Media releases

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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Man charged with multiple offences

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ACT Policing’s Territory Targeting Team arrested a 26-year-old man yesterday (Thursday, 19 March 2020) following a series of serious offences in recent days.
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ACT Policing is committed to policing our community

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ACT Policing officers will continue to keep the Canberra community safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Police seek witnesses to Conder carpark assault

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an assault of a woman in a shopping centre carpark on Sidney Nolan Street in Conder about 11.30am yesterday (Wednesday, 18 March 2020).
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Random breath testing in the ACT during COVID19

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ACT Policing uses a targeted, intelligence led approach to deter, detect and remove impaired drivers from our roads. This approach will continue during the response to COVID-19.
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ACT Police Exhibit Management Centre temporary closure

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ACT Policing’s Exhibit Management Centre will be closed tomorrow for two days.
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Three teenagers arrested after abandoning stolen vehicle

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Three teenagers will be summonsed to appear at the ACT Children’s Court in relation to stealing a motor vehicle.
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Man charged with nine offences

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A 26-year-old man will appear in the ACT Magistrates’ Court this morning (Saturday, 14 March 2020) charged with nine offences including several relating to stolen motor vehicles.
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Witnesses sought to city traffic incidents

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a series of traffic incidents that occurred yesterday afternoon (Thursday, 12 March 2020).
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Police exercise in Belconnen tonight

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ACT Policing and partner agencies will conduct a training exercise between 6.30pm and midnight tonight (Thursday 12 March 2020) in the Belconnen area.
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Police seek witnesses and footage of Tuggeranong Parkway road rage incident

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage following a road rage incident yesterday (Wednesday, 11 March 2020).
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AFP to scrutinise telecommunications requests

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PwC Australia has been commissioned to conduct an independent audit into requests to telecommunications carriers made by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) under Section 180(2) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Cwlth) (the Act).
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Police seek witnesses and footage following Chisholm robbery

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About 4am today (Wednesday, 11 March 2020), ACT Policing responded to a report of a robbery at the BP Service Station in Chisholm.
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Woman to face court on drug trafficking charges

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A 27-year-old Fraser woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Wednesday, 11 March 2020) on drug charges including trafficking.
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Be alert to vulnerable road users

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ACT Policing is targeting driver behaviour risking the safety vulnerable road users as part its traffic focus for March.
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Police seek footage following Northbourne Avenue collision overnight

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ACT Policing is seeking dash-cam footage following a collision between a pedestrian and a car overnight (Monday, 9 March 2020) in Lyneham.
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