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Two teen boys have been arrested following multiple pursuit incidents in a stolen motor vehicle throughout Canberra’s inner north overnight.

Between Thursday night (3 April 2025) and Friday morning (4 April 2025) a white BMW SUV was stolen from a residence in Amaroo.

Throughout the course of Friday afternoon, police received multiple Triple Zero calls in relation to the vehicle driving dangerously. The vehicle was observed by members of the public to be travelling at high speeds, moving through traffic and failing to stop at traffic lights.

About 11:10pm last night, police attempted to stop the vehicle. The driver, a 16-year-old boy, accelerated away on Barton Highway in Crace.

Shortly after, about 11:15pm, police sighted the vehicle again on Ellenborough Avenue in Lyneham. Officers activated their lights and sirens where the vehicle once again failed to stop for police.

About 11:30pm, police successfully deployed a tyre deflation device on the Barton Highway in Crace, directing the driver of the BMW to pull over but he refused to comply.

Shortly after, the BMW came to a stop in Palmerston where the driver and a 14-year-old passenger attempted to flee on foot but were arrested by police.

The 16-year-old boy underwent an oral fluid analysis that returned a positive result for methylamphetamine.

The 16-year-old boy has been charged with three counts of failing to stop for police, three counts of dangerous driving, driving a motor vehicle without consent, driving under the influence of drugs and driving unlicensed.

The 14-year-old was found to have breached a good behaviour order, and he has also been charged with riding in a motor vehicle without consent.

Both boys will face the ACT Children’s Court this morning (5 April 2025).

ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a man following an alleged assault in the City last weekend.

About 4.45pm on Sunday (13 April 2025) two women were walking along East Row in the City bus interchange when one was struck from behind by a man. He allegedly took a flag she was carrying and threw it on the ground before running away.

The man police would like to speak to has dark hair and dark skin. He was wearing a distinctive red hoodie with white lettering on the back, red shorts and white socks with red shoes at the time of the incident.

ACT Policing is seeking public assistance to identify the man and is releasing images from nearby CCTV.

Police are also keen to speak with any witnesses to the incident who have not already come forward.

Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via www.crimestoppers.com.au. Please quote reference 8022456

The Canberra community is being reminded that 3D printed guns and gun parts are illegal.

An incident last week saw ACT Policing officers attend a school after being informed that a staff member had brought a 3D printed handgun to the school. The gun was not shown in a class and the teacher returned home later that day.

Police later executed a search warrant at the teacher’s home, where the firearm was seized as well as the 3D printer used to make the firearm. At this time police believe this incident was a misguided effort to demonstrate the capabilities of 3D printing technology.

Enquiries relating to this matter are continuing.

ACT Policing would like to remind all community members that the creation of firearms or firearm parts using 3D printers or any other equipment is illegal. All items used to create a firearm are also subject to criminal asset confiscation including printers, machines, phones and computers.

Anyone with any information about the illegal possession or creation of firearms in the ACT should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website.  Information can be provided anonymously.

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a collision between a ute and a pedestrian in the Belconnen mall carpark last Sunday.

About 1.00pm last Sunday (6 April 2025) a collision occurred between a black Toyota Hilux utility and a 75-year-old man in the ground floor carpark of Belconnen Mall, off Emu Bank and Joynton Smith Crescent. The man received significant injuries during incident.

While police spoke to the driver and other witnesses at the time, a call is now being made for any further witnesses who may have seen the collision last Sunday to come forward. Police are also seeking any dash-cam footage of the ground floor carpark from the time of the collision.

Anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website.  Please quote 8015229. Information can be provided anonymously.

Four teens aged 14 and 15 have been charged overnight in relation to stolen motor vehicle incidents in Weetangera and Nicholls.

About 11.30pm last night (Sunday, 13 April 2025) police patrolling Weetangera observed a Hyundai Tuscon SUV that had previously been reported as stolen. The vehicle was travelling at high speed on Schumack Street and as it approached Springvale Drive, tyre deflation devices were deployed.

The SUV failed to take the next turn, colliding with a traffic island and sign. A teenage boy fled the vehicle, with police arresting him soon after near Belconnen Way.

The 14-year-old was charged with breach of bail and ride/drive in a motor vehicle without consent.

A 15-year-old located hiding in a front garden near the collision scene was charged with breaching bail

In a second incident at about 3am this morning (Monday, 14 April 2025), police received a call regarding people attempting to enter vehicles in Nicholls. Soon after, police located two youths who matched witness descriptions at the intersection of Temperly Street and Wendy Ey Place. One of the youths possessed a key to a nearby Hyundai Kona that had been reported stolen on Saturday (12 April 2025).

A 14-year-old girl was subsequently charged with breach of bail and ride/drive motor vehicle without consent.

A 14-year-old boy was charged with theft, going equipped for theft, possession of stolen property and ride/drive motor vehicle without consent.

Three of the four teens arrested overnight were on bail for previous similar offences.

Police are urging anyone with information relating to the theft of motor vehicles in the ACT to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website.  Information can be provided anonymously.

An 85-year-old Sydney man has become the third road fatality for 2025 following a collision that occurred in Watson last month.

On the afternoon of 23 March (2025) at the intersection of the Federal Highway and Antill Street, a station wagon left the road and collided with a tree.

The two occupants were transported to hospital with the male driver sadly dying in hospital yesterday (Sunday 13 April 2025).

This brings the ACT road toll for 2025 to 3 persons.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

ACT Policing officers from Woden Police Station located explosives, drugs and ammunition during a vehicle search in Wanniassa yesterday.

About 4pm yesterday (Sunday, 13 April 2025), police located a White Mazda 2 in a carpark at the Erindale shops and later last night, and a search warrant was executed on it.

During the search a number of items were located in the vehicle including:

• Approximately 260 grams of methamphetamine – equating to approximately 2600 ‘hits’ of the drug
• A small amount of cocaine
• Two shotgun cartridges
• Ten .22 rounds of ammunition
• A machete
• A taser
• Approximately 300grams of ammonium nitrate in a pipe – (explosives).

At this time no charges have been laid and enquiries into the seized items are continuing.

Anyone who can assist police with information about the illegal sale and distribution of drugs in the ACT is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website.  Information can be provided anonymously.