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Information sought after cocaine located in repossessed vehicle

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ACT Policing is calling for information from the public regarding a repossessed vehicle which was found to have $280,000 worth of cocaine concealed inside it.  
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Woman charged with perverting the course of justice

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A 40-year-old Scullin woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 23 September 2023) on charges including perverting the course of justice.  
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Man accused of drug trafficking among 34 charges

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A 43-year-old Greenway man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 23 September 2023) on a total of 34 charges including drug trafficking.  
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Police release CCTV footage relating to suspicious Hackett fire

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ACT Policing is releasing CCTV footage to assist in identifying a man who they believe may have information about a suspicious fire in Hackett on Sunday, 17 September 2023.
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Cash seized as Operation Heinkel targets organised retail crime

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A 46-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman who were both subject to good behaviour orders will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday, 22 September 2023) charged in relation to organised retail crime.  
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Man faces 32 charges for multiple offences

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A 35-year-old Scullin man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday, 22 September 2023) after he was charged with 32 driving and theft offences.   
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Man charged with murder to face court

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Following an investigation open for more than 23 years, a 68-year-old Rowville (VIC) man has been extradited from Victoria and is set to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court.  
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UPDATE Police seeking to locate stolen Subaru LOCATED

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Thanks for all your help Canberra. The below Subaru XV was located by ACT Policing.
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Murder charge in Irma Palasics case

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A 68-year-old Melbourne man has been arrested and will face a murder charge following the death of Irma Palasics in a violent home invasion in November 1999.  
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Man charged following Gungahlin road rage incident

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A 39-year-old Turner man has been charged following a road rage incident on Sunday, 17 September 2023.
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Drugs, weapons, cash seized in Operation Vitreus warrants

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ACT Policing has seized close to $120,000 worth of illicit drugs, as well weapons and cash, following a series of search warrants across the ACT last week.  
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Man charged following stabbing incident at ANU

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A 24-year-old man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and other charges following an incident at the ANU campus yesterday. 
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UPDATE: Police respond to stabbing incident at ANU

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Two 20-year-old female students have been transported to hospital, one in a critical condition and one in a stable condition, after a stabbing incident at Australian National University this afternoon.
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Witnesses sought to suspicious Hackett fire

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a suspicious fire at an administration building in Hackett on Sunday, 17 September 2023.
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Investigation into death at health facility

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On 9 September 2023, 37-year-old man Wajiid Kakar died at the Dhulwa Mental Health Unit (Dhulwa), in Symonston.
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