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Gungahlin man charged with fraud and firearms offences
Publish date: 09:30AM - 27 March 2021A 36-year-old Gungahlin man has been charged with a number of offences following the execution of a search warrant overnight.
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Police seeking witnesses to serious assault in Narrabundah
Publish date: 10:36PM - 26 March 2021ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and information following a serious assault in Narrabundah early this morning.
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Police seek witnesses to Gordon collision
Publish date: 10:23AM - 25 March 2021ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to or footage of a single vehicle collision in Gordon last night (24 March 2021).
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Disaster tourism: no photo is worth your life
Publish date: 01:27PM - 24 March 2021ACT Policing is urging the Canberra community not to risk their own or the lives of emergency services workers to rescue them from floodwaters.
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Bonner man to face court on child abuse material offences
Publish date: 12:08PM - 23 March 2021A 38-year-old Bonner man has been charged with possessing child abuse material and is expected to face the ACT Magistrates Court next month.
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Man arrested after Spence shooting
Publish date: 09:25AM - 23 March 2021ACT Policing arrested a 22-year-old Bonner man yesterday (Monday, 22 March 2021) after an investigation into a shooting at a Spence residence early in the morning of Thursday, 11 March.
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Police catch three high range drink drivers
Publish date: 02:08PM - 22 March 2021ACT Policing issued three drivers with Immediate Suspension Notices (ISNs) after the drivers recorded high blood-alcohol levels on Saturday (20 March, 2020).
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Man assisting police with enquiries following pursuit
Publish date: 11:42AM - 22 March 2021A man is assisting police with their enquiries following a pursuit through numerous Canberra suburbs on Friday (19 March 2021).
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Police seek information and footage following pursuit
Publish date: 11:14AM - 21 March 2021ACT Policing is seeking dash-cam footage of a vehicle involved in a pursuit through numerous Canberra suburbs on Friday (19 March 2021).
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Driver caught travelling 196kmph
Publish date: 10:51AM - 21 March 2021A 22-year-old New South Wales driver has been fined almost $2000 and lost six demerit points after being caught driving at 196km/h on the Barton Highway.
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Publish date: 09:37AM - 19 March 2021A 55-year-old man has been extradited from Queensland to the ACT to face a historic act of indecency charge.
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Popular Coffee with a Cop program returns
Publish date: 03:15PM - 17 March 2021ACT Policing is inviting members of the Gungahlin community to meet for a cuppa and a chat with their local police officers when the popular Coffee with a Cop program returns this Friday morning (19 March, 2021).
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Reminder for Canberrans as man cautioned for cannabis cultivation
Publish date: 12:33PM - 17 March 2021ACT Policing has issued a reminder to Canberrans not to exceed the two per person limit regarding personal cannabis plants following the confiscation of four plants from one man.
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ACT Policing engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
Publish date: 10:37AM - 16 March 2021ACT Policing is committed to supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
MORE 69 additional charges laid following identity theft investigation
Publish date: 02:41PM - 15 March 2021ACT Policing investigators have laid an additional 69 charges in relation to an identity theft investigation that commenced in 2020.
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