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Three drivers have been issued with traffic infringement notices and will face charges after allegedly being caught drug driving and speeding in separate incidents.

About 3.30pm on Saturday 1 February, police were conducting a speed enforcement operation along Canberra Avenue in Griffith when they detected a silver Volkswagen Golf travelling at 81km/h in a 60km/h area.

Police directed the driver to pull over and checks revealed her licence was suspended in November 2024.

The 46-year-old woman was subject to a roadside drug test which returned a positive result for cocaine.

In a second incident, at about 10pm on Tuesday (4 February 2025), police stopped a silver Saab 9-3 that was detected travelling at 104km/h in an 80km/h zone along Drakeford Drive in Kambah.

The learner driver was subject to a roadside drug test which returned a positive result for a prescribed drug.

The 21-year-old male driver was issued traffic infringement notices for speeding, being an unaccompanied learner driver, driving on a suspended licence, and failing to display L plates.

This morning (Tuesday, 11 February 2025), police detected a third driver travelling at 53km/h in a school zone.

The driver, a 24-year-old man, was stopped and police identified his licence was suspended.

He was subject to a roadside drug test, which returned a positive result to cannabis.

The suspended driver was issued with a traffic infringement notice for speeding and failing to update his address.

The three drivers are expected to be charged with drug driving offences and will face court at a later date.

A 38-year-old man has been charged after allegedly brandishing knives outside of Westfield Woden yesterday afternoon.

About 1.10pm (Saturday, 8 February 2025), police received a report that a man was standing outside the shopping centre with knives.

Officers attended the scene and spoke to the man before he attempted to flee. He was arrested and a search revealed three knives in his bag.

The man was conveyed to the ACT Watch House where he was charged with possessing a knife without a reasonable excuse and resisting a territory public official. He is expected to face court next month.

A 26-year-old man and 26-year-old woman have been charged after police located stolen property and tools suspected of being used for theft in their belongings last night.

About 11.10pm (Saturday, 8 February 2025), police were notified by the owner of a tracking device attached to stolen property that it had been tracked to the vicinity of Flemington Road, Franklin.

The same person also reported two people attempting to enter the fire escape doors of apartment buildings in the same area.

Police attended and located a man and woman a short time later. A search of their belongings revealed tools believed to be used for theft, two knives, suspected stolen property, a wallet containing foreign currency, and the tracking device.

The man and woman, who are both subject to good behaviour orders, are due to face the ACT Magistrates Court tomorrow, charged with offences including going equipped for theft and unlawful possession of stolen property.

Anyone who witnessed any suspicious activity in Franklin or Harrison last night is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Please quote reference number 7972802. Information can be provided anonymously.

A 96-year-old Queensland man has been extradited to the ACT to face six historic sexual offence charges.

In 2022, a woman provided a report to police regarding multiple allegations of sexual assaults that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s.

Following an investigation by ACT Policing’s Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team, a summons was issued for a 96-year-old Queensland man to attend court in the ACT to face charges. The man repeatedly refused to attend and an arrest warrant was issued.

Yesterday (Friday, 7 February 2025) the man was extradited to the ACT to face charges including carnally knowing a girl between 10 and 16, carnal knowledge of a girl under 10, indecent assault on a female and persistent sexual abuse of a child. Please note that the charges laid were in place at the time of the alleged offending.

The man is expected to face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 8 February 2025).

If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual violence, you can report to police by attending a police station or calling 131444.

You can also submit an online report for historical sexual assault for incidents that occurred more than six months ago.

A 22-year-old man has been charged after allegedly driving at bystanders who attempted to stop him from drink driving last night.

About 11pm (Wednesday, 19 February 2025), police allege the man left a licensed premise in Kambah after consuming several alcoholic drinks.

Other patrons and staff attempted to stop the man from getting into his vehicle, but he managed to drive away with another man still holding onto the vehicle.

The other man fell off and the driver allegedly turned to drive up and down the street repeatedly, causing him and others to take evasive action.

Police arrived a short time later, but the driver had already left the scene. One person was transported to hospital by ACT Ambulance Service for non-life threatening injuries.

About 12am, officers attended the man’s home and placed him under arrest. He was conveyed to City Police Station where he underwent a blood alcohol screening test, returning a reading of 0.142.

He is due to face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Thursday, 20 February 2025), charged with using an offensive weapon, driving a motor vehicle with alcohol in breath, dangerous driving, and failing to stop and provide assistance.

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.