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Have you seen Timothy Lyons?
Publish date: 02:31PM - 23 December 2023ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing 38-year-old man Timothy Lyons.
MORE Man to face court following Braddon collision
Publish date: 08:44AM - 21 December 2023A 34-year-old Downer man will face court today (Thursday, 21 December 2023) on multiple charges following a single vehicle collision in Braddon yesterday (Wednesday 20 December 2023).
MORE ACT records fourth road fatality of 2023
Publish date: 12:00PM - 20 December 2023A 30-year-old man from Queanbeyan, NSW has died following a two-vehicle collision on Pialligo Avenue.
MORE Woman found deceased at zoo - man charged
Publish date: 01:30PM - 19 December 2023UPDATE at 1.30pm, Tuesday 19 December 2023 - ACT Policing homicide detectives have today charged a 29-year-old man with one count of murder during a bedside hearing following an incident at the National Zoo & Aquarium yesterday (Monday, 18 December 2023).
MORE Learner motorcyclist caught travelling 167km/h
Publish date: 09:37AM - 19 December 2023A learner motorcyclist from Queanbeyan, NSW will be summonsed to face the ACT Magistrates Court after being detected travelling at almost 170km/h.
MORE Police release face-fit image in relation to North Lyneham house fire
Publish date: 09:20AM - 18 December 2023ACT Policing has released a face-fit image of a man investigators would like to speak to in relation to a house fire in North Lyneham earlier this year.
MORE Man arrested at Sydney Airport to face sexual assault charges
Publish date: 07:52AM - 18 December 2023ACT Policing’s Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team (SACAT) has arrested a 25-year-old man as he attempted to leave the country following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault that occurred in the City earlier this year.
MORE Witnesses sought to Kings Avenue burnout incident
Publish date: 11:00AM - 16 December 2023ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of two vehicles conducting burnouts on Kings Avenue yesterday.
MORE Man charged following attempted carjacking
Publish date: 09:24AM - 15 December 2023ACT Policing’s Operation TORIC has charged a 23-year-old Torrens man following an attempted carjacking in November.
MORE Man to face court over Kippax aggravated robbery
Publish date: 08:55AM - 14 December 2023A 29-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrate’s Court charged in relation to an aggravated robbery in Kippax.
MORE ACT Policing and Tinder join forces to promote positive consent
Publish date: 02:30PM - 13 December 2023ACT Policing is launching a new campaign with the support of the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre (CRCC) and the world’s most popular app for meeting new people, Tinder (Match Group) to promote positive consent when engaging in intimate acts.
MORE Family violence arrests in November
Publish date: 12:41PM - 12 December 2023ACT Policing continues to support the victims of family violence incidents with more than 70 arrests made in November.
MORE Police stop high range drink driver
Publish date: 08:46AM - 12 December 2023A 23-year-old man from Stirling will face the ACT Magistrates Court after being caught more than three times the legal alcohol limit.
MORE Motorbike rider to face court for multiple offences
Publish date: 01:19PM - 11 December 2023A 33-year-old Forde man will face court in January (2024) following an incident on the Majura Parkway earlier this month.
MORE Man charged with child sex offences
Publish date: 09:38AM - 11 December 2023ACT Policing’s Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team (SACAT) have arrested a 45-year-old man following an investigation into his alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl.
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