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Witnesses sought to theft of distinct motor vehicle in Palmerston
Publish date: 08:31AM - 18 January 2015ACT Policing is appealing for witnesses to a burglary in Palmerston where a distinctive ‘AC Cobra’ motor vehicle was stolen.
MORE Police seize firearm, ammunition and drugs following Bonython warrant
Publish date: 08:55AM - 17 January 2015ACT Policing executed a DODA (Drugs of Dependence Act 1989) warrant on a residence in Bonython yesterday evening (Friday, Janua
MORE Synthetic cannabis seized in Belconnen
Publish date: 04:25PM - 16 January 2015ACT Policing has seized a quantity of suspected synthetic cannabinomimetics during a search warrant executed on a retail outlet
MORE Police renew appeal for missing man Robert
Publish date: 10:45AM - 16 January 2015ACT Policing is renewing its appeal for the public’s assistance to help locate 36-year-old Robert who has been missing since Ja
MORE Man to face court for ‘one punch’ assault
Publish date: 08:25AM - 16 January 2015A 22-year-old Giralang man will face court today following his arrest yesterday for an assault which occurred in August last ye
MORE Witness sought to assault in shopping centre
Publish date: 09:20AM - 14 January 2015ACT Policing is appealing to a man who may have witnessed an assault at Westfield Woden on Sunday (January 11) to come forward.
MORE Know your boundaries; police encourage cricket patrons to behave responsibly
Publish date: 06:45AM - 14 January 2015ACT Policing will have a high visible presence at today’s (Wednesday, January 14) Prime Minister’s XI v England match to ensure
MORE Total crime reports down across ACT
Publish date: 09:17AM - 13 January 2015ACT Policing’s latest quarterly crime statistics show a five per cent drop in crime reports across Canberra in 2014, with Belco
MORE Total crime reports down across ACT
Publish date: 09:16AM - 13 January 2015ACT Policing’s latest quarterly crime statistics show a five per cent drop in crime reports across Canberra in 2014, with Belco
MORE Police seek public help to locate missing Chisholm man
Publish date: 08:16AM - 13 January 2015ACT Policing is appealing for the public’s assistance to help locate a missing 36-year-old man from Chisholm.
MORE Witnesses sought; Giralang aggravated robbery
Publish date: 04:30PM - 09 January 2015ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to the aggravated robbery of a Service Station in Giralang on (Wednesday, 7 January).
MORE Man taken into custody after Parliament House incident
Publish date: 01:20PM - 08 January 2015ACT Policing has responded to an incident that occurred at Parliament House this afternoon (Thursday, 8 January 2015).
MORE Man arrested for vehicle theft
Publish date: 08:41AM - 07 January 2015ACT Policing has arrested a 26-year-old man in Downer yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 6 January) for the theft of a motor vehicle
MORE ACT Policing Twitter account safe
Publish date: 06:00PM - 06 January 2015Chief Police Officer for the ACT, Rudi Lammers, has assured the Canberra community the ACT Policing Twitter account is safe and
MORE Taxi driver robbery; two men arrested
Publish date: 10:16AM - 06 January 2015Two men will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Tuesday, January 6) after they were arrested for aggravated robbery o
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