Canberra-wide crackdown leads to 149 arrests
Police arrested 149 people for alleged retail-related offences across Canberra in the first five months of the year as part of a crackdown on shoplifting and anti-social behaviour.
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Police have launched a high-visibility operation targeting anti-social behaviour and public intoxication in Canberra’s city centre.
A 30-year-old man has been charged after police allegedly found two firearms, ammunition and drugs during a search of a Moncrieff home.
An 18-year-old NSW man has been arrested and a 4WD seized following investigations into damage to sportsgrounds in Canberra’s south.
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Foreign national held for allegedly filming women
A 45-year-old foreign national has been charged after allegedly filming women in change rooms at a clothing store in Woden.
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Ramsay faces seven more child-abuse charges
Former ACT attorney-general Gordon Ramsay has been charged with seven additional offences relating to child abuse material and alleged sexual offending against a teenage boy.
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Driver injured in Tuggeranong Parkway crash
A woman was taken to hospital after her vehicle crashed on the Tuggeranong Parkway on Saturday afternoon.
A 23-year-old Turner man, subject to a good behaviour order and an intensive corrections order, has been charged after police found him in possession of a stolen vehicle in Gungahlin on Friday.
A black Kia Sportage has rolled on to its roof following a collision in Casey.
A 38-year-old Bhutanese national has been extradited from Perth after allegedly failing to appear in court on family violence charges.
Police will launch a targeted operation this weekend aimed at anti-social behaviour involving e-bikes, e-scooters and illegal off-road motorcycles across Canberra.
A dark-coloured ute was seen doing burnouts in a Deakin park on Monday night, police say.
A 25-year-old man has been arrested after a shotgun and ammunition were seized during a police operation in Chifley.
A 33-year-old man has been charged over a violent home invasion in Isabella Plains earlier this year, making him the fifth suspect to be arrested in relation to the incident.
A 33-year-old man has been charged after allegedly chasing, tackling and strangling his partner in Gungahlin on Monday night.
A bottle shop attendant was threatened with a machete during an armed robbery at Kippax on Monday afternoon.
A police officer narrowly avoided being hit by a vehicle during a traffic stop in Waramanga on Monday night.
A 59-year-old Phillip woman has been charged after allegedly making 14 non-emergency Triple Zero calls overnight.
An ACT Custodial Inspector review has found serious shortcomings in the treatment of an Aboriginal woman at the Alexander Maconochie Centre, including the use of pepper spray while she was self-harming.
