A 14-year-old on bail was caught and restrained by the owner of an Audi SUV the boy was in the throes of stealing from a home in Forde early on Friday morning.
Following recent shootings in the ACT, investigations led police to search a vacant home in Holder where they found a cache of 21 firearms, two of which were unregistered.
Police seized about $10,000 in cash, an imitation firearm, two listening devices and suspected stolen property during searches on Tuesday with possible links to the sale and distribution of drugs in the ACT.
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