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Police seek witnesses to aggravated burglary in Braddon
Publish date: 01:25PM - 14 January 2019ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated burglary that occurred in Braddon yesterday morning (Sunday, 13 January 2019).
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Man to face court for multiple charges
Publish date: 09:31AM - 14 January 2019A 32-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday, 14 January 2019), charged with multiple driving offences, assaults and indecent exposure.
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UPDATE - Police seek witnesses to collision in Forrest - VEHICLE LOCATED
Publish date: 10:09AM - 10 January 2019UPDATE - The white Mitsubishi Pajero has been located. Thankyou Canberra for your assistance.
MORE Police investigating storage facility burglaries
Publish date: 03:00PM - 09 January 2019ACT Policing is seeking information about some items stolen during two burglaries of a storage facility on Nettlefold Street, Belconnen.
MORE Witnesses sought to single vehicle collision on Tuggeranong Parkway
Publish date: 11:55AM - 09 January 2019ACT Policing is investigating a single vehicle collision involving a white Holden Rodeo utility that struck a tree about 1:40pm on Tuesday 8 January 2019.
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Man extradited to the ACT to face drug trafficking charges
Publish date: 09:06AM - 09 January 2019A 37-year-old Cooma man has been extradited to the ACT to face drug trafficking charges relating to Operation Ronin in 2016.
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Police seek identity of co-offender in Calwell aggravated burglary
Publish date: 01:07PM - 08 January 2019ACT Policing is seeking the identity of a man who was involved in an aggravated burglary in Calwell on Saturday, December 8, 2018.
MORE Police seek witnesses to collision in Charnwood
Publish date: 12:01PM - 07 January 2019ACT Policing is seeking witnesses or dash-cam footage follwoing a collision in Charnwood on Sunday, 6 January 2019.
MORE UPDATE - Police seek public assistance to locate missing person Lily Bowling - FOUND
Publish date: 01:15PM - 06 January 2019UPDATE - Lily has been found safe and well.
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Pedestrian first fatality on ACT roads in 2019
Publish date: 10:21AM - 05 January 2019ACT Policing is investigating a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian that occurred about 8.00pm last night (Friday, 4 January 2019) on Belconnen Way, Belconnen.
MORE Police release CCTV footage to identify offender in Conder burglaries
Publish date: 03:12PM - 04 January 2019ACT Policing has released CCTV footage following two burglaries at a car wash in Conder.
MORE Man to face court after ramming police vehicle
Publish date: 08:39AM - 04 January 2019A 24-year-old man of no fixed address will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday 4 January 2019) after a police vehicle was rammed in an attempt to evade arrest.
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Man drowns at Casuarina Sands
Publish date: 09:57PM - 03 January 2019ACT Policing will prepare a report for the Coroner following the death of a 35-year-old man at Casuarina Sands this afternoon (Thursday, 3 January 2019).
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Police ready for Summernats 2019
Publish date: 02:22PM - 02 January 2019With Christmas and New Year festivities complete, ACT Policing is ready to patrol Canberra’s next big party at Summernats.
MORE Police happy with behaviour at New Year’s Eve celebrations
Publish date: 08:18AM - 01 January 2019ACT Policing was generally happy with the behaviour of patrons at events in Canberra city last night.
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