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Early morning speeding drivers were targeted by City Station officers early today.

Five drivers who were all heading east on Parkes Way towards the City were caught by a general duties team between 4.45am and 5.30am, with the highest speed of 116km/h in a 90km/h zone recorded.

• A white Ford Courier utility driven by a 28-year-old Kambah man, was detected travelling 106km/h in a sign posted 90 km/h speed limit area.

• A Volkswagen Tiguan SUV driven by a 28-year-old man from Belconnen, was detected travelling at 116km/h in a sign posted 90 km/h speed limit area.

• A Toyota Rav 4 driven by a 42-year-old man from Kaleen, was detected travelling 108km/h in a sign posted 90 km/h speed limit area.

• A Toyota Kluger driven by a 65-year-old man driver from Higgins, was detected travelling 103km/h in a sign posted 90 km/h speed limit area.

• A Nissan Pulsar driven by a 41-year-old man from McKellar, was detected travelling 105km/h in a sign posted 90 km/h speed limit area.

All five drivers will be issued with infringement notices incurring one to three demerit points and fines of $326 or $484.

Parkes Way is one of the top five locations for injury collisions in the ACT. ACT Policing reminds all drivers that speeding is one of the Fatal Five contributors

ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to identify two men who allegedly sexually harassed a woman before committing an act of indecency.

About 3.30pm on Thursday 20 March 2025, two men separately approached a woman unknown to them at Kambah pool.

Police allege both men made inappropriate comments to the woman and encouraged her to go to the nudist beach section with them, before one allegedly committed an indecent act nearby.

Today, police are releasing face-fit images of the two men and seeking the public’s assistance to identify them.

Anyone who recognises these men, or has 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 8002356. Information can be provided anonymously.

A 51-year-old Crestwood (NSW) man has been charged with more than 50 family violence offences alleged to have occurred over a nine-year period.

In 2023 and 2024 information was received by police in relation to alleged family violence offending by the man against his former partner, two sons and a step-son.

On Saturday (29 March 2025) an arrest warrant was issued by the ACT Magistrates Court and later that day, the 51-year-old man was located in Lyneham and arrested.

He faces more than 50 charges including:

• Common assault x 15
• Assault occasioning actual bodily harm x 19
• Attempt common assault x 3
• Threat to cause grievous bodily harm x 3
• Demand accompanied by threat x 1
• Neglect x 2
• Intentional threat to kill x 6
• Threaten a participant in criminal investigation x 1
• Act endangering health x 1
• Possession of offensive weapon and disabling substance with intent x 4

The man is scheduled to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday, 31 March 2025).

ACT Policing stands ready to assist victims experiencing family violence, and works with other law enforcement partners to locate and arrest family violence perpetrators.

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

A 33-year-old man has been charged with multiple driving and drug offences following a collision on Hindmarsh Drive yesterday afternoon.

About 3.35pm yesterday (Sunday, 30 March 2025), police responded to reports that a stolen black Mercedes Benz sedan bearing NSW number plates DGN 49T had collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Monaro Highway and Hindmarsh Drive in Symonston.

Prior to the collision police allege the driver, a 33-year-old man, allegedly drove through several intersections against red lights along Hindmarsh Drive, Symonston.

The occupants of the other vehicle were transported to hospital for head and limb injuries.

After the collision, the man fled on foot, with a witness giving chase over an extended distance across the Monaro Highway and through a number of backyards. Whilst doing so, the witness saw the man drop a backpack.

In a nearby backyard, the witness apprehended the driver with police arresting him a short time later.

Following enquiries, the witness showed police to the location of the backpack. It was found to contain a trafficable amount of illicit drugs, a large amount of Australian currency, weapons including a machete and flick knife as well as paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.

The 33-year-old man was a parolee from NSW.

The man is scheduled to appear in the ACT Magistrate’s Court today (Monday, 31 March 2025) to face charges of driving a stolen motor vehicle, driving under the influence of a prescribed drug, negligent driving occasioning actual bodily harm, unlicenced driving, trafficking in controlled drugs, possession of proceeds of crime and other traffic offences.

Police are requesting anyone who may have footage of the Mercedes Benz yesterday afternoon to come forward.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website.  Please quote P2338618. Information can be provided anonymously.

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

About 10.30pm (Saturday, 29 March 2025), police and emergency services received a report that a man had been shot in the stomach at a residence on Knox Street, Watson.

The man was taken to hospital by ACT Ambulance Service in a serious condition.

The offenders reportedly took off after the shooting in a dark vehicle, believed to be an Audi.

Following an examination of the scene, police determined that the property was also shot at several times in a second incident which is believed to have occurred recently.

Police believe these shootings are targeted incidents.

Any witnesses to either of the two shootings, or anyone with CCTV or dash-cam footage from the area is urged to come forward.

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 8008707. Information can be provided anonymously.

ACT Policing is responding to two collisions on Canberra Avenue this morning.

The first incident involved a green Holden Commodore station wagon colliding with two pedestrians near St Edmund’s College. They were taken to hospital in a serious condition.

The same vehicle has continued along Canberra Avenue before colliding with other vehicles and coming to a stop near Manuka shops.

The driver of the Holden Commodore is in hospital under police guard.

Sections of Canberra Avenue near Manuka and Griffith will remain closed until further notice.

Anyone that saw the green Holden Commodore station wagon (with Victorian ZAK 017) earlier this morning including anyone with dash cam footage of it, is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via www.crimestoppers.com.au quoting P2337950

A 35-year-old man has been extradited from Western Australia after allegedly assaulting a woman in a nightclub on Bunda Street in 2022.

On 4 December 2022, a woman approached police conducting patrols in the city and reported she had allegedly been sexually assaulted by the 35-year-old man on the dance floor of a night club.

Police made numerous attempts to locate the man since the incident and information received suggested he fled interstate following the incident. Earlier this year, investigators from the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team (SACAT) identified he was residing in Western Australia.

On Tuesday (25 March 2025), WA Police Sexual Assault Squad detectives arrested the man and yesterday (26 March 2025), SACAT investigators facilitated the man’s return to the ACT.

The 35-year-old man is scheduled to appear in the ACT Magistrate’s Court today (Thursday 27 March 2025) to face charges of sexual intercourse without consent and act of indecency without consent.

If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual violence, you can report to police by attending a police station, calling 131 444, or by speaking to the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre on 02 6247 2525.

There is no statute of limitations for sexual offences in the ACT. It doesn’t matter how much time may have passed and it is never too late to report.

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

ACT Policing is seeking to identify a man after he allegedly committed an indecent act at a Fyshwick retail store last week.

About 1pm last Wednesday (2 April 2025), police received reports a man had allegedly committed an indecent act while in a changeroom at a retail store inside the Fyshwick outlet centre.

The incident was reported to police and following a review of CCTV footage, police are now seeking the public’s assistance to identify the man.

Witnesses to the incident have been provided with support services.

Police encourage the man depicted in the image to attend the nearest police station.

If you can identify the man, or have any information about this incident, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Please quote reference number 8011756. Information can be provided anonymously.