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Stolen property recovered following Gungahlin burglaries
Publish date: 01:40PM - 05 January 2024ACT Policing has recovered a large amount of suspected stolen property following search warrant activity this week.
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Police renew appeal for information about missing woman Laura Haworth
Publish date: 10:45AM - 05 January 2024Sixteen years after Laura Haworth went missing during a Summernats weekend, ACT Policing is issuing a renewed call to the Canberra community and surrounding districts for information.
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Man extradited to ACT following December 2022 stabbing
Publish date: 07:48AM - 05 January 2024A 26-year-old man has been extradited from NSW to face court relating to the alleged serious stabbing of a man in December 2022.
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Witnesses sought to Hindmarsh Drive collision
Publish date: 11:02AM - 03 January 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses or dash-cam footage of a collision between two vehicles on Hindmarsh Drive yesterday morning (Tuesday, 2 January, 2023).
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P-platers have licences suspended during double demerit period
Publish date: 03:11PM - 02 January 2024Two P-plater's have had their licences suspended over the weekend after engaging in dangerous behaviour on the roads.
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Police seek witnesses to unsafe road behaviour incident in Tidbinbilla
Publish date: 01:58PM - 02 January 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of an incident of unsafe road behaviour on Paddy’s River Road in Tidbinbilla.
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Man to face court for weapons charges
Publish date: 09:32AM - 02 January 2024A 27-year-old Denman Prospect man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, 2 January 2024) charged with multiple offences including weapons offences.
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Three charged over string of burglaries
Publish date: 10:42AM - 01 January 2024An 18-year-old man and two teenage boys have been charged following multiple burglaries that occurred in Fyshwick and Wright in December.
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16 year old charged with weapons offences
Publish date: 09:27AM - 01 January 2024ACT policing has charged a 16-year-old boy with weapons offences following an incident in Kingston yesterday.
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Man caught drink driving twice in same night to face court
Publish date: 08:34AM - 31 December 2023A 38-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court after being caught drink driving twice early this morning.
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Stolen ebikes and scooters recovered
Publish date: 01:02PM - 29 December 2023ACT Policing has recovered 21 stolen e-bikes and electric scooters following the search of a home in Ngunnawal yesterday.
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Car seized from speeding provisional driver
Publish date: 09:45AM - 28 December 2023Police have seized the car of a p-plate driver travelling at more than 160km/h on the Tuggeranong Parkway.
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Police renew calls for assistance to locate Timothy Lyons
Publish date: 08:57AM - 28 December 2023ACT Policing is renewing its call for public assistance to locate missing 38-year-old man Timothy Lyons.
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Witnesses sought to furious driving incident on Christmas Day
Publish date: 10:00AM - 27 December 2023ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of a furious driving incident in Taylor on Christmas Day.
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Police catch drivers behaving badly over Christmas period
Publish date: 08:40AM - 27 December 2023Drivers have come to police attention for poor driver behaviour over the Christmas period, including two p-plate drivers caught driving at excessive speed.
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