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Have you seen Telisha?

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ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing 19-year-old woman Telisha Williams.
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Have you seen Shala?

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ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing 16-year-old girl Shala Auld.
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Witnesses sought to single vehicle Gungahlin Drive collision

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of a single vehicle collision on Gungahlin Drive yesterday.  
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Man to face court over rental scam

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A 33-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday, 10 May 2024) charged with property deception offences following investigations into a rental scam.  
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Police warn of gardening and arborist scam

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ACT Policing is warning Canberrans of a current scam where people are claiming to be arborists or gardeners and then seeking payment for work not requested or authorised.  
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UPDATE Man arrested following weapon and pursuit incident

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A 29-year-old Franklin man has been charged with 12 offences including threat to kill following an incident in O'Connor and Lyneham yesterday (Friday, 10 May 2024). 
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Drugs seized in Tuggeranong warrants

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ACT Policing has seized drugs and other items following a series of warrants in Tuggeranong targeting the illegal cultivation of cannabis. 
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UPDATE Have you seen Daniela Karadinovski? FOUND

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Great news Canberra! The missing 13-year-old girl we posted about yesterday has been located safe and well. Thanks for your help.
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Online reporting expanded to include dangerous driving

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ACT Policing has expanded the capabilities of its online reporting portal to now include evidence upload of dangerous driving.  
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Man extradited from Queensland following virtual kidnap investigation

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A 22-year-old man has been extradited from Queensland to face the ACT Magistrates court today after allegedly committing a virtual kidnap scam on an international student residing in the ACT last year.
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Witnesses sought to restaurant robbery

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ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery that occurred in a Gungahlin restaurant early yesterday.
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Police investigate human remains found at Point Hut Crossing

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ACT Policing is investigating the discovery of human remains near the Point Hut Crossing of the Murrumbidgee River yesterday afternoon.
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UPDATE Have you seen Jayden? FOUND

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Good news, Canberra - Jayden has been located safe and well. Thank you for your assistance. 
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Man extradited to face family violence charges

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A 25-year-old Canberra man has been extradited to the ACT from South Australia to face multiple family violence charges.  
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Man to face court following unprovoked assault

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A 36-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning following an alleged unprovoked assault last night.
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