Category: MIL-OSI

A 27-year-old person from Phillip will face the ACT Magistrates Court after allegedly stealing items from a supermarket they were banned from.

Between June and July, police allege the person entered several stores and stole items, contravening a workplace protection order and bail conditions.

Yesterday (28 July 2025), police were conducting patrols in Mawson when a staff member told officers the person had recently left the store.

They were located nearby and arrested. They will face court today, charged with ten counts of theft and nine counts of breaching a workplace protection order.

Police arrested a 34-year-old man from Macquarie yesterday following the discovery of firearms, weapons and drugs in a vehicle in Casey.

At about 3:15am on Sunday (27 July 2025), police patrolling in Casey observed a spray-painted black Mitsubishi Lancer at a service station.

Checks revealed the driver of the vehicle had a suspended licence. He was arrested and when police searched the vehicle, officers located two firearms in a hidden compartment.

A further search uncovered ammunition, prohibited knives, machetes, an axe, and suspected illicit drugs.

The 34-year-old man was charged with three counts of possessing ammunition, two counts of possessing a prohibited firearm, and driving with a suspended licence. He will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday 28 July).

ACT Policing has charged a 29 year-old man from Rivett with 11 offences after an attempted burglary and impersonating police.

At about 8:20am on Saturday 26 July police received a report of a man attempting to gain access to a residence in Rivett.

Police allege the man told the occupier of the residence he was a Detective and when the resident asked the man to produce identification he failed to do so. It is then alleged the man removed a metal hatchet from his pocket and tried to open the front door.

At about 8:40am police from Woden Police Station located the man walking away from the incident. The man resisted police and after a short foot pursuit was arrested.

Police searched the man and located a number of bladed weapons, items that police suspect were associated with committing burglaries and suspected stolen property. He was arrested and taken to the ACT Watch House.

The man, who was on bail at the time of the offence, was charged with 11 offences including obstruct/resist territory public official, possess/use a prohibited weapon, going equipped for theft, attempted aggravated burglary and falsely represent self as a territory public official.

He will face the ACT Magistrates Court tomorrow, Monday 28 July.

A 26-year-old man is due to face court today (Saturday 26 July) charged with sexual assault.

On Tuesday 22 July a woman reported to police that she had been sexually assaulted by her flat mate on Friday 18 July 2025.

Following an investigation, police conducted a search warrant at the man’s residence yesterday (Friday 25 July) and arrested the man.

He has been charged with sexual intercourse without consent, common assault, act of indecency without consent and chokes, suffocates, strangles another person.

Police are urging any victims of sexual assault, including anyone who is aware of intimate images being shared without the subject’s consent, to report these criminal activities.

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.

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

Police have arrested and charged two men overnight for drink driving and other road related offences.

At about 12am Saturday 26 July, police were driving along Drakeford Drive in Kambah when they observed a blue coloured Mitsubishi Lancer allegedly speeding at 128km/hr in an 80km/hr speed zone.

Police stopped the vehicle and conducted a roadside breath test on the driver which returned a positive result. He was transported to Tuggeranong Police Station where he returned a breath analysis of 0.117.

The 48-year old man from Harrison was arrested and charged with speeding and drink driving.

In a separate incident at around 1am (Saturday 26 July) police stopped a blue Mitsubishi Triton on Gungahlin Drive in Gungahlin. The driver was subjected to a roadside breath test which returned a positive result. Police checks revealed the driver also had a suspended licence and was driving an unregistered vehicle.

The 23 year-old man from Harrison was taken to Gungahlin Police Station to undergo a breath analysis test which returned a result of 0.147. He was arrested and taken to the ACT Watch House and charged with drink driving, driving while suspended and driving an unregistered vehicle.

Both drivers were issued an immediate suspension notice, suspending their right to drive in the ACT for 90 days and arrested.

They will face the ACT Magistrates Court today.

Police continue to remind drivers of the dangers of speeding and driving while impaired.

“All road users have a responsibility to keep our roads safe.  If you are going to drink alcohol, then don’t drive. You are putting the lives of other road users and your own life at risk,” Officer in Charge of Tuggeranong Police Station Detective Acting Inspector Troy Gordon said.

“Police will continue to target impaired drivers and remove dangerous drivers from our roads. You will be arrested and you will lose the right to drive in our community for 90 days.

“Plan ahead, have a designated driver, catch a taxi or Uber or use public transport to get home, and keep our roads safe.”

A 37-year-old man has been charged with fraud and weapon possession offences after allegedly using counterfeit currency at businesses in Canberra.

Police allege the man used counterfeit Australian banknotes to purchase food at fast food outlets in Phillip and Griffith.

The incidents were reported to police, and about 7:30am yesterday, officers executed a search warrant at the man’s Narrabundah home.

Police seized counterfeit notes, approximately 70 grams of cocaine, a gel blaster, tasers, and other prohibited weapons.

He was arrested and conveyed to the ACT Watch House where he was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance, possessing a prohibited firearm and prohibited weapons.

He is due to face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 26 July 2025).

Counterfeit currency can be difficult to detect but genuine Australian banknotes have several security features. For more information on these security features, visit the Reserve Bank of Australia website.

If you come across a banknote that you suspect is counterfeit, please contact police by attending your local police station or calling 131 444.