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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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New police boats honour Indigenous connection
Publish date: 02:20PM - 18 October 2018ACT Policing officially launched two new boats on Lake Burley Griffin today, improving its ability to police Canberra’s lakes and waterways.
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Media Advisory: note to journalists
Publish date: 05:36PM - 17 October 2018ACT Policing will launch and name two new boats on Lake Burley Griffin
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Police seek witnesses and dashcam footage of Saturday collision in Griffith
Publish date: 01:37PM - 17 October 2018ACT Policing is seeking in-car video footage or witnesses to a collision in Griffith on Saturday, 13 October 2018.
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Media Advisory: note to journalists
Publish date: 08:09AM - 16 October 2018ACT Policing and Crime Stoppers will launch the 2018 Dob in a Dealer campaign today.
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Man sought after committing sexual offence
Publish date: 04:22PM - 15 October 2018ACT Policing is looking to identify a man who allegedly committed a sexual offence inside a Belconnen area residence on the weekend of 13-14 October 2018. The man fled the scene on foot shortly afterwards.
MORE Police call for witnesses to criminal damage incidents at school in Kambah
Publish date: 12:50PM - 15 October 2018ACT Policing is calling for witnesses following a series of criminal damage incidents at the Namadgi School in Kambah.
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Two men to face court on drug charges
Publish date: 09:20AM - 15 October 2018Two men will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday, 15 October 2018) charged with trafficking a controlled drug as a result of a targeted operation by the ACT Policing Criminal Investigation Team.
MORE Police seek witnesses and vehicle from robbery in Bonython
Publish date: 10:09AM - 13 October 2018ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery in Bonython on Thursday (11 October, 2018).
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Man to face court on drug, weapons charges
Publish date: 08:59AM - 13 October 2018A 28-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today on a range of charges following an alleged fail to stop incident on Friday night (12 October, 2018).
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ACT Policing seeking public assistance following three drug deaths
Publish date: 03:27PM - 12 October 2018ACT Policing is calling on the community to assist with information following three suspected heroin overdoses in the past week.
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Taskforce Tydeus update 6
Publish date: 03:06PM - 12 October 2018ACT Policing Taskforce Tydeus officers are investigating a report of a child approach yesterday afternoon (Thursday, 11 October 2018) in Lyons.
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Police seeking information on two vehicles
Publish date: 04:09PM - 11 October 2018ACT Policing is seeking information or dash cam footage from anyone who saw a green Mitsubishi Magna bearing ACT registration YJB24T or a silver Holden Commodore with NSW registration EHA174 early on Monday morning, October 1 2018.
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Woman to face court for house fire
Publish date: 09:30AM - 11 October 2018A 33-year-old woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Thursday, 11 October 2018), charged with arson.
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Police play their part supporting those with mental health issues
Publish date: 12:29PM - 10 October 2018On World Mental Health Day 2018, ACT Policing is reminding everyone to make their mental health a priority.
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