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ACT Policing execute warrant and seize drugs in Narrabundah
Publish date: 12:53PM - 05 December 2017On Sunday, 3 December 2017, police from Woden Station executed a search warrant in Narrabundah.
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Police seek witnesses to aggravated robbery in Manuka
Publish date: 03:36PM - 01 December 2017UPDATE: Police release CCTV of aggravated robbery in Manuka on Friday, 1 December 2017.
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Woman to face Court after leaving child in hot car
Publish date: 10:56AM - 01 December 2017About 2:10pm on Thursday 30 November 2017, a 61-year-old female from Stirling parked her vehicle on Botany Street, Phillip.
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Police Apprehend Recidivist Graffiti Offender
Publish date: 10:34AM - 30 November 2017An 18-year-old man from Hawker will face the ACT Magistrates Court in January 2018.
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Special event to mark the Centenary of Federal Policing
Publish date: 11:01AM - 28 November 2017The AFP will tomorrow (Wednesday 29 November) mark the Centenary of Federal Policing at the National Museum of Australia (NMA) with the launch of an exhibit symbolising our proud 100-year history.
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Police request assistance from the public following an incident in Chapman
Publish date: 02:48PM - 27 November 2017About 8.00am, on Friday, 10 November 2017 a stolen blue coloured Toyota Camry, bearing ACT registration YHC18Y, was stolen from an address in Chapman and travelled to Fyshwick.
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ACT Policing call for drivers to slow down
Publish date: 02:20PM - 27 November 2017ACT Policing is appalled by the lack of common sense displayed by some of ACT’s drivers.
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Don't cry over Spilt Milk - Police happy with attendees behaviour
Publish date: 08:38AM - 26 November 2017ACT Policing is satisfied with the overall crowd behaviour at the ‘Spilt Milk’ festival that occurred yesterday (Saturday 25 November).
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A woman and a man to face drug charges in court
Publish date: 09:31AM - 24 November 2017A 23-year-old man and a 25-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday, 24 November 2017).
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Speeding driver detected from over 1km away
Publish date: 12:44PM - 23 November 2017On Tuesday evening, 21 November 2017, ACT Policing detected a motorist travelling at 105 kilometres an hour (km/hr) in an 80 km/hr speed zone on Horse Park Drive, Moncrieff.
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Publish date: 09:17AM - 23 November 2017A 25-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Thursday, 23 November 2017), following an incident in Griffith yesterday.
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Operation Ghar: police target drugs in the CBD
Publish date: 03:04PM - 22 November 2017Operation Ghar is an ongoing police initiative targeting and disrupting the supply and trafficking of drugs in the Canberra CBD.
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Publish date: 11:07AM - 22 November 2017ACT Policing extradited a woman from Wagga Wagga, NSW yesterday (Tuesday 21 November) to face the ACT Magistrates court today.
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Man to face court on traffic and property charges
Publish date: 09:58AM - 22 November 2017A 33-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, 22 November 2017), following an incident in Belconnen.
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Publish date: 08:26AM - 21 November 2017A 35-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, 21 November 2017), following an incident in Dickson last night.
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