Media releases

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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Update - Police investigating suspicious death in Rivett

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ACT Policing continues to investigate the suspicious death of a male in Rivett yesterday morning (Sunday, 17 December 2017) and the crime scene remains in place.
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Update - Missing Person Chris Simon located

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Update Friday, 15 December 2017, 9:48am: Chris has been found safe and well. ACT Policing would like to thank Canberra and the media for their assistance.
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Three men arrested for drug trafficking

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A 27-year-old McKellar man, a 32-year-old Crace man and a 28-year-old Wright man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (Friday 15 December), in relation to drug trafficking.
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Media Advisory: Note to Journalists

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ACT Policing will be performing the 2017 ‘Kids in Care’ handover.
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Police seeking witnesses or dashcam footage of ram raid at Casey Market Town

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses or dashcam footage of a ram raid that occurred at Casey Market Town on Sunday, 10 December 2017.
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Journalist Advisory: Tree planting marks centenary of Commonwealth policing

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Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin will be joined by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr for a special tree planti
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Police seize 41 firearms

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On Friday 1 December 2017, members of ACT Policing Criminal Investigations and Firearms Registry executed a search warrant in  Ngunnawal, ACT.
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Police seek witnesses to alleged assault at Canberra Centre

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged assault at the Canberra Centre about 2:25pm on Monday 4 December 2017.
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Man charged for murder of Eden Waugh

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A 31-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court tomorrow (Friday, 8 December 2017) charged with the murder of 37-year-old Eden Waugh.
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Media Advisory: note to journalists

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Summary ACT Policing will announce their traffic focus for December, being ‘Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving’.
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ACT Policing target alcohol and drug impaired driving in December

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ACT Policing’s traffic focus will be ‘alcohol and drug impaired driving’ for the month of December.
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Media Advisory: note to journalists

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ACT Policing will announce their traffic focus for December, being ‘Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving’.
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Media Advisory: Canberra man to face court on murder charge

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ACT Policing media advisory
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Canberra man arrested following 356kg ecstasy importation

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A joint Australian Federal Police (AFP), ACT Policing and Australian Border Force (ABF) operation yesterday (5 December 2017) resulted in the arrest of a 23-year-old Canberra man, following the detection of 356kg of MDMA at a Sydney air cargo facility.
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Media Advisory - Canberra man arrested following 356kg ecstasy importation

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A joint Australian Federal Police (AFP), ACT Policing and Australian Border Force (ABF) operation yesterday resulted in the arr
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