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Update: Kambah death not suspicious
Publish date: 10:30AM - 04 February 2016The ACT Policing investigation into the death of a man at a Kambah home on Wednesday, 20 January 2016, has confirmed there are
MORE Police arrest wanted man
Publish date: 09:03AM - 04 February 2016ACT Policing has arrested a 34-year-old Narrabundah man yesterday (Wednesday, 3 February) in relation to traffic offences and b
MORE Woman flees police, leaves kids in car
Publish date: 01:27PM - 03 February 2016ACT Policing apprehended a 29-year-old Mawson woman for drug driving in Forde yesterday (Tuesday 2 February).
MORE Latest crime report statistics released
Publish date: 09:11AM - 02 February 2016ACT Policing has released its latest quarterly crime statistics for October to December 2015.
MORE ACT Policing Statement
Publish date: 06:00AM - 02 February 2016ACT Policing today attended five schools in response to threatening phone calls.
MORE Police locate grow house in Richardson
Publish date: 09:30AM - 30 January 2016ACT Policing Tuggeranong Patrol members located a ‘grow house’ in Richardson on Thursday night (28 January).
MORE Man charged with burglary and theft
Publish date: 08:33AM - 29 January 2016ACT Policing has arrested a 34-year-old Narrabundah man this morning (Friday, 29 January) for a burglary at the IGA Supermarket
MORE Police continue search for missing man
Publish date: 03:56PM - 28 January 2016ACT Policing has established a Search and Rescue operation in Bruce as part of the search for missing 61-year-old man, Tahadess
MORE Australia Day revelers well behaved
Publish date: 01:49PM - 27 January 2016The Canberra community celebrated Australia Day with no major incidents, no charges laid and well-behaved crowds enjoying the f
MORE Police continue to establish suspect’s movements in Andrew Carville murder
Publish date: 01:30PM - 27 January 2016ACT Policing’s Homicide Team are continuing to establish the movements of a suspect on the night Evatt man Mr Andrew Carville w
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Police seek assistance to locate missing man
Publish date: 07:33AM - 25 January 2016ACT Policing is asking for assistance in locating missing 61-year-old man, Tahadesse Kahsai.
MORE Double demerit points now in place
Publish date: 05:31PM - 22 January 2016ACT Policing is urging motorists to drive safely over the Australia Day long weekend and warns that double demerit points are n
MORE Witnesses sought to incidents in Belconnen
Publish date: 06:30PM - 21 January 2016ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two men involved in several incidents in Belconnen on Wednesday,
MORE Missing woman found
Publish date: 12:00PM - 21 January 2016UPDATE: Missing woman found
Missing 31-year-old Evatt woman, Yuki Motomura has been located safe and well.
MORE Police investigate death in Kambah
Publish date: 05:18AM - 20 January 2016ACT Policing are investigating a suspicious death in Kambah which occurred during the early hours of this morning (Wednesday 20
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