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Man to face court over nuisance Triple Zero calls
Publish date: 08:42AM - 26 March 2020A 36-year-old O’Connor man will face the ACT Magistrates Court after police charged him with making nuisance phone calls to the Triple Zero (000) Emergency line.
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Police seek footage following Gungahlin Drive collision overnight
Publish date: 03:49PM - 23 March 2020ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and footage following a single vehicle collision on Gungahlin Drive in the early hours of this morning (Monday 23 March 2020).
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One man to face court on cultivating cannabis charges
Publish date: 02:50PM - 23 March 2020ACT Policing has arrested and charged a 44-year-old man for cannabis cultivation and trafficking offenses following search warrants at properties in Belconnen, Bonner, Moncrieff and Harrison earlier today (Monday, 23 March 2020).
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Police appealing for dashcam footage of Haydon Drive collision
Publish date: 10:57AM - 20 March 2020ACT Policing is seeking dash-cam footage of a collision at the intersection of Haydon Drive and Mary Potter Circuit, Bruce on Monday, 10 February 2020.
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Man charged with multiple offences
Publish date: 09:53AM - 20 March 2020ACT 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
Publish date: 07:34AM - 20 March 2020ACT 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
Publish date: 10:00AM - 19 March 2020ACT 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
Publish date: 02:34PM - 17 March 2020ACT 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
Publish date: 10:52AM - 15 March 2020ACT Policing’s Exhibit Management Centre will be closed tomorrow for two days.
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Three teenagers arrested after abandoning stolen vehicle
Publish date: 10:13AM - 15 March 2020Three teenagers will be summonsed to appear at the ACT Children’s Court in relation to stealing a motor vehicle.
MORE Man charged with nine offences
Publish date: 09:12AM - 14 March 2020A 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.
MORE Witnesses sought to city traffic incidents
Publish date: 08:13AM - 13 March 2020ACT 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
Publish date: 05:34PM - 12 March 2020ACT Policing and partner agencies will conduct a training exercise between 6.30pm and midnight tonight (Thursday 12 March 2020) in the Belconnen area.
MORE Police seek witnesses and footage of Tuggeranong Parkway road rage incident
Publish date: 03:41PM - 12 March 2020ACT 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
Publish date: 01:06PM - 12 March 2020PwC 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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