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P plate driver detected at over 180km/h
Publish date: 09:08AM - 29 December 2018About 9.30pm, Friday 28 December 2018, ACT Policing officers were conducting speed detection duties of vehicles travelling on the Majura Parkway.
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UPDATE Can you help us find Trinka FOUND
Publish date: 08:50AM - 28 December 2018Good news Canberra - Trinka has been found safe and well. Thanks for your help.
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Face fit released following assault in Gungahlin
Publish date: 02:55PM - 24 December 2018ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance in relation to an alleged assault at Gungahlin Town Centre on Saturday, 8 December 2018.
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Disappointing driver behaviour to start Christmas holiday period
Publish date: 11:54AM - 24 December 2018ACT Policing will continue to target dangerous behavior on Canberra’s roads this holiday period, with high range drink driving and speeding offences already detected.
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10000 hits of methylamphetamine intercepted
Publish date: 11:27AM - 22 December 2018A 27 year-old O’Connor man was arrested yesterday (Friday, 21 December 2018) following the discovery of approximately one kilogram of methylamphetamine in a vehicle.
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Ten years of safety campaigning on the Kings Highway
Publish date: 03:16PM - 21 December 2018Today, ACT Policing and the Kings Highway Road Safety Partnership launched their annual campaign urging drivers to plan their journey and take regular breaks while travelling between Canberra and the South Coast this summer.
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Police renew call for witnesses to hit and run in Moncrieff
Publish date: 12:05PM - 21 December 2018ACT Policing is renewing its call for information, witnesses or dash-cam footage of a possible hit and run incident in Moncrieff on Monday, 5 November 2018.
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Seven stolen vehicles recovered in police operation
Publish date: 09:15AM - 21 December 2018Six cars and one motorcycle have been recovered after ACT and NSW Police executed a search warrant on a Crestwood home in Queanbeyan yesterday (Thursday 20 December 2018).
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Publish date: 02:51PM - 20 December 2018ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an assault in Kambah on Monday, 17 December 2018.
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Double demerits this Christmas period
Publish date: 10:15AM - 20 December 2018ACT Policing is reminding road users that double demerits will be in place this festive season from Friday 21 December 2018 to Tuesday 1 January 2019 inclusive.
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Pleasing results from Kings Highway safety operation
Publish date: 03:38PM - 19 December 2018Yesterday (17 December 2018) ACT Policing officers and ACT Road Transport staff conducted a targeted road safety operation on the Kings Highway.
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Publish date: 12:09PM - 18 December 2018ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage after an aggravated robbery at a Nicholls supermarket around 12.28pm on Saturday 15 December 2018.
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Police seek witnesses to Hindmarsh Drive road rage attack
Publish date: 03:05PM - 17 December 2018ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash cam footage following a suspected road rage incident on Thursday, 6 December 2018.
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Police respond to bomb threat scam
Publish date: 12:04PM - 14 December 2018ACT Policing is working with the Education Directorate and other establishments which have received emails regarding potential bomb threats believed to be linked to an overseas Bitcoin scam.
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Kids in Care lighting up Christmas for children and young people in need
Publish date: 10:59AM - 14 December 2018ACT Policing’s annual Kids in Care charity drive has seen its biggest response yet, with thousands of gifts set to brighten up the Christmas of kids across the ACT.
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