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Man charged after stolen property recovered from Gungahlin burglaries
Publish date: 09:07AM - 10 January 2024ACT 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
Publish date: 10:05AM - 09 January 2024Police 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
Publish date: 12:06PM - 08 January 2024ACT 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
Publish date: 09:40AM - 07 January 2024ACT 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
Publish date: 11:04AM - 06 January 2024ACT 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
Publish date: 01:40PM - 05 January 2024ACT Policing has recovered a large amount of suspected stolen property following search warrant activity this week.
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Police renew appeal for information about missing woman Laura Haworth
Publish date: 10:45AM - 05 January 2024Sixteen years after Laura Haworth went missing during a Summernats weekend, ACT Policing is issuing a renewed call to the Canberra community and surrounding districts for information.
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Man extradited to ACT following December 2022 stabbing
Publish date: 07:48AM - 05 January 2024A 26-year-old man has been extradited from NSW to face court relating to the alleged serious stabbing of a man in December 2022.
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Witnesses sought to Hindmarsh Drive collision
Publish date: 11:02AM - 03 January 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses or dash-cam footage of a collision between two vehicles on Hindmarsh Drive yesterday morning (Tuesday, 2 January, 2023).
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P-platers have licences suspended during double demerit period
Publish date: 03:11PM - 02 January 2024Two P-plater's have had their licences suspended over the weekend after engaging in dangerous behaviour on the roads.
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Police seek witnesses to unsafe road behaviour incident in Tidbinbilla
Publish date: 01:58PM - 02 January 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of an incident of unsafe road behaviour on Paddy’s River Road in Tidbinbilla.
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Publish date: 09:32AM - 02 January 2024A 27-year-old Denman Prospect man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, 2 January 2024) charged with multiple offences including weapons offences.
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Publish date: 10:42AM - 01 January 2024An 18-year-old man and two teenage boys have been charged following multiple burglaries that occurred in Fyshwick and Wright in December.
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16 year old charged with weapons offences
Publish date: 09:27AM - 01 January 2024ACT policing has charged a 16-year-old boy with weapons offences following an incident in Kingston yesterday.
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Man caught drink driving twice in same night to face court
Publish date: 08:34AM - 31 December 2023A 38-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court after being caught drink driving twice early this morning.
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