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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
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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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Speeding scooter seized by police
Publish date: 12:12PM - 23 December 2022ACT Road Policing is reminding the community of the dangers of modifying an e-scooter, after one was detected by police, being ridden at 100km/h.
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Man arrested for possession of drugs in Garema Place
Publish date: 09:40AM - 23 December 2022ACT Policing have arrested a 37-year-old Dunlop man after he was found in possession of a range of drugs in the city overnight.
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Woman charged with manslaughter following fatal Hindmarsh Drive collision
Publish date: 08:44AM - 22 December 2022A 20-year-old Bruce woman has been summonsed to court to face charges of manslaughter and other offences following a two-vehicle collision on Hindmarsh Drive in May.
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Police seek to identify men involved in Northbourne Avenue incident
Publish date: 02:07PM - 21 December 2022ACT Policing is seeking to identify two men involved in an incident on Northbourne Avenue earlier this month.
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Check your car, wallet and house before leaving home these holidays
Publish date: 11:47AM - 20 December 2022ACT Policing is encouraging all Canberrans to check their home, licence and vehicle registration are all in order before hitting the road for a holiday.
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Teens arrested following burglary and vehicle thefts
Publish date: 07:45AM - 20 December 2022ACT Policing has arrested three teens following a house burglary and subsequent vehicle thefts.
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Operation Midnight hailed a success
Publish date: 04:20PM - 19 December 2022ACT Policing’s Operation Midnight has been hailed a success following a high-visibility blitz of Canberra entertainment precincts and licenced venues on the weekend.
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Weekend traffic targeting picks up drink and drug drivers
Publish date: 12:21PM - 19 December 2022In the lead up to Christmas and the New Year, ACT Policing have been conducting additional road safety enforcement operations.
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Man charged with multiple counts of theft from 85-year-old woman
Publish date: 10:08AM - 19 December 2022ACT Policing have charged a 65-year-old man with multiple counts of fraud after he allegedly established a friendship with an 85-year-old woman to steal from her.
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Witnesses sought to afternoon collisions
Publish date: 10:15AM - 16 December 2022ACT Road Policing investigators are seeking witnesses to two collisions that occurred yesterday afternoon in Farrer and Reid.
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More than half a million dollars of property seized
Publish date: 09:51AM - 16 December 2022Police have seized more than half a million dollars’ worth of property and arrested a 32-year-old Googong (NSW) man for alleged drug trafficking offences after a three-month operation.
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