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Police arrest duo in stolen vehicle after failing to stop and assaulting officer
Publish date: 11:55AM - 30 July 2022ACT Policing officers have arrested a 24-year-old man and 22-year-old woman who they allege stole a BMW, engaged in dangerous driving behaviour, with the latter assaulting a police officer.
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Still too many drivers using their mobiles
Publish date: 10:22AM - 29 July 2022ACT Policing has issued infringement notices to more than 40 drivers illegally using their mobile phones on Canberra’s roads during July 2022.
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Man extradited to face protest assault charges
Publish date: 09:28AM - 29 July 2022A New South Wales man has been extradited to face court in the ACT following his arrest in relation to an alleged assault at Exhibition Park in Canberra earlier this year.
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Two arrested after pursuits
Publish date: 09:27AM - 28 July 2022ACT Policing arrested two people in Ainslie on Wednesday evening (27 July 2022) after pursuits in several Canberra suburbs.
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Police arrest three men for car theft
Publish date: 09:41AM - 27 July 2022Three men will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, 27 July 2022) after they were arrested yesterday in connection with the theft of a car.
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Man arrested to face 34 charges
Publish date: 10:13AM - 25 July 2022A 38-year-old man arrested on Saturday (23 July 2022) will face the ACT Magistrates Court today on 34 charges.
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Stolen vehicle rams garage door and swipes police car
Publish date: 05:47PM - 21 July 2022Police are asking the public for help to find an extensively damaged white Toyota FJ Cruiser that rammed through a Phillip gara
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ACT Road Policing conduct morning enforcement activities
Publish date: 12:29PM - 21 July 2022ACT Road Policing officers have conducted early morning speed enforcement activities on Canberra roads this week.
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Drink driver collides with traffic lights
Publish date: 08:30AM - 20 July 2022A 32-year-old high-range drink driver with her child in the car has collided with a set of traffic lights in Downer overnight.
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Weekend of family violence offences
Publish date: 02:58PM - 18 July 2022ACT Policing responded to 25 family violence calls last weekend with seven people facing court today (Monday 18 July 2022).
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Publish date: 09:25AM - 18 July 2022A 40-year-old Fisher man who was allegedly speeding at more than 130km/h on Northbourne Avenue has been charged with multiple offences following his arrest last night.
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56-year-old man to face additional child sex offence charges
Publish date: 07:24AM - 17 July 2022Ongoing investigations as part of ACT Policing’s Operation Pyrite will see several fresh charges laid against a 56-year-old man in the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday, 18 July 2022.
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Ice contributes to collision with fire truck
Publish date: 08:27AM - 16 July 2022A 29-year-old man has been issued with infringement notices, and was lucky not to have caused death or serious injury, in a collision in Isabella Plains on Friday morning (15 July 2022).
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Teens crash into police vehicle and injure officer
Publish date: 12:19PM - 15 July 2022Two thirteen and two fourteen-year-old boys have been arrested by ACT Policing after stealing petrol at knife point, driving at high speeds and engaging in a police pursuit before crashing into a police vehicle.
MORE Evatt man who tried to evade police at high speed to face court
Publish date: 11:26AM - 14 July 2022A 39-year-old Evatt drug driver who failed to stop for police after reaching speeds of 200km/h on the Tuggeranong Parkway in the early hours of this morning (Thursday, 14 July 2022) will face the ACT Magistrates Court today.
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