Police warn of NYE ‘proactive patrols’
Thousands of people are expected at the New Year’s Eve celebrations around Lake Burley Griffin tonight and police say they will be conducting proactive patrols of the precinct to ensure community safety.
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The search for a university student missing in Kosciuszko National Park since Boxing Day continues, after he failed to meet up with friends as planned.
A 21-year-old man has drowned at Pine Island Reserve in Greenway.
Police watched two men dump suitcases and jerry cans in a rubbish bin before one of them was allegedly caught with 200 kilograms of cocaine in their hotel room.
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Drugged, drunk and out on the roads
Two 20-year-old men have been charged with driving offences, including drink and drug driving, in separate incidents.
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Disqualified driver arrested after Kambah pursuit
A 26-year-old man, who was subject to a good behaviour order and disqualified from driving, was arrested following a police pursuit in Kambah on Friday night.
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Drugged, disqualified and armed on Christmas Day
A 35-year-old disqualified and drugged motorcyclist has been charged with driving and weapons offences after taking off from an RBT and failing to stop for police on Christmas Day.
The sister of a woman allegedly chased down and shot at by two men has issued a heartfelt plea, leading tributes for the 23-year-old victim.
A 39-year-old man from Ngunnawal, more than six times over the legal alcohol limit, had his licence suspended immediately on Saturday night.
A 50-year-old man has been extradited from Spain to face charges relating to 16 sexual offences allegedly committed against his stepchild.
Three people, clinging to the hull of an upturned boat, were rescued in waters near Bawley Point on the south coast late on Saturday afternoon.
An 18-year-old P-plater with two passengers on board his VW Jetta admitted to being stupid and showing off when police booked him for travelling at 146km/h in an 80km/h zone on Horse Park Drive in Kenny on Wednesday night.
A driver, who tested positive at a roadside breath test in Bonner, put the accelerator down and fled the RBT station on Wednesday evening.
The Christmas/New Year double demerits driving period on ACT and NSW roads will start at 12.01am on Friday and end at 11.59pm on Wednesday, January 1.
Bystanders separated a brawling group of men on Eastlake Parade, Kingston Foreshore, after an end-of-year party became physical in which one man suffered serious injuries, including a losing a tooth.
Police believe the driver of a Honda CRV was swerving across the road, narrowly missing oncoming traffic, before colliding with a Hyundai i30 near the roundabout with Tambreet Street on Majura Road on Tuesday morning.
A 17-year-old boy, already subject to a good behaviour order and bail conditions, is facing the ACT Children’s Court charged with multiple offences after allegedly robbing a home in Forde on Tuesday.
Police put in a busy weekend serving more than 200 court orders and documents to ensure people subject to court ordered restrictions are aware of and abide by those restrictions.
A police officer narrowly missed being shot by a hunting arrow in a serious incident earlier this year.
