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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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Two arrested, drugs, chemicals and cash seized
Publish date: 10:33AM - 10 January 2023An ongoing ACT Policing operation targeting the manufacture and distribution of illicit drugs resulted in two arrests last night (Monday, 9 January 2023).
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Three arrested by Operation Toric
Publish date: 01:49PM - 09 January 2023ACT Policing’s Operation Toric officers arrested three people and recovered three stolen vehicles in recent separate incidents.
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Police catch speeding driver doing burnouts
Publish date: 10:18AM - 08 January 2023ACT Policing will summons a 20-year-old Murrumbateman man for doing burnouts and allegedly speeding in excess of 110km/h in a posted 80km/h zone.
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UPDATE Have you seen Tihana FOUND
Publish date: 11:02PM - 06 January 2023UPDATE FOUND: Great news Canberra! The missing 12-year-old has been found safe and well. Thanks for all your help!
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Police gear up for Summernats
Publish date: 03:05PM - 05 January 2023As motoring enthusiasts roll into Canberra for Summernats 35 at Exhibition Park in Canberra, ACT Policing is gearing up to patrol the event.
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Juveniles to face court over Gungahlin burglaries
Publish date: 08:37AM - 03 January 2023A 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy will face the ACT Children’s Court today (Tuesday, 3 January 2023) charged in relation to a series of commercial burglaries in the Gungahlin region.
MORE UPDATE Have you seen Susannah FOUND
Publish date: 07:14PM - 02 January 2023Great news Canberra - Susannah has been found safe and well. Thanks for your assistance.
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Police investigating series of commercial burglaries in Gungahlin
Publish date: 11:21AM - 02 January 2023ACT Policing is investigating a series of commercial burglaries at shops in the Gungahlin region overnight.
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Witnesses sought to attempted robbery at Belconnen fast food outlet
Publish date: 10:23AM - 02 January 2023ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an attempted robbery at a Belconnen fast food restaurant on Saturday, 31 December 2022.
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Man to face court for multiple driving offences
Publish date: 08:18AM - 02 January 2023A 30-year-old man from Googong, NSW who was subject to bail conditions which included an 8pm curfew and prevented him from driving will face court today charged in relation to a collision in Garran.
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NYE crowd behaviour gets 2023 off to a poor start
Publish date: 10:18AM - 01 January 2023ACT Policing has been left disappointed with the behaviour of crowds in Canberra City following New Year’s Eve celebrations.
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ACT Road Policing Christmas weekend summary
Publish date: 08:29AM - 26 December 2022Several road users who may have been thinking police wouldn’t be on Canberra’s roads on the Christmas weekend received a surprise, when they were caught committing a wide range of driving offences on both Saturday and Sunday.
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Firearms seized during search warrant
Publish date: 10:21AM - 24 December 2022ACT Policing has seized seven firearms and ammunition during a search warrant at a residence in Conder on Friday (23 December 2022).
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Serious driving offences and collisions mar start of Christmas break
Publish date: 09:08AM - 24 December 2022 MORE
Police operation targets unlicenced drivers and unregistered vehicles
Publish date: 06:49AM - 24 December 2022ACT Road Policing members conducted a targeted operation yesterday morning targeting unlicenced drivers and unregistered vehicles.
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