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Unlicensed, repeat drink driver with an overhanging load to face Court
Publish date: 08:38AM - 09 August 2017A 52-year-old Griffith man will face Court after he was caught unlicensed, drink driving with an overhanging load last night (Tuesday, 8 August 2017).
MORE Journalist Advisory – media stand up
Publish date: 10:20AM - 08 August 2017ACT Policing is seeking witnesses after three dinosaur’s sustained damage at the National Dinosaur Museum on Saturday night (5 August).
MORE Man to face court after repeatedly calling 000
Publish date: 08:51AM - 08 August 2017A 61-year-old Chifley man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning after making repeated phone calls to Triple Zero overnight (Tuesday, 8 August).
MORE Police investigate dinosaur damage in Nicholls
Publish date: 08:43AM - 08 August 2017ACT Policing is seeking witnesses after three dinosaur’s sustained damage at the National Dinosaur Museum on Saturday night (5 August).
MORE Operation Ghar leads to 19 drug seizures in Civic
Publish date: 01:53PM - 07 August 2017Over the weekend, ACT Policing conducted Operation Ghar, targeting drugs and drug dealing in Canberra’s entertainment district.
MORE Joint road safety operation removes dangerous drivers from ACT roads
Publish date: 04:19PM - 04 August 2017ACT Policing, in partnership with Access Canberra, have conducted a two day road safety operation across the ACT, to detect impaired and unsafe drivers and remove them from Canberra roads.
MORE Second man arrested after stolen car recovered
Publish date: 08:52AM - 04 August 2017A 23-year-old Griffith man has been arrested by police after being involved in an aggravated robbery in Yarralumla yesterday morning (Thursday, 3 August).
MORE Man arrested after stolen car recovered in Manuka
Publish date: 03:32PM - 03 August 2017A 33-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court after an aggravated robbery occurred in Yarralumla this morning (Thursday, 3 August).
MORE Police urge road users to take care around intersections
Publish date: 11:37AM - 03 August 2017With half of all collisions in Canberra occurring at intersections, this month ACT Policing is targeting people breaking road rules around intersections as part of its joint multi-agency road safety strategy.
MORE Journalist Advisory – media stand up
Publish date: 02:52PM - 02 August 2017With half of all collisions in Canberra occurring at intersections, ACT Policing is targeting people breaking road rules around intersections as part of its joint multi-agency road safety strategy.
MORE Police investigate fatal collision in Campbell
Publish date: 03:31AM - 02 August 2017ACT Policing is investigating a single vehicle collision which occurred in Campbell yesterday (Tuesday, 1 August), in which a person has died.
MORE Police investigate suspicious fire in Wanniassa
Publish date: 12:30PM - 01 August 2017ACT Policing is investigating a suspicious fire that occurred in Wanniassa last night (Monday, 31 July 2017).
MORE Police seek witness to incident at Kambah Pool
Publish date: 10:40AM - 31 July 2017ACT Policing is seeking to locate a witness to a theft at Kambah Pool on Thursday, 6 July 2017. Police believe this theft is linked to multiple investigations within the ACT.
MORE Search uncovers items which may be connected to homicide investigation
Publish date: 08:11AM - 31 July 2017ACT Policing homicide detectives have located a number of items, which police believe may be connected to the murder of Eden Waugh.
MORE Homicide detectives to conduct search in Queanbeyan
Publish date: 02:00PM - 29 July 2017ACT Policing homicide detectives will be conducting a search in Queanbeyan for items that may be related to the ongoing Eden Waugh homicide investigation.
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