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Man to face court for aggravated robbery
Publish date: 08:03AM - 26 January 2019A 30-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 26 January 2019), charged with multiple serious offences.
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Police seek Jack Carbone
Publish date: 02:39PM - 25 January 2019Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of Jack Carbone.
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Police seek motivated individuals for recruitment
Publish date: 01:52PM - 24 January 2019ACT Policing is looking for people who have the skills and qualities to be community policing officers as part of the AFP’s ‘Unique Opportunities Remarkable Careers’ recruitment campaign which launched today (Thursday, 24 January 2019).
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Man to face court charged with grooming offence
Publish date: 07:47AM - 24 January 2019A 41-year-old Evatt man was arrested and charged by the ACT Policing Criminal Investigations Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team and will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Thursday, 24 January 2019).
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Road safety this Australia Day weekend is every driver’s responsibility
Publish date: 11:06AM - 23 January 2019ACT Policing Traffic Operations is reminding drivers that double demerits for the Australia Day long weekend will be in place from Friday 25 January to Monday 28 January inclusive.
MORE Police seek information on Inner North car fires
Publish date: 11:10AM - 22 January 2019ACT Policing was called to a unit carpark in O’Connor about 3am this morning (Tuesday, 22 January 2019) after reports of three
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Information sought over school vandalism
Publish date: 02:39PM - 21 January 2019ACT Policing is calling for information from the public following recent vandalism at schools across Canberra.
MORE Road rage incident sparks call for witnesses
Publish date: 08:32AM - 20 January 2019ACT Policing is calling for witnesses to an alleged road rage incident on William Hovell Drive, Belconnen on Monday, 7 January 2019.
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Police seek public assistance after near-miss
Publish date: 05:25PM - 18 January 2019ACT Policing is seeking public assistance to locate a driver after a near-miss in Canberra this afternoon (Friday, 18 January 2019).
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Help prevent burglaries and vehicle related crime
Publish date: 04:05PM - 18 January 2019ACT Policing would like to remind the community about the importance of remaining vigilant about suspicious activity in their suburb after an increase in burglaries and stolen motor vehicles in Gungahlin during December 2018.
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Police investigate suspicious Tuggeranong house fire
Publish date: 02:58PM - 18 January 2019ACT Policing has commenced an investigation after a house in Tuggeranong was extensively damaged by fire this morning.
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Coombs woman to face court following motor vehicle thefts
Publish date: 08:49AM - 18 January 2019ACT Policing has arrested a 24-year-old Coombs woman following a series of motor vehicle thefts from July 2018 to early January 2019.
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Police appeal to author to come forward
Publish date: 09:52AM - 17 January 2019An unexplained note in a copy of a magazine has sparked fresh calls for information about missing Canberra teenager Megan Mulquiney.
MORE Police seek witnesses to aggravated robbery in Rivett
Publish date: 04:54PM - 16 January 2019ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery in Rivett last night (Tuesday, 15 January 2019).
MORE Police seek persons responsible for improvised weapon assault
Publish date: 02:55PM - 16 January 2019ACT Policing is calling for the persons responsible for an assault with an improvised weapon at roadworks on Coppins Crossing Road to come forward.
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