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Police describe drink driving incident as reckless
Publish date: 10:41AM - 05 June 2014ACT Policing has described the behaviour of a 34-year-old Kambah man as reckless following a drink driving incident at the Kamb
MORE No excuse for driver distraction
Publish date: 12:50PM - 04 June 2014ACT Policing will be targeting driver distraction during the month of June as part of its ongoing road safety campaign.
MORE Police release impaired driving results
Publish date: 12:44PM - 04 June 2014ACT Policing caught 172 drink and drug-affected drivers last month during targeting under its multi-agency road safety strategy
MORE Witnesses sought after carpark incident
Publish date: 11:57AM - 04 June 2014ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an incident in the carpark at the Nicholls shops last night (Tuesday, June 3), in which a
MORE Wanted man flees police, arrested in bushland
Publish date: 06:38PM - 03 June 2014A 21-year-old Holt man sought by ACT Policing was arrested in bushland near Bruce late this afternoon (Tuesday June 3).
MORE Police seek witnesses; attempt abduction
Publish date: 03:51PM - 02 June 2014ACT Policing is seeking witnesses following the report of an attempt abduction of a 20-year-old woman in Forde last Thursday (M
MORE Police arrest teen following elderly Holt woman’s robbery
Publish date: 08:38AM - 02 June 2014A NSW teenager will face court this morning following the alleged robbery of an elderly woman in Holt on April 7.
MORE Police seeking witnesses after vehicle fled from traffic stop
Publish date: 08:47AM - 30 May 2014ACT Policing is seeking information from the public after a vehicle fled from police during a routine traffic stop late last ni
MORE Police execute warrants in fraud investigation
Publish date: 08:44AM - 30 May 2014ACT Policing Criminal Investigations Fraud Detectives executed a number of search warrants in Canberra's south yesterday (Thurs
MORE Face-fit released following Pearce robbery
Publish date: 10:00AM - 29 May 2014ACT Policing has released a face-fit following an aggravated robbery at the Foodworks store in Pearce earlier this month on Sat
MORE Stolen motorcycles, war memorabilia and a firearm recovered by police
Publish date: 08:44AM - 29 May 2014ACT Policing has arrested a man following six search warrants carried out across Canberra’s south yesterday (Wednesday 28 May).
MORE Man arrested over three indecent acts
Publish date: 01:00PM - 28 May 2014A 22-year-old Gordon man was arrested following three indecent acts which occurred during the early hours of this morning in Ci
MORE Police and Ambulance Service urge elderly to be vigilant against conmen
Publish date: 07:00AM - 28 May 2014ACT Policing, along with the ACT Ambulance Service, is encouraging elderly community members to be vigilant about their persona
MORE Drunk drivers caught; Learner and supervisor
Publish date: 02:27PM - 26 May 2014ACT Policing caught a Learner driver and their supervising licensed driver both impaired by alcohol while driving in Kambah las
MORE Aggravated robbery in Campbell; witnesses sought
Publish date: 12:27PM - 26 May 2014ACT Policing is seeking information from the public after a man armed with a knife entered a shop at the Campbell Shops yesterd
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