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Man to face court following family violence incident
Publish date: 08:58AM - 09 April 2018A 20-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Monday, 9 April 2018), following a family violence incident.
MORE Update: Have you seen Scott? - FOUND
Publish date: 08:43AM - 09 April 2018UPDATE: Scott has been found safe and well.
ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing 33-year-old man Scott Kristiansen.
MORE Witnesses sought to nightclub assault
Publish date: 09:32AM - 08 April 2018ACT Policing is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man believed to be involved in an assault at Mr Wolf Nightclub, Civic on Saturday, 24 February 2018.
MORE Man to face court for armed robberies
Publish date: 08:10AM - 06 April 2018A 35-year-old Lyneham man will face the ACT Magistrate’s Court today (Friday, 6 April 2018) following multiple aggravated robbe
MORE Police targeting speeding this April
Publish date: 12:57PM - 04 April 2018ACT Policing is proactively targeting speeding for the month of April.
MORE Fatality-free long weekend
Publish date: 12:42PM - 04 April 2018Canberra enjoyed a fatality-free Easter long weekend as ACT Policing’s Operation Safe Arrival conducted high-visibility patrols across Canberra.
MORE Media Advisory: note to journalists
Publish date: 08:53AM - 04 April 2018ACT Policing targeted motorists disobeying the road rules over the Easter long weekend. Double demerits were in place from the first instance on Thursday 29 March until the last instance on Monday 2 April.
MORE Face-fits of four suspects following an aggravated burglary
Publish date: 08:24AM - 04 April 2018ACT Policing has released face-fits of four men seen in the vicinity of an aggravated burglary at Molesworth Street, Watson on Friday 17 March 2017.
MORE Woman to face court for multiple offences
Publish date: 09:09AM - 03 April 2018A 39-year-old woman will face the ACT Magistrate’s Court this morning (Tuesday, 3 April 2018) for multiple traffic offences.
MORE Female arrested for drink driving and speeding offences
Publish date: 03:01PM - 02 April 2018A 30-year-old woman will face court for drink driving and other offences after she was apprehended over the weekend (Saturday, 31 March 2018).
MORE Woman to face court for multiple traffic offences
Publish date: 09:11AM - 02 April 2018A 21-year-old woman from Holt will face the ACT Magistrate’s Court this morning (Monday, 2 April 2018) for multiple traffic offences.
MORE Man to face court for multiple charges
Publish date: 08:44AM - 02 April 2018A 51-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrate’s Court this morning (Monday, 2 April 2018) for multiple offences.
MORE Police seeking witnesses to suspicious fire in Narrabundah
Publish date: 10:06AM - 01 April 2018ACT Policing is investigating a suspicious fire which occurred at about 11.40pm last night (Saturday, 31 March 2018) at a residence on Stuart Street, Narrabundah.
MORE Face-fit released following a burglary and a robbery
Publish date: 09:10AM - 30 March 2018ACT Policing has released a face-fit of a man seen in the vicinity of an aggravated burglary and an aggravated robbery earlier this year.
MORE Make sure your home is secure this Easter long weekend
Publish date: 12:18PM - 29 March 2018ACT Policing is reminding the community to secure their homes this Easter long weekend.
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