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Man to face court following Lyneham pub robbery
Publish date: 12:25PM - 01 July 2024A 31-year-old Curtin man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday, 1 July 2024) charged over a robbery at a Lyneham pub over the weekend.
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Police investigate targeted property damage incidents in Isaacs
Publish date: 10:25AM - 29 June 2024ACT Policing is investigating a series of targeted property damage incidents in Isaacs.
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Police seek witnesses to statue theft from Botanic Gardens
Publish date: 08:16AM - 29 June 2024ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to identify those responsible for the theft of the Sir Jospeh Banks memorial sculpture at the Australian National Botanic Gardens earlier this week.
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ACT Policing forms new High-Risk Domestic and Family Violence Investigation Unit
Publish date: 12:45PM - 28 June 2024ACT Policing’s family and domestic violence response will be enhanced with the creation of a new High-Risk Domestic and Family Violence Investigation Unit.
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Stolen property recovered and man charged following Gungahlin burglaries
Publish date: 09:21AM - 28 June 2024ACT Policing has charged a 31-year-old man with several offences and recovered stolen property following a series of burglaries in Gungahlin.
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Occupants sought following fatal Adelaide Avenue collision
Publish date: 12:13PM - 27 June 2024ACT Policing is seeking to identify two occupants believed to have been present in a vehicle that was involved in a fatal collision on Adelaide Avenue in April this year.
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Police seeking witnesses to two vehicle collision in Higgins
Publish date: 11:51AM - 26 June 2024ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of a black Toyota Hilux that collided with another vehicle in Higgins earlier this month.
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Man and woman to face court for burglary and theft offences
Publish date: 09:34AM - 26 June 2024A 38-year-old man and 35-year-old woman from Rivett will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning charged with multiple burglary and theft offences.
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Motorbike thefts on the rise
Publish date: 10:28AM - 25 June 2024ACT Policing is urging motorcyclists to secure their bikes after an increase in the number of thefts reported to police last year.
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Man to face court over Mawson assaults
Publish date: 09:05AM - 25 June 2024A 31-year-old man from Phillip will face the ACT Magistrates Court today charged in relation to two alleged assaults in Mawson on Saturday, 22 June 2024.
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Police seek further information regarding Erindale Drive collision
Publish date: 12:08PM - 24 June 2024ACT Policing is seeking further witnesses and dash-cam footage of a collision on Erindale Drive last week.
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Publish date: 09:05AM - 24 June 2024A 36-year-old Symonston man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday, 24 June 2024) following his extradition from NSW on family violence charges.
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UPDATE Witnesses sought to attempted abduction ARRESTED
Publish date: 09:06AM - 23 June 2024A 31-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the incidents near Athllon Drive in Mawson on Saturday.
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Police seek to identify alleged burnout driver
Publish date: 09:05AM - 22 June 2024ACT Policing is seeking to identify a male involved in an alleged burnout incident in Beard overnight.
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Two men charged following violent assault in Reid
Publish date: 11:48AM - 21 June 2024Two men will face the ACT Magistrates Court today after allegedly assaulting another man at an apartment block in Reid earlier in the week.
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