Month: October 2025

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and dash-cam footage of a two vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Southern Cross Drive and Kingsford Smith Drive on Sunday.

About 3.30pm (Sunday, 16 February 2025), police and emergency services responded to a head-on collision between a black Audi A4 and a black Hyundai Elantra.

Both drivers were transported to hospital with serious but non life-threatening injuries.

Police believe one of the vehicles entered the intersection against a red traffic light.

ACT Policing’s Major Collision Team would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident or who may have dash-cam footage of the collision.

Anyone with information that can assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Please quote reference number 7978186.

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and footage to a shooting incident that occurred in Macgregor last Thursday.

Police have received multiple reports from members of the public regarding possible gunshots heard near Osburn Drive, Macgregor about 4.10am last Thursday (13 February 2025).

No people were injured as a result of the alleged shooting, however police have since identified a vehicle parked outside a residence with bullet holes.

Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident, and are calling on information from the public to assist with the investigation.

Residents in Macgregor are asked to check CCTV and dashcams from Thursday morning for footage of any suspicious people or activity.

Anyone with information that can assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Please quote reference number 7976992. Information can be provided anonymously.

A 30-year-old man has been charged after allegedly stealing a stranger’s vehicle and driving to his former partner’s home where he threatened to kill her.

About 4pm on Sunday, 9 February 2025, police allege the man approached another man working at a job site and spoke to him briefly before stealing his vehicle.

Later that afternoon, the man attended his former partner’s home and got into a verbal and physical altercation where he threatened to kill her.

Another male occupant attempted to intervene, but police allege the man picked up a motorcycle helmet and used it to strike the other man in the head.

The man fled the scene before police arrived, but he was located and arrested about 7pm that evening.

He is due to face the ACT Magistrates Court today, charged with intentional threat to kill a person, aggravated common assault, robbery, driving a motor vehicle without consent and driving while disqualified.

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and information after a man was reported to have assaulted an elderly woman in the backyard of her residence in O’Connor in December.

About 5.00am on Thursday, 26 December 2024, the man allegedly entered the woman’s backyard and assaulted her, before jumping over the victim’s rear fence and departing the area a short time later.

The woman was later conveyed to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The man is believed to be between 30 – 35 years of age, and is described as Caucasian in appearance, with a slim build, and approximately 183cm (6’) tall. He was also wearing a maroon top at the time of the incident.

Following a thorough investigation, police are now asking anyone with information in relation to this incident, or who may have noticed a man matching this description in the O’Connor area on Boxing Day to come forward.

Anyone with information that can assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Please quote reference number 7935606. Information can be provided anonymously.

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and information after four vehicles were stolen from two residences in Belconnen over the weekend.

Between 11pm on Friday night (14 February 2025) and 9.30am on Saturday morning (15 February 2025) a brown Audi Q7 bearing ACT registration BG011, and a black Mercedes-Benz C250 bearing ACT registration AYAF72G were stolen from a residence in McKellar.

In a separate incident – between 1am and 5am on Saturday morning – a grey BMW 320I bearing ACT registration AYAF28W, and a red Mazda 6 bearing ACT registration YPX37B were stolen from a residence in Bruce.

The Audi Q7 was later found by police in Ngunnawal, however the other three vehicles are yet to be located.

ACT Policing is asking the community, particularly residents in the Belconnen district, to check CCTV or dashcam footage from Saturday morning for footage of the vehicles or any people behaving suspiciously.

Canberra residents are also reminded to ensure all doors and windows are locked and car keys are secured to make it harder for thieves to steal vehicles.

Anyone with information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Please quote reference number 7977315 for the Audi and Mercedes-Benz, or 7977298 for the BMW and Mazda. Information can be provided anonymously.

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an alleged family violence incident in Tharwa on Sunday afternoon.

About 4.10pm (Sunday, 16 February 2025), a woman and man were travelling along Tharwa Drive in a white Ford Focus when a red Mitsubishi Triton began following the vehicle.

The driver of the Mitsubishi, a man known to the woman, pulled in front of the Ford on Smiths Road and stopped across both lanes, blocking the road.

The driver then exited the vehicle and began yelling at the female driver before allegedly stealing the car keys and forcing the woman into the Mitsubishi.

The male passenger called police and was assisted by two witnesses.

Later that evening, police located the vehicle and the two occupants in Tharwa. The man was arrested and charged with offences including theft and forcible confinement.

Police would like to speak to anyone who saw the incident or the red Mitsubishi Triton being driven in Tharwa yesterday afternoon.

Any witnesses are urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Please quote reference number 7978240.

A 43-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning after allegedly sexually assaulting his partner and taking her jewellery to sell it.

On Tuesday, 11 February 2025, police commenced an investigation after the woman attended Woden Police Station to report the alleged sexual assaults and thefts.

Police will allege the man sexually assaulted the woman on multiple occasions. He is further alleged to have taken her jewellery without her knowledge and sold it.

About 6.10pm yesterday (Friday, 14 February 2025), police located the man at a residence in Narrabundah where he was subsequently arrested.

He has been charged with three counts of sexual intercourse without consent, and five counts of theft.

Police are seeking witnesses to a road-rage incident and an unrelated collision at the same intersection in Amaroo yesterday afternoon.

About 1.10pm (Thursday, 13 February 2025), police received reports that the drivers of a silver Mercedes-Benz Valente van and a white utility were having an altercation at the intersection of Horse Park Drive and Katherine Avenue, Amaroo.

A short time later (and while the altercation was occurring), a silver Mitsubishi Triton and a white Izuzu D—MAX had a head-on collision at the same intersection.

Police are now seeking public assistance to assist in the investigations of these two incidents.

Anyone who was in the area of Horse Park Drive and Katherine Avenue yesterday afternoon and witnessed the altercation between the two drivers or collision is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Please quote reference number 7975837.

An AFP member is set to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, 25 February, 2025) charged with contravening a family violence order.

The member was arrested by ACT Policing yesterday (24 February, 2025).

The AFP is committed to transparency.

As the matter is before the court, no further comment will be made at this time.