Media releases

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 seek to identify suspicious man

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ACT Policing is seeking assistance from the public to identify a suspicious man involved in an incident in Belconnen on Monday, 7 August 2023. 
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Man charged with arson following tattoo business fire

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A 28-year-old man has been charged with arson and other offences following a fire at a tattoo business in Braddon in June. 
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UPDATE Deceased woman located in City hotel

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While police continue to investigate the circumstances of this incident, the woman’s death does not appear to be suspicious.
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Police investigate suspicious Palmerston fire

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ACT Policing is calling on information from the public regarding a suspicious fire in Palmerston on Tuesday, 22 August 2023.
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UPDATE 2 – Police operation at Gibraltar Falls

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Update: A decision was taken this morning that no further search activity at Gibraltar Falls was required at this time.
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Public assistance sought to identify ram raid offender

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ACT Policing is seeking public assistance to identify a man believed to be responsible for a ram-raid at the Mawson shops in June.  
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Witnesses sought to Mitchell road rage incident

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged serious road rage incident that occurred on Saturday evening in Mitchell.  
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Witnesses sought to Flemington Road collision

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash cam footage following a serious collision on Flemington Road, Harrison on Saturday night.
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Police seek witnesses to aggravated burglary and suspicious activity

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ACT Policing is calling for anyone in the area of Charnwood, Flynn and Fraser to come forward if they have experienced minor thefts or witnessed suspicious activity over the past weekend.  
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Operation TORIC notches 300th apprehension

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Earlier this month, a15-year-old Belconnen area boy became the 300th person apprehended as part of ACT Policing’s Operation TORIC.   
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Police seeking to identify four people following City assault

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ACT Policing is seeking community assistance after two men were allegedly assaulted by a group of four outside a city nightclub last month.   
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Police target hoon driving in ACT rural areas

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ACT Policing has issued 20 defect notices and 11 traffic infringements across two nights targeting hoon driving across the ACT.  
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Board of Inquiry report statement

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***The below statement is attributable to ACT Chief Police Officer, Neil Gaughan***
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Multi-agency operation targets road safety

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ACT Road Policing, Safety and Compliance Officers from the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) and vehicle inspection officers from Access Canberra conducted a targeted operation yesterday (Monday, 7 August 2023) addressing multiple road safety issues.
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Man charged after car-jacking and collision

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A 38-year-old man from Annandale, NSW will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday, 4 August 2023) in relation to the forcible theft of an Audi SUV yesterday.
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