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Witnesses sought to dangerous driving incident
Publish date: 08:50AM - 10 August 2021Police are seeking witnesses to a dangerous driving incident that occurred yesterday afternoon in the Molonglo Valley.
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Police commuter safety focus on light rail
Publish date: 01:02PM - 09 August 2021This week is National Rail Safety Week, and ACT Policing will conduct operations along the light rail corridor as part of a month-long focus on commuter safety.
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Search warrant uncovers $100,000 worth of stolen property
Publish date: 09:17AM - 09 August 2021A search warrant conducted yesterday has uncovered a significant amount of stolen property and resulted in one man being charged.
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Man to face court for COVID-19 breach and drug offences
Publish date: 11:16AM - 08 August 2021On Sunday morning (8 August 2021) ACT Policing arrested a 29-year-old Carramar (NSW) man who was allegedly in the ACT from a COVID-19 hotspot and in possession of drugs.
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Teenager arrested for speeding and high-range drink-driving
Publish date: 09:58AM - 08 August 2021A 17-year-old Conder boy will appear before the ACT Children’s Court in September after he was detected speeding and drink-driving on Saturday night (7 August 2021).
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Eight people face court for property damage
Publish date: 08:42AM - 07 August 2021About 12.30pm yesterday (Friday, 6 August, 2021) ACT Policing received reports of protest activity at the John Gorton Building in Parkes.
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Man to face court for alleged historical sexual assault
Publish date: 02:50PM - 06 August 2021A 26-year-old man has been summonsed to appear before the ACT Magistrates Court for an alleged sexual assault in 2019.
MORE Man charged following nightclub incident in May
Publish date: 01:22PM - 06 August 2021A 23-year-old O’Connor man has been charged following an incident in a nightclub in May.
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More than 350 firearms handed in during first month of amnesty
Publish date: 12:03PM - 04 August 2021ACT Policing is pleased with the results during the first month of the National Firearms Amnesty.
Since 1 July 2021, 355 firearms were surrendered to police including 10 handguns and one flame-thrower. Canberrans also surrendered approximately 70 kilograms of ammunition.
MORE Police make two COVID-19 compliance arrests
Publish date: 02:15PM - 03 August 2021ACT Policing has made two arrests for alleged COVID-19 compliance breaches in the past 48 hours, and is reminding the community of the need to comply with check-in requirements.
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ACT Policing warns about bad batch drug circulation
Publish date: 09:09AM - 03 August 2021ACT Policing is issuing a warning regarding illicit drugs being sold and distributed throughout Canberra.
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ACT Policing Supports National Missing Persons Week
Publish date: 03:55PM - 02 August 2021ACT Policing is this week supporting National Missing Persons Week (1-7 August 2021), raising awareness of the impacts of long
MORE Police begin month-long commuter road safety campaign
Publish date: 12:08PM - 02 August 2021ACT Policing will be focusing on commuter safety for the month of August, with a distinct message each week for different groups of commuters.
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Drugs, cash, ammunition and weapons seized
Publish date: 10:00AM - 29 July 2021Following an investigation, a significant amount of drugs and cash have been seized by police.
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Police seeking witnesses to stolen vehicles
Publish date: 08:08PM - 25 July 2021ACT Policing is investigating two incidents in which a man was assaulted and vehicles stolen this morning (Sunday, 25 July 2021).
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