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Man charged following Gungahlin road rage incident
Publish date: 08:48AM - 20 September 2023A 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
Publish date: 01:39PM - 19 September 2023ACT 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
Publish date: 08:45AM - 19 September 2023A 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
Publish date: 05:38PM - 18 September 2023Two 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
Publish date: 09:55AM - 18 September 2023ACT 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
Publish date: 03:42PM - 15 September 2023On 9 September 2023, 37-year-old man Wajiid Kakar died at the Dhulwa Mental Health Unit (Dhulwa), in Symonston.
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Publish date: 08:35AM - 15 September 2023A 29-year-old man is set to face the ACT Magistrates Court today after police allege he seriously assaulted a 4-year-old boy.
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Witnesses sought to assault at Costco
Publish date: 09:52AM - 13 September 2023ACT Policing is calling for witnesses to an incident at Costco, Majura Park during which several staff and members of the public were allegedly assaulted.
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Police seek witnesses to suspicious house fire in Moncrieff
Publish date: 04:06PM - 12 September 2023ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a suspicious house fire in Moncrieff on Sunday, 10 September 2023.
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Man charged following thefts from bar patrons
Publish date: 03:38PM - 11 September 2023ACT Policing would like to remind the public to secure their valuables and remain vigilant after a man was charged with multiple counts of theft following incidents in the City in the early hours of Sunday (10 September 2023).
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ACT Policing adopt use of Emergency Alert system
Publish date: 08:43AM - 08 September 2023ACT Policing has adopted the use of the Emergency Alert system, allowing police to better inform the Canberra community during an emergency incident.
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Driver behaviour towards vulnerable road users a focus for police
Publish date: 02:42PM - 07 September 2023For the month of September, ACT Policing is turning its traffic focus to driver behaviour around vulnerable road users.
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Five family violence arrests overnight
Publish date: 10:10AM - 05 September 2023Five Canberrans have been arrested after a series of alleged family violence offences overnight –doubling the average daily rate of family violence arrests in the ACT.
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Speeding P-plater has licence suspended
Publish date: 07:58AM - 05 September 2023A speeding P-plater has had their licence suspended over the weekend after being caught driving in excess of 50km/h above the posted speed limit.
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Woman to face court for serious driving offences
Publish date: 08:05AM - 04 September 2023A 23-year-old Hackett woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday, 4 September 2023) charged with a string of serious driving offences.
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