Theatre and wisdom in a slice of judicial life
Legal columnist HUGH SELBY sees a slice of real life served with unexpected seasonings in a day in the life of the ACT Magistrates Court.
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THREE men were arrested following the alleged theft of a grey Audi SQ7 on Monday (July 25).
A third person has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 48-year-old man in Phillip last year.
A woman has been arrested following a visit to to the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) where she supplied a prisoner with methamphetamine.
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Police arrest shoplifter in possession of home-made gun
A Weston woman, aged 33, was arrested yesterday (April 6) after an investigation into several shoplifting incidents at a Mawson supermarket.
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Drug driver arrested following high-speed chase in stolen car
A 20-year-old Moncrieff man has been arrested following a pursuit with police which saw him reach speeds of up to 110km/h in a 70 zone in a stolen car.
Man found with stolen AFP badges, guns and cars
A MAN, 30, was arrested yesterday (October 4) after police located stolen Australian Federal Police (AFP)…
A SYDNEY man has been charged after ACT police found 260 cannabis plants at a…
ARMED with a knife, a Lyneham man, 35, has gone on a three-week robbing spree,…
FIVE alleged offenders will will appear before the ACT Magistrates Court tomorrow (December 21) after assaulting…
FOLLOWING a police search at the home of an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang associate in Banks on…
A BELCONNEN man, 21, and a Coombs woman, 21, have been arrested for stealing a…
FOLLOWING last week's robbery at the Anaconda store in Fyshwick, two offenders will face the…
TWO men will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (June 13) after reports that…
A MAN has suffered facial injuries following a "coward punch" on Anzac Day (April 25)…
AN 18-year-old L-Plater has been arrested after recklessly driving a stolen car, producing a knife…
AN officer has been bitten by a dog while arresting a 23-year-old Macquarie woman on…
A MAN has been arrested and will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning (March…
A CANBERRA man faces court this morning (November 28) allegedly charged with the "choke, suffocate…
