Category: MIL-OSI

ACT Policing officers served more than 300 court documents, including protection orders, summonses and witness subpoena’s, during recent days of action.  This included more than 100 protection orders, which ensure people subject to court ordered conditions are aware of and abide by those conditions which prohibit certain behaviours/conduct after service and during the period of the order.

During the four days of action from last Saturday to Tuesday (1-4 March 2025) multiple officers and staff from General Duties, Domestic and Family Violence Investigations Unit, Criminal Investigations, Proactive Intervention and Diversion Team, Intel and Road Policing worked with the Judicial Operations Service and Process Team to coordinate the serving of:

• 67 personal protection orders

• 43 family violence orders

• Four workplace protection orders

• 130 subpoenas

• 58 summons

After successful days of action executed in December last year (2024) ACT Policing continues to experience a significant increase in Family Violence Orders and other court service documents. In addition to the recent days of action, the Service and Process Team served more than 400 documents, including more than 150 protection orders and made more than 900 attempts at service during February (2025).

A protection order is an order of the court setting conditions that a person must abide by. These conditions can prevent the person from contacting or approaching, causing or threatening to cause personal injury, and prohibits them from being harassing, intimidating or behaving in an offensive manner towards another person.

Orders can also exclude a person from a home or workplace or ensure property is returned. In urgent situations, an interim (temporary) family violence order may be granted by a Magistrate on the same day the application is lodged.

In the ACT, all court orders must be served by police, and they must be served in-person.

During the operation, officers made 330 attempts to serve court documents. The efforts to serve court documents and orders by ACT Policing are substantial, with most needing multiple attempts to locate the respondent over varying lengths of time. In some cases, orders and other documents may be served quickly at the first attempt and in other cases, a dozen or more attempts are required.

If a respondent is actively avoiding police and the service of documents, ACT Policing does not have any additional powers or other lawful means to serve the order.

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.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested after being found with a gel-blaster in Lyons.

About 6:15am this morning (Wednesday, 6 March 2025), officers from Woden Station attended the man’s residence following information that he was in possession of an illegal firearm.

During a search of the man’s bedroom, police located a gel-blaster, clip seal bags believed to contain cocaine, a small container containing a large amount of substance believed to be methylamphetamine, and approximately $1200 in cash.

The man has been charged with multiple firearms offences and trafficking in a controlled drug other than cannabis and will face the ACT Magistrates Court today.

ACT Policing reminds the community that it is an offence to possess a gel-blaster. If you are found in possession of one, it will be seized and you may face criminal charges.

Anyone who has any information about prohibited firearms or the sale and distribution of illicit drugs 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 to an incident in Namadgi National Park overnight.

About 6.30am this morning (Tuesday, 18 March 2025), police and emergency services responded to a report that a woman had been located at the Namadgi National Park visitor centre.

Police are appealing to anyone with information about the incident to come forward.

At this stage, police do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the ACT community.

Anyone in the vicinity of the Namadgi National Park visitor centre between 5.30pm Monday and 6.15am Tuesday, or anyone with dashcam footage or who observed suspicious activity along Naas Road overnight, is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Please quote reference number 7998737. Information can be provided anonymously.

UPDATE at 8.52am Friday, 21 March 2025

Thank you Canberra. The man has been identified and is assisting police with their enquiries.

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ACT Policing is seeking to identify a man to assist in the investigation into an alleged assault that occurred in a City nightclub last month.

About 11:00pm on Saturday 15 February (2025), a patron of a City nightclub was allegedly assaulted by a man.

Following inquiries police would like to speak to the man in this image or anyone who knows this man. Police believe this man has information that can assist with the investigation.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website.  Please quote 7978215. Information can be provided anonymously.

A 24-year-old man has been extradited from Victoria where he fled after allegedly assaulting his partner.

About 9pm on 9 January 2025, police allege the man assaulted his partner at her residence in Phillip, strangling her and striking her in the head repeatedly.

The incident was reported to police a short time later and the woman was taken to hospital for treatment.

Despite efforts by police, the man was unable to be located in the ACT and a warrant was issued for his arrest on 15 January 2025.

Following an investigation by the Domestic and Family Violence Investigation Unit and with assistance from Victoria Police, the man was located at a residence in Wodonga, Victoria on Saturday (15 March 2025) where he was arrested.

He was extradited to the ACT and is due to appear before the Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, 18 March 2025), charged with family violence offences including four counts of common assault, choking a person and rendering them insensible, and contravening a family violence order.

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

A 19-year-old Higgins man who tried to evade police after performing a burnout in the car park of the Belconnen Police Station will face court today.

At about 8.40pm yesterday (Monday, 17 March) police will allege a group with trail bikes were performing burnouts in the Belconnen car park before one man rode up to the front doors of the station on a yellow Suzuki motorcycle before riding back to the car park.

Police attempted to approach the group before they rode away from the station ignoring police directions to stop. A short time later police then observed one of the bikes on its side on Chan Street in Belconnen and the rider attempting to get back on the bike. Police will allege he then rode over a garden bed before falling off the bike again.

He was subsequently arrested while he was attempting to get back on the bike and charged with failing to stop a motor vehicle for police and aggravated/furious/reckless/dangerous driving.

The yellow Suzuki trail bike was unregistered at the time and the 19-year-old was subject to good behaviour obligations. He will front the ACT Magistrates Court this morning.

Investigations into the incident are ongoing and anyone with any information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers. Please quote reference number 7998528.

A 31-year-old man has been charged after allegedly stealing several energy drinks and donuts from a store and assaulting an employee while trying to flee.

About 2pm on Saturday (15 March 2025), the man arrived at a petrol station in Spence and took the items without attempting to pay.

When confronted by staff members, the man allegedly became aggressive and punched another man in the head several times, causing facial injuries.

The matter was reported to police and about 3.40pm, police located the man on a motorcycle on Kingsford Smith Drive, in breach of his bail conditions.

Officers arrested the man and located stolen items in his bag. He was conveyed to the ACT Watch House where he was charged with robbery, intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm, and resisting police.

He will appear before the ACT Magistrates Court tomorrow (Monday, 17 March 2025).

A P-plate motorcyclist who was ‘late for a university lecture’ will be without his licence for the next six months after being caught driving at 161 kilometres per hour on the Majura Parkway.

About 11.40am yesterday (Friday 14 March), ACT Policing Road Policing officers detected the 20-year-old Casey man riding his Kawasaki motorcycle 61 kilometres per hour above the posted 100 kilometre per hour speed limit on the parkway in Majura.

The man – the holder of a provisional licence – told officers he was running late for his university lecture.

The choice to travel at excessive speed has cost the man $1841 as well as six demerit points which means he won’t be able to legally drive in the ACT for the next 180 days.

ACT Policing reminds the community there is no excuse for speeding.