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Assistance sought for missing person - LOCATED
Publish date: 12:19PM - 10 March 2014ACT Policing is seeking the assistance of the public to locate Ashley Riesterer last seen at an address in Chisholm around 1.45
MORE Police car involved in collision
Publish date: 10:07AM - 09 March 2014ACT Policing is investigating a collision in which two vehicles, including a police car, were damaged.
MORE Man found hiding in cupboard following Charnwood aggravated robbery
Publish date: 09:59AM - 09 March 2014ACT Policing has arrested a 32-year-old man of no fixed abode following an aggravated robbery at the Coles Express service stat
MORE Public reports lead to arrest following tunnel graffiti attack
Publish date: 09:54AM - 09 March 2014ACT Policing has arrested a 22-year-old Forrest man for spraying graffiti on the Acton tunnel over Parkes Way in the early hour
MORE Witnesses sought to suspicious fire in Kaleen
Publish date: 10:31AM - 08 March 2014ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a grass fire which occurred in Kaleen yesterday afternoon (Friday, March 7).
MORE Man arrested following police assault
Publish date: 10:28AM - 08 March 2014ACT Policing has arrested a man after he allegedly assaulted a police officer in the early hours of this morning (Saturday, Mar
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Man on the run jumps right into police yard
Publish date: 03:09PM - 07 March 2014ACT Policing has arrested a 30-year-old man from Red Hill following a shoplifting incident in Gungahlin on Tuesday (4 March).
MORE Revellers urged to plan ahead for Black Opal
Publish date: 11:53AM - 07 March 2014ACT Policing is urging those attending Sunday’s Black Opal Stakes Day at Thoroughbred Park to plan ahead.
MORE 505 drivers caught speeding in February
Publish date: 11:35AM - 07 March 2014ACT Policing caught 505 drivers speeding on Canberra roads during February as part of its multi-agency road safety strategy, is
MORE Police warn: buckle up or pay the price
Publish date: 11:33AM - 07 March 2014ACT Policing is warning the community to buckle-up their seatbelts or risk hefty fines, loss of demerit points and the increase
MORE CINS campaign messages sink in over Summer
Publish date: 02:08PM - 06 March 2014ACT Policing’s Safe Summer campaign appears to have made an impact on Canberrans with an overall reduction in the number of Cri
MORE Warning issued over counterfeit $100 notes
Publish date: 06:00PM - 04 March 2014ACT Policing has issued a warning to the Canberra business community about the emergence of counterfeit $100 notes, urging anyo
MORE Youths to face court following burnouts in Gungahlin
Publish date: 10:13AM - 04 March 2014Two male youths have been summonsed to appear before the ACT Children’s Court following burnouts in Gungahlin yesterday (Monday
MORE Who killed Kathryn Grosvenor? Reward rises to $500 000
Publish date: 01:01PM - 07 September 2012The reward for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of Kathryn Grosvenor’s killer has increased to $500
MORE $500 000 reward posted in Frank Campbell murder investigation
Publish date: 01:01PM - 07 September 2012The ACT government has approved a $500 000 reward for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of Frank Cam
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