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Police investigate suspicious fire in Gilmore
Publish date: 11:44AM - 01 January 2020ACT Policing is investigating a suspicious fire in Gilmore yesterday (Tuesday, 31 December 2019).
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Police happy with New Year’s Eve behaviour
Publish date: 10:40AM - 01 January 2020ACT Policing was generally pleased with the behavior of the New Year’s Eve crowd in Canberra overnight, with 16 people taken into custody.
MORE Police investigate suspicious fire in Banks
Publish date: 12:02PM - 31 December 2019ACT Policing is investigating a suspicious fire in Banks this morning (Tuesday 31 December).
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Stay safe NYE
Publish date: 09:45AM - 31 December 2019New Year’s Eve is a time for celebration, and ACT Policing wants everyone to have a happy, fun evening welcoming a new decade.<
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Two men arrested for Calwell aggravated robbery
Publish date: 10:29AM - 29 December 2019Two men will face the ACT Magistrates Court following an attempted aggravated robbery at the Woolworths Supermarket in Calwell on Saturday evening (28 December, 2019).
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Duo to face court for traffic offences and drug charges
Publish date: 08:37AM - 28 December 2019A 27-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (28 December 2019) on a total of ten charges.
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Police seek witnesses to aggravated robbery in Wanniassa
Publish date: 09:45AM - 27 December 2019ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery in Wanniassa early this morning (Friday, 27 December 2019).
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ACT records sixth road fatality in 2019
Publish date: 08:59AM - 27 December 2019A 28-year-old man has died following a single vehicle collision that occurred on the morning of Saturday 14 December, 2019.
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Search area widened following discovery of human remains
Publish date: 08:16AM - 26 December 2019ACT Policing has widened its search area after human remains were discovered in the Murrumbidgee River on Sunday, 1 December 2019.
MORE Police seek witnesses and footage following multiple traffic incidents
Publish date: 11:44AM - 24 December 2019Police are seeking witnesses and dash cam footage of a white utility that was involved in multiple traffic incidents yesterday afternoon in Tuggeranong.
MORE Police investigate suspicious fire in Parkwood
Publish date: 11:32AM - 24 December 2019ACT Policing is investigating a suspicious fire in Parkwood last night (Monday, 23 December 2019).
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Witnesses sought to aggravated robbery
Publish date: 11:21AM - 24 December 2019ACT Policing is seeking witnesses or video footage following an aggravated robbery in Hawker early this morning (Tuesday 24 December 2019).
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Police release CCTV footage to identify alleged offenders in Petrie Plaza assault
Publish date: 09:01AM - 24 December 2019ACT Policing has released CCTV footage of four people who allegedly assaulted a 62-year-old man in Civic on Monday, 9 December 2019.
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Police issue reminder around the responsible sale and use of alcohol
Publish date: 08:06AM - 24 December 2019ACT Policing is reminding licensees and patrons of licensed premises to supply and consume alcohol responsibly during the Christmas and New Year period.
MORE Witnesses sought to Belconnen carpark incident
Publish date: 02:23PM - 23 December 2019ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and footage from an incident that occurred in a Belconnen carpark on Sunday 15 December 2019.
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