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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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Drugs and cash seized in Amaroo warrant
Publish date: 01:29PM - 10 November 2023ACT Policing has seized drugs, cash, and other items during warrant activity in Amaroo and Casey as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.
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Witnesses sought to Ashley Drive collision in Monash
Publish date: 09:52AM - 09 November 2023ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a collision between a motorbike and a car that occurred in Monash on Tuesday (7 November 2023).
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Youth arrested for threatening security staff with knife
Publish date: 09:17AM - 09 November 2023A 17-year-old from Goulburn (NSW) will front the ACT Children’s Court this morning after police will allege he threatened a Canberra Centre security guard with a 40-centimetre long “Bowie knife”.
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Man arrested for trying to avoid police in car with one tyre missing
Publish date: 08:51AM - 09 November 2023A 41-year-old Karabar (NSW) man will front the ACT Magistrate’s Court this morning after allegedly trying to avoid police in NSW and the ACT – all with one tyre missing.
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High range drink driver caught twice in 24 hours
Publish date: 09:35AM - 08 November 2023A 33-year-old Amaroo man who was subject to a good behaviour order will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, 8 November 2023) after being caught high range drink driving twice in 24 hours.
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Police seek witnesses to property damage in Curtin
Publish date: 09:12AM - 03 November 2023ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a property damage incident in Curtin on Tuesday, 24 October 2023.
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Publish date: 03:27PM - 02 November 2023ACT Policing is calling for witnesses to an alleged assault that occurred between a member of the public and a driver in Weetangera on Monday, 23 October 2023.
MORE Drugs, cash, vehicle seized in Braddon
Publish date: 10:37AM - 29 October 2023ACT Policing has seized drugs, cash, and a vehicle following an incident in Braddon overnight.
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Multiple weapons seized during search warrant activity
Publish date: 09:24AM - 28 October 2023A 24-year-old man has been arrested and prohibited firearms seized following a search warrant at a residence in Ngunnawal.
MORE Man to face court on 15 sexual offences
Publish date: 08:13AM - 28 October 2023A 39-year-old Theodore man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Saturday, 28 October 2023) charged with 15 sexual offences.
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Man charged with murder following Bruce stabbing
Publish date: 01:45PM - 27 October 2023A 70-year-old man has been charged with murder following a stabbing at a residence in Bruce earlier this week.
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Drugs of Dependence Amendment (Personal Possession) statement
Publish date: 10:52AM - 27 October 2023Tomorrow, Saturday 28 October 2023, changes to the Drugs of Dependence Amendment (Personal Possession) Bill come into effect. Over the past 12 months, ACT Policing has been working closely with ACT Health and a range of stakeholders on the implementation of these changes.
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ACT burglar caught in NSW
Publish date: 09:04AM - 27 October 2023A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Karabar and will face court in the ACT in relation to multiple burglaries and car thefts.
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Witnesses sought to animal cruelty incident
Publish date: 12:41PM - 26 October 2023ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged animal cruelty incident that occurred yesterday on Parkes Way.
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NSW man to face historic sexual assault charges
Publish date: 08:10AM - 26 October 2023An 83-year-old man from Maroubra, NSW will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Thursday, 26 October 2023) following an investigation into his alleged sexual abuse of a 15-year-old boy in the early 1980s.
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