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Three intoxicated drivers detected in four incidents
Publish date: 10:33AM - 15 July 2023ACT Policing stopped three intoxicated drivers in four separate incidents in little more than two hours early this morning (Saturday, 15 July 2023).
MORE Assistance sought to identify offender
Publish date: 07:49AM - 15 July 2023ACT Policing is seeking public assistance to identify an offender believed to be responsible for multiple crimes across the ACT in recent weeks.
MORE Man charged with historical child sex offences
Publish date: 05:13AM - 14 July 2023ACT Policing Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team (SACAT) Detectives have arrested a 68-year-old man following an investigation into his alleged persistent sexual abuse of a 16‑year‑old boy in the 1980s.
MORE Two more licences suspended overnight
Publish date: 09:33AM - 13 July 2023Two drivers have lost their licences overnight under new legislation targeting high range speeding on ACT roads.
MORE Footage sought of hit and run vehicle
Publish date: 04:44PM - 12 July 2023ACT Policing is seeking dash-cam footage of a 2007 red Audi A4 with ACT registration YOF22T, involved in an alleged hit and run incident on Monday afternoon (10 July 2023).
MORE School holiday speeders caught
Publish date: 12:53PM - 11 July 2023Local drivers are being reminded to keep to the speed limit following highway speed enforcement activity in recent days.
MORE Police seeking vehicle driven at officer
Publish date: 06:01PM - 10 July 2023UPDATE: The red Audi A4 was located in Cook last night (Monday, 10 July 2023). Enquiries into the driver and passenger are ongoing.
MORE Masseur charged with sexual assault
Publish date: 11:07AM - 10 July 2023A 40-year-old man has been charged with three offences following an incident at a shopping centre massage business on Saturday.
MORE Police seeking witnesses to road rage incident
Publish date: 09:58AM - 10 July 2023ACT Policing is calling for witnesses to an alleged road rage incident that occurred last Friday (7 July 2023) at the intersection of Hindmarsh Drive and Canberra Avenue.
MORE Witnesses sought to Monaro Highway collision
Publish date: 08:18AM - 09 July 2023ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of a two vehicle collision on the Monaro Highway yesterday (Saturday, 8 July 2023).
MORE Man found with improvised firearm to face court
Publish date: 08:29AM - 08 July 2023A 27-year-old O’Connor man who was subject to a good behaviour order will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 8 July 2023) after being found in possession of an improvised firearm.
MORE ACT Policing launch online reporting
Publish date: 11:07AM - 07 July 2023ACT Policing has launched its online services portal, providing an additional way for the Canberra community to report certain incidents, submit requests, and provide information to police.
MORE Teens arrested for gym car thefts
Publish date: 08:55AM - 07 July 2023A 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy will face the ACT Children’s Court today (Friday, 7 July 2023) following their arrest in relation to the theft of vehicles from Gungahlin gyms.
MORE Man charged for breaching FVO while on remand
Publish date: 08:23AM - 07 July 2023A 30-year-old Chifley man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday, 7 July 2023) charged over family violence offences committed while on remand.
MORE Police release CCTV footage to identify indecent assault offender
Publish date: 12:57PM - 06 July 2023ACT Policing has released CCTV footage to identify a man who allegedly committed an indecent assault in the Canberra Centre on Tuesday, June 27, 2023.
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