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Canberrans urged to continue COVID 19 compliance
Publish date: 08:44AM - 12 May 2020ACT Policing is generally pleased with Canberra’s compliance with Health Directions, but urge the community to maintain their efforts and remain vigilant.
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Police seek witnesses and footage to Gungahlin collision
Publish date: 09:11AM - 11 May 2020ACT Policing is seeking dash-cam and CCTV footage of a vehicle involved in a collision in Gungahlin.
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Police focusing on drivers not obeying red lights during May
Publish date: 05:42PM - 10 May 2020ACT Policing’s traffic focus for May is drivers not obeying red lights at intersections.
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Publish date: 09:10AM - 09 May 2020ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a collision that occurred in Kaleen early this morning
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32-year-old charged with grooming offences
Publish date: 07:51AM - 09 May 2020ACT Policing has charged a 32-year-old Theodore man with grooming offences following search warrant activity yesterday.
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Home security reminder
Publish date: 11:50AM - 08 May 2020Canberrans are being reminded about the importance of home security to reduce the chance of burglaries occurring.
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Police seek witnesses to serious assault at Illawarra Court
Publish date: 11:52AM - 07 May 2020ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance in relation to an assault in Belconnen yesterday (Wednesday, 6 May 2020).
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Face-fits released following Braddon assaults
Publish date: 02:30PM - 06 May 2020ACT Policing is seeking to identify an alleged offender following multiple assaults that occurred in Braddon between 9 February and 1 March 2020.
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Two to face court on driving charges
Publish date: 10:15AM - 06 May 2020A 31-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman are expected to face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Wednesday 6 May 2020) on driving charges.
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Alleged disqualified driver to face court
Publish date: 09:33AM - 04 May 2020ACT Policing twice detected a 31-year-old Conder man driving while disqualified on the weekend.
MORE Police seek witnesses to fail to stop and driving incidents
Publish date: 08:59AM - 02 May 2020ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of a series of fail to stop incidents that police believe involve the same driver.
MORE Second wanted man arrested and charged with multiple offences
Publish date: 02:05PM - 01 May 2020A second 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged with multiple offences following a police operation in Cook yesterday.
MORE Wanted man charged with multiple offences
Publish date: 09:21AM - 01 May 2020A 19-year-old man has been arrested following a significant police operation in Curtin yesterday.
MORE Police release CCTV footage of Chisholm aggravated robbery offender
Publish date: 02:38PM - 30 April 2020ACT Policing has released CCTV footage in order to identify an offender involved in an aggravated robbery in Chisholm.
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UPDATE Search for stranded motorist
Publish date: 11:53AM - 29 April 2020ACT Policing has suspended the search for a man police believe was stranded west of Uriarra Village since Monday (27 April 2020).
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