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 fail to stop driver

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ACT Policing is seeking to identify the driver of a white Ford AU Falcon that was involved in two fail to stop incidents in Tuggeranong last month.  
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Police seeking witnesses to Drakeford Drive collision

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a collision that occurred along Drakeford Drive in Wanniassa earlier this week (Tuesday, 1 August 2023).
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Police release footage to identify Bruce aggravated robbery offender

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ACT Policing has released CCTV footage of a man who allegedly committed an aggravated robbery in Bruce last month.
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UPDATED 92-year-old man charged with murder

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The man appeared in a bedside hearing this afternoon with the matter adjourned until tomorrow (Wednesday, 2 August 2023).
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Police investigate death of 92-year-old woman

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ACT Policing is investigating the death of a 92-year-old woman in Fisher.  
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Recidivist property offender arrested following Moncrieff warrant

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A 40-year-old man on parole for previous offences will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday, 31 July 2023) following his arrest during search warrant activity in Moncrieff over the weekend.
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What happened to me?

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ACT Policing marks the 2023 launch of National Missing Persons Week with a reminder that there are 14 long-term missing people from the ACT. 
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Police conduct highway targeting activity

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ACT Road Policing conducted concentrated enforcement activities on two of the major highways in and out of the ACT yesterday (Saturday, 29 July 2023).  
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Man charged with assaulting officers

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A 35-year-old Palmerston man has been charged with assaulting police and other offences following an incident in Gungahlin yesterday afternoon.
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Witnesses sought to city carjacking

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged carjacking that occurred in the City on Monday night.  
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Police issue warning following poor weekend behaviour

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ACT Policing is urging the Canberra community to consider their behaviour following multiple recent incidents in the City entertainment precinct.   
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Police charge man with drug related manslaughter

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ACT Policing has charged a 40-year-old Kambah man with manslaughter after police allege he injected his partner with heroin, causing her to overdose in August of 2021.
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Call police before disposing of dangerous items

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ACT Policing is reminding the community to contact police if they wish to surrender or dispose of dangerous items such as firearms or explosives.  
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ACT records third road fatality in 2023

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A 18-year-old man has died following a single vehicle incident yesterday afternoon in Tuggeranong.
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Witnesses sought to collision on Horse Park Drive

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a collision between a motorbike and a car that occurred yesterday afternoon on Horse Park Drive in Amaroo.
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