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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 teenagers charged with several offences by Operation TORIC

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Two youths will face the ACT Children’s Court today charged with various offences following an investigation by officers from ACT Policing’s Operation TORIC.
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Boy to face court over fatal Barton Highway collision

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A 14-year-old boy will face the ACT Children’s Court today (Thursday, 18 January 2024) charged in relation to a fatal collision on the Barton Highway.  
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ACT records first road fatality for 2024

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The ACT has recorded its first road fatality for 2024 following a two-vehicle collision overnight.  
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Witnesses sought to multiple serious assaults at Summernats

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to multiple serious assaults that occurred at Summernats 2024.
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Man to face court charged with stealthing

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A 39-year-old Lyneham man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, 16 January, 2024) charged with the sexual act of stealthing.
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Man to face court on drug trafficking charges

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A 33-year-old Banks man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 13 January 2024) charged with drug trafficking.  
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Man charged with driving offences after trying to evade police

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ACT Policing has charged a 28-year-old Theodore man with serious driving offences after allegedly evading police over two days. 
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Man and woman to face court for alleged theft

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A Macquarie man and woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court today after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars' worth of electronic goods from a store in Belconnen.
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Police renew appeal for information about missing man Tim Lyons

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ACT Policing is renewing its call for information from the public regarding missing 38-year-old man Tim Lyons, particularly from those residing in Canberra’s south.
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Man charged after stolen property recovered from Gungahlin burglaries

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ACT Policing has charged a man who allegedly committed several burglaries in the Gungahlin area over the Christmas and New Year period. 
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Man caught drink driving while more than three times over the legal limit

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Police have charged a man with drink driving, theft, and indecent exposure following a series of incidents in Wanniassa yesterday (Monday, 8 January 2024). 
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Busy Summernats weekend for ACT Policing

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ACT Policing was kept busy over the weekend at Summernats with several vehicles seized and multiple instances of hoon driving behaviour.
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Witnesses sought to assault in Braddon

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged assault that occurred inside a pub on Lonsdale Street, Braddon this morning.
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Cash seized following investigation into drug importation

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ACT Policing has seized more than $120,000 in cash and charged a Gowrie man following search warrant activity yesterday.
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Stolen property recovered following Gungahlin burglaries

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ACT Policing has recovered a large amount of suspected stolen property following search warrant activity this week.  
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