside shootings; facefit released
Publish date: 01:30PM - 19 March 2015ACT Policing has released a facefit image of a person of interest in the investigation of two shooting incidents last month in
MORE Man faces court on murder charge
Publish date: 08:43AM - 19 March 2015A 34-year-old Gordon man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Thursday, March 19) charged with murder.
MORE Police seeking witnesses to Charnwood ram-raid
Publish date: 11:10AM - 18 March 2015ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an attempted aggravated burglary and property damage in
MORE Homicide investigation in Gordon
Publish date: 08:55AM - 17 March 2015ACT Policing is treating the death of a woman in Gordon this morning (Tuesday, March 17) as a homicide.
MORE Witnesses sought to aggravated robbery
Publish date: 08:10AM - 15 March 2015ACT Policing is appealing for witnesses to an aggravated robbery that occurred in Weston last night (Saturday, March 14).
MORE Police praise Skyfire 2015 crowd
Publish date: 08:00AM - 15 March 2015While crowd numbers were considered down from past years, ACT Policing has praised the behaviour of the large crowd which atten
MORE Police respond to three firearm incidents overnight
Publish date: 11:48AM - 13 March 2015ACT Policing is responding to reports of the discharge of firearms in three incidents from overnight (Thursday 12 March).
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