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Police continue to establish suspect’s movements in Andrew Carville murder
Publish date: 01:30PM - 27 January 2016ACT Policing’s Homicide Team are continuing to establish the movements of a suspect on the night Evatt man Mr Andrew Carville w
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Police seek assistance to locate missing man
Publish date: 07:33AM - 25 January 2016ACT Policing is asking for assistance in locating missing 61-year-old man, Tahadesse Kahsai.
MORE Double demerit points now in place
Publish date: 05:31PM - 22 January 2016ACT Policing is urging motorists to drive safely over the Australia Day long weekend and warns that double demerit points are n
MORE Witnesses sought to incidents in Belconnen
Publish date: 06:30PM - 21 January 2016ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two men involved in several incidents in Belconnen on Wednesday,
MORE Missing woman found
Publish date: 12:00PM - 21 January 2016UPDATE: Missing woman found
Missing 31-year-old Evatt woman, Yuki Motomura has been located safe and well.
MORE Police investigate death in Kambah
Publish date: 05:18AM - 20 January 2016ACT Policing are investigating a suspicious death in Kambah which occurred during the early hours of this morning (Wednesday 20
MORE Witnesses sought; Conman in Ainslie
Publish date: 11:44AM - 15 January 2016ACT Policing is investigating reports of a recidivist conman operating in Ainslie after he knocked on the door of an elderly re
MORE Drugs, weapons, cash seized after warrant
Publish date: 11:39AM - 15 January 2016ACT Policing has arrested a 32-year-old man after executing a search warrant in Wanniassa yesterday morning (Thursday, 14 Janua
MORE Witnesses sought to Aggravated Burglary
Publish date: 02:15PM - 14 January 2016ACT Policing are seeking witnesses to an aggravated burglary in Fyshwick in the early hours of this morning (Thursday 14 Januar
MORE Andrew Carville murder: suspect identified
Publish date: 11:52AM - 13 January 2016ACT Policing’s Homicide Team are progressing their investigation into the murder of Evatt man Mr Andrew Carville, with detectiv
MORE ACT Policing investigate shooting in Holt
Publish date: 09:25AM - 11 January 2016ACT Policing arrested a 26-year-old man yesterday (Sunday, 10 January) in relation to a shooting in Holt.
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Summernats scam
Publish date: 04:26PM - 09 January 2016ACT Policing is warning people attending Summernats Car Festival not to purchase stolen wristbands to gain entry.
MORE Man arrested for stolen motor vehicle
Publish date: 08:11AM - 09 January 2016ACT Policing arrested a 34-year-old Wanniassa man yesterday morning (Friday, 8 January) in relation to incidents of burglary, t
MORE Man charged over coward punch
Publish date: 08:23PM - 08 January 2016ACT Policing has charged a 20-year-old Braddon man following a 'coward punch' assault that occurred in Civic in the early hours
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