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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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Police investigate suspicious fire in Watson
Publish date: 12:43PM - 11 June 2019ACT Policing is investigating a suspicious fire in Watson last night (Monday 10 June 2019).
MORE Witnesses sought following acts of animal cruelty
Publish date: 10:15AM - 09 June 2019ACT Policing is seeking witnesses following acts of animal cruelty that occurred early on Saturday morning (8 June 2019).
MORE Driver visibility a hot issue as winter chill bites
Publish date: 07:42AM - 08 June 2019With the arrival of the winter cold, ACT Policing would like to remind all drivers they must have a clear view from their vehicle when driving.
MORE Police seek witnesses and dash cam footage of fail to stop incident
Publish date: 02:27PM - 07 June 2019ACT Policing is calling for witnesses and dash-cam footage of a fail to stop incident in Holt yesterday (Thursday, 6 June 2019).
MORE Police release CCTV footage to identify glassing offender
Publish date: 01:23PM - 07 June 2019ACT Policing has released CCTV footage in order to identify a man who allegedly assaulted another man at a Canberra bar on Sunday, 2 June 2019.
MORE Putting the faces of missing people back on milk cartons
Publish date: 01:05PM - 06 June 2019The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Canberra Milk are joining forces to put the faces of missing people back on milk bottles in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
MORE Police execute multiple search warrants in Reid
Publish date: 09:13AM - 06 June 2019Yesterday (Wednesday, 5 June 2019), ACT Policing members from City Police Station, Regional Targeting Team with the assistance of AFP Canine executed multiple search warrants in Reid.
MORE Police seize boat and jet ski
Publish date: 04:20PM - 04 June 2019ACT Policing continues to target and disrupt criminal activity in our community.
MORE Police target driver distraction this month
Publish date: 01:34PM - 04 June 2019ACT Policing is targeting driver distraction this month as part of the 2018-19 Road Safety Calendar.
MORE Police seek witnesses and dash cam footage of Kingston collision
Publish date: 09:05AM - 04 June 2019ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage in relation to a collision in Kingston on Sunday (2 June, 2019).
MORE UPDATE Young boy found in Conder this morning - FAMILY LOCATED
Publish date: 07:51AM - 04 June 2019UPDATE: Thanks for all your help sharing this one around Canberra, the boy is back with his family.
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MORE Second fatality on ACT roads in 2019
Publish date: 07:48PM - 03 June 2019ACT Policing is investigating a single vehicle incident that occurred about 12pm today (Monday, 3 June 2019) in the car park of the Southern Cross Yacht Club in Yarralumla.
MORE Man arrested for furious reckless dangerous driving
Publish date: 10:56AM - 02 June 2019Police have arrested a 26-year-old Gungahlin man following aggravated driving offences in Bonner overnight.
MORE Police appealing for witnesses or dashcam footage of Monaro Highway collision
Publish date: 09:24AM - 01 June 2019ACT Policing is seeking dash-cam footage or witnesses in relation to a collision on the Monaro Highway on Friday, 24 May 2019.
MORE Face fit released after indecent exposure at Lake Ginninderra
Publish date: 05:12PM - 31 May 2019ACT Policing has released a face-fit of a man sought in connection with an act of indecent exposure near Lake Ginninderra this morning (Friday 31 May 2019).
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