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In this section you will find the latest news on arrests, missing persons, seizures and crimes committed and solved in the ACT.

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Two men fined for breaches of COVID 19 quarantine directions

Publish date: 03:04PM - 17 August 2020

ACT Policing has issued two Criminal Infringement Notices (CINs) on Saturday, 15 August 2020, to people in breach of the ACT’s COVID-19 quarantine directions.

Police warning on car safety and security this winter

Publish date: 12:51PM - 17 August 2020

ACT Policing is reminding motorists to take care while defrosting their vehicles this winter.

Man to face court for unlawfully taking a child

Publish date: 08:42AM - 16 August 2020

A 26-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court tomorrow for unlawfully taking a 5-year-old child in Civic yesterday (Saturday, 15 August 2020).

Man in custody after attempted child abduction in Civic

Publish date: 03:50PM - 15 August 2020

ACT Policing is investigating an attempted abduction of a 5-year-old child in Civic this afternoon (Saturday, 15 August 2020).

Family violence operation in partnership with support agencies

Publish date: 11:58AM - 14 August 2020

ACT Policing in partnership with family violence support agencies completed a joint operation aimed to keep victims of family violence safe and offenders accountable.

Police seek witnesses to aggravated robbery in Mawson

Publish date: 10:30AM - 14 August 2020

ACT Policing is calling for witnesses to an aggravated robbery in Mawson on Saturday morning (9 August 2020).

Police make sixth arrest relating to stabbing of Pitasoni Ulavalu

Publish date: 09:16AM - 14 August 2020

ACT Policing made a sixth arrest yesterday (Thursday, 13 August 2020) in the continuing investigation into the stabbing death of former ACT Comanchero Commander, 48-year-old Pitasoni Ulavalu on 19 July, 2020.

Search uncovers knife connected to homicide investigation

Publish date: 02:46PM - 13 August 2020

ACT Policing Criminal Investigations detectives have located a knife suspected to be connected to the murder of Pitasoni Ulavalu on Sunday, 19 July 2020.

Further arrest relating to murder of Pitasoni Ulavalu

Publish date: 09:25AM - 13 August 2020

A 26-year-old man is due to face the ACT Magistrates Court today, Thursday, 13 August 2020, charged with affray following the stabbing death of former ACT Comanchero Commander, 48-year-old Pitasoni Ulavalu on 19 July, 2020.

Man charged with child exploitation offences

Publish date: 08:58AM - 13 August 2020

ACT Policing has charged a 44-year-old Higgins man with accessing and possessing child exploitation material.

Drink driver four times the legal limit

Publish date: 01:15PM - 12 August 2020

A 41-year-old Dunlop man has been charged with high range drink driving offenses after blowing almost four times the legal limit.

More police engagement with Canberra community

Publish date: 10:47AM - 12 August 2020

Canberrans can expect to see more police out in the community as the first new team of ACT Policing members focussed on crime disruption, prevention and problem solving start this month.