Nine held in Canberra cannabis crackdown
Nine people have been arrested and 1586 cannabis plants seized in what police say is their largest operation targeting grow houses in the ACT.
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A stolen Hyundai SUV has been linked to several burglaries in Belconnen and surrounding areas last month.
A driver has expressed sorrow outside court after being charged with driving negligently into a driveway and fatally hitting a preschooler.
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett has called for a national “conversation” about the link between Australians’ use of illicit drugs and organised crime violence, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
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Rider injured in Tuggeranong Parkway collision
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital in a stable condition after a collision with a car on Tuggeranong Parkway last week.
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Six teens arrested after Queanbeyan pursuit
Six teenagers have been charged after an allegedly stolen vehicle led police on a pursuit from Queanbeyan into the ACT and back into NSW early Monday.
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Driver and police injured in collision
A driver and police officers were taken to hospital after a police vehicle and a grey Kia Cerato collided on Saturday.
A 49-year-old man has been charged after allegedly repeatedly threatening to kill his former partner and members of her family.
Police caught 160 drivers with drugs or excessive alcohol in their systems during an impaired-driving crackdown across Canberra in August.
A 36-year-old man has been charged after allegedly choking and assaulting his partner and twice threatening her with a knife in Pearce on Thursday night.
Police are seeking five young people who allegedly stole about $2400 worth of alcohol from a Swinger Hill grocery store last month.
Four more men have been charged in an investigation into an alleged criminal group linked to the newly formed Canberra chapter of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang.
A 23-year-old man has been charged after allegedly fleeing police, running a red light and crashing into an unmarked police vehicle in Lyneham on Tuesday.
A dog was allegedly forcibly taken from its owner during an aggravated robbery in Belconnen last month.
A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder and arson over the death of a woman in a Belconnen unit fire in May.
An 18-year-old Palmerston man has been charged after allegedly driving at more than 200km/h and fleeing police on Monday night.
A 40-year-old man has been charged with multiple sexual offences after allegedly abusing a child related to him over eight months.
With a laundry list of violent and lucrative crimes, a 76-year-old career criminal is facing a sentence in a third state.
A 45-year-old Ngunnawal man has lost his licence and had his motorcycle seized after allegedly being caught riding at 180km/h in an 80km/h zone on Gungahlin Drive.
