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A 36-year-old Sydney man will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning charged with sexual assault offences after allegedly committing the offence of stealthing.

In the early hours of Saturday morning (23 November 2024), police allege the man committed several sexual assault offences against a woman – including the sexual act of stealthing.

Stealthing occurs when a person secretly removes a condom without a sexual partner’s consent.

Yesterday (Thursday, 28 November 2024), police located the man in Campbell where he was subsequently arrested.

He has been charged with five counts of sexual intercourse without consent, and one count of sexual assault.

The ACT criminalised stealthing as an offence in October 2021 by adding it to existing consent provisions under the territory’s Crimes Act.

ACT Policing would encourage anyone who has been a victim of stealthing to come forward and make a report to police. The legislation makes it clear this is an offence, and police will investigate all complaints of this nature thoroughly.

A 51-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today after allegedly breaking into several businesses in one night.

Between 8pm and 3am on Wednesday and Thursday (27 and 28 November 2024), police received reports that several businesses in Mitchell had been broken into, with one reporting thousands in cash had been stolen from the premises.

After reviewing CCTV footage, police identified a blue Ford Fiesta owned by the 51-year-old man was being used to commit the burglaries.

The Ford Fiesta had been reported stolen by the same man earlier that day at Belconnen Police Station.

Police searched the man’s home in Kaleen and located the reportedly stolen Ford Fiesta, clothing matching the items worn in the CCTV footage, and a sum of cash believed to have been stolen from one of the businesses.

The man was arrested and charged with nine counts of burglary, one count of attempted burglary, two counts of driving unaccompanied as a learner driver, and breaching both his parole and bail conditions.

A 23-year-old man has been charged with property damage and other offences after entering the Tuggeranong Police Station armed with a sledgehammer.

About 1.20pm yesterday (Friday, 13 December 2024), the man walked into the Tuggeranong Police Station with a sledgehammer and began using the handle to strike the barrier on the front desk.

The man then allegedly used the hammer to knock items to the floor while other members of the public were in the station.

Officers entered the foyer and used their tasers to subdue the man before he was arrested.

He has been charged with damaging Commonwealth property, possessing an offensive weapon, and affray. He is expected to appear before the ACT Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 14 December 2024).

A 36-year-old woman has been charged with assaulting police following a dispute with her neighbour last night.

About 3pm (Friday, 13 December 2024), police responded to a dispute between the woman and her neighbour in Taylor.

About 7.20pm, police returned to the residences after the woman allegedly breached an undertaking to keep the peace by spraying her neighbour’s home with a hose and yelling abuse.

Officers attempted to speak to the woman but one officer was bitten by her dog when she went inside her residence.

Police arrested the 36-year-old woman but she allegedly injured two officers during the process, kicking at them before being handcuffed.

While in custody at the ACT Watch House, the woman allegedly assaulted officers again, biting one on the arm and scratching another on the hand.

She has been charged with two counts of assaulting a frontline community service provider, two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and other offences. She is expected to appear before the ACT Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 14 December 2024).

ACT Policing has stepped up patrols at synagogues and Jewish community facilities this week in response to incidents in other Australian cities.

Regular patrols are occurring in an effort to ensure all community members feel safe to continue to use and enjoy these places.

While ACT Policing has not identified any specific threat to the community, it is recognised that some people are seeking to advance particular views via criminal acts. Such acts will not be tolerated by ACT Policing or the wider community.

Anyone who has any information about people who are seeking to act on antisemitic ideologies should contact police as soon as possible.

Anyone who can assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Information can be provided anonymously.

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and information relating to early morning ram-raids in Yarralumla and Wright and a vehicle arson incident in Chapman yesterday.

Between about 4:00am and 5:30am yesterday, (Thursday, 12 December 2024) a stolen black Mercedes SUV was involved in ram raids at the Bentham St Bar in Yarralumla and the TSG tobacconist in Wright. Soon after, the stolen Mercedes was set on fire in an underpass located on Darwinia Terrace, between Chapman and Rivett.

The underpass fire caused significant structural damage which will require extensive repair and restoration work. Darwinia Terrace between Angophora Street and Rafferty Street will remain closed for the foreseeable future.

Police are seeking information in relation to the two ram raids and car arson.

Anyone who witnessed anyone at any of the three locations early yesterday morning or has dash cam footage of the stolen Mercedes SUV is urged to contact 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website.  Please quote 7923883. Information can be provided anonymously.

A 49-year-old Casey man has been charged by ACT Policing’s Domestic and Family Violence Investigation Unit (DFVIU) after he was arrested at a business in Belconnen yesterday.

Police will allege that between 2022 and 2024, the man repeatedly attacked his then-partner and their 5-year-old child during nine separate incidents.

The man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday, 13 December 2024) charged with property damage, multiple counts of common assault, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and choking, suffocating or strangling another person, including the child.

ACT Policing’s Officer in Charge of Family Violence and Victims of Crime, Detective Inspector Kylie Lawson, said that ACT Policing has been working hard to establish the new unit since it was announced in July.

“We have undertaken extensive consultation with academics and sector partners to ensure the new unit meets the needs of DFV victim-survivors. This will be one of many arrests, as the DFVIU works to hold high-risk perpetrators of domestic and family violence to account,” said Detective Inspector Lawson.

ACT Policing stands ready to assist victims experiencing family violence.

If you are in this situation – when it is safe to do so – please contact police on 131 444 or Triple Zero (000) in an emergency, or contact a support service who can assist with crisis support, safety planning and advice.

If you require assistance, you can contact:

• Triple Zero (000) in an emergency or life-threatening situation.
• Police Assistance on 131 444 if it is a non-emergency, but you require police assistance.
• The Domestic Violence Crisis Service provides a 24-hour crisis line, advice, safety planning and information every day of the year and can be reached on 02 6280 0900.
• The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre provides a 24-hour crisis line and can be contacted on 02 6280 0900