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Police seeking to locate bottle shop robber
Publish date: 12:13PM - 28 February 2024Thank you Canberra, the man we posted about on Wednesday has been located and charged with aggravated robbery (offensive weapon), assault occasioning actual bodily harm, possess offensive weapon with intent, aggravated burglary - intent to commit theft, joint commission theft, and destroy/damage property. He is scheduled to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Friday, 1 March 2024).
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Police seeking to identify men in CCTV footage following Barton assault
Publish date: 02:09PM - 27 February 2024ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to identify five men in CCTV footage, believed to be involved in an assault against another man last December.
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Two years on - police continue to seek answers about the death of Jyle Molloy Murphy
Publish date: 10:59AM - 27 February 2024ACT Policing Major Collision Team investigators are continuing to investigate the death of 28-year-old Queanbeyan man Jyle Molloy Murphy on Pialligo Avenue two years ago.
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High range speeding driver to face court
Publish date: 04:55PM - 26 February 2024A 31-year-old Gungahlin man who was on parole and bail at the time of his arrest will face court after he was detected driving at 157km/h in a 80km/h zone earlier today.
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Driver sought following child cyclist and car collision in Kambah
Publish date: 07:41AM - 26 February 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a collision between car and a young cyclist last Thursday morning in Kambah.
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Speeding provisional driver suspended
Publish date: 09:14AM - 25 February 2024A speeding 17-year-old provisional driver has had his licence suspended on the spot after he was detected driving at 117km/h in a 60km/h zone last night.
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Police issue school zone reminder following targeted operation
Publish date: 10:38AM - 23 February 2024ACT Policing is reminding Canberra motorists that school zones are again in force in the Territory.
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ACT man extradited from NSW following 2023 vehicle theft
Publish date: 08:52AM - 22 February 2024ACT Policing has extradited a 29-year-old man from NSW to face charges in the ACT stemming from an alleged 2023 vehicle theft.
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Police seek identities of tobacco shop robbers
Publish date: 05:38PM - 19 February 2024ACT Policing are seeking the public’s assistance to identify two men who allegedly committed an aggravated robbery at a Charnwood tobacco shop on Saturday night.
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UPDATE Police seeking assistance to locate Jessie Gould LOCATED
Publish date: 03:56PM - 19 February 2024Thank you Canberra, the person we posted about earlier this month who absconded from the Adult Mental Health Unit has been arrested in NSW.
MORE Man to face court following arrow incident
Publish date: 12:46PM - 19 February 2024A 49-year-old Symonston man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday, 19 February 2024) following a serious incident on Saturday afternoon.
MORE Police seeking witnesses to city assault
Publish date: 11:10AM - 19 February 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an assault that occurred outside a London Circuit kebab shop early on Sunday morning.
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Man charged with drink driving after colliding with a parked car
Publish date: 09:58AM - 17 February 2024A 31-year-old man from NSW will face the ACT Magistrates Court today after being caught drink driving following a collision with a parked car.
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Police seeking witnesses to stolen vehicle being driven in Canberra
Publish date: 08:11AM - 17 February 2024ACT Policing is seeking public assistance following the theft of a Porsche Cayenne 3 in Narrabundah yesterday morning.
MORE UPDATED Man to face court over Gungahlin robbery, police seek identity of good samaritan
Publish date: 11:37AM - 15 February 2024Good news Canberra, the woman in the CCTV footage has been identified. Thank you for all your assistance.
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