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Man found hiding in cupboard following Charnwood aggravated robbery
Publish date: 09:59AM - 09 March 2014ACT Policing has arrested a 32-year-old man of no fixed abode following an aggravated robbery at the Coles Express service stat
MORE Public reports lead to arrest following tunnel graffiti attack
Publish date: 09:54AM - 09 March 2014ACT Policing has arrested a 22-year-old Forrest man for spraying graffiti on the Acton tunnel over Parkes Way in the early hour
MORE Witnesses sought to suspicious fire in Kaleen
Publish date: 10:31AM - 08 March 2014ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a grass fire which occurred in Kaleen yesterday afternoon (Friday, March 7).
MORE Man arrested following police assault
Publish date: 10:28AM - 08 March 2014ACT Policing has arrested a man after he allegedly assaulted a police officer in the early hours of this morning (Saturday, Mar
MORE Man on the run jumps right into police yard
Publish date: 03:09PM - 07 March 2014ACT Policing has arrested a 30-year-old man from Red Hill following a shoplifting incident in Gungahlin on Tuesday (4 March).
MORE Revellers urged to plan ahead for Black Opal
Publish date: 11:53AM - 07 March 2014ACT Policing is urging those attending Sunday’s Black Opal Stakes Day at Thoroughbred Park to plan ahead.
MORE 505 drivers caught speeding in February
Publish date: 11:35AM - 07 March 2014ACT Policing caught 505 drivers speeding on Canberra roads during February as part of its multi-agency road safety strategy, is
MORE Police warn: buckle up or pay the price
Publish date: 11:33AM - 07 March 2014ACT Policing is warning the community to buckle-up their seatbelts or risk hefty fines, loss of demerit points and the increase
MORE CINS campaign messages sink in over Summer
Publish date: 02:08PM - 06 March 2014ACT Policing’s Safe Summer campaign appears to have made an impact on Canberrans with an overall reduction in the number of Cri
MORE Warning issued over counterfeit $100 notes
Publish date: 06:00PM - 04 March 2014ACT Policing has issued a warning to the Canberra business community about the emergence of counterfeit $100 notes, urging anyo
MORE Youths to face court following burnouts in Gungahlin
Publish date: 10:13AM - 04 March 2014Two male youths have been summonsed to appear before the ACT Children’s Court following burnouts in Gungahlin yesterday (Monday
MORE Who killed Kathryn Grosvenor? Reward rises to $500 000
Publish date: 01:01PM - 07 September 2012The reward for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of Kathryn Grosvenor’s killer has increased to $500
MORE $500 000 reward posted in Frank Campbell murder investigation
Publish date: 01:01PM - 07 September 2012The ACT government has approved a $500 000 reward for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of Frank Cam
MORE Murder, Witness photo released
Publish date: 12:00PM - 11 November 2005In an attempt to locate further witnesses, ACT Policing today released a CCTV image of patrons inside Canberra’s Mawson Club fr
MORE Murder: Mugga Lane landfill searched
Publish date: 12:00PM - 17 September 2005As part of the ongoing investigation into the murder of Francis (Frank) Campbell, ACT Policing’s Territory Investigation Group
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