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Leisurely drives off limits in lockdown as police checks continue

Anyone considering taking a leisurely drive on ACT roads during lockdown is urged to think again. The current ACT lockdown restrictions prohibit driving your vehicle without a legitimate reason, yet police are concerned...

ACT residents can still enter Queensland with ‘compelling reason’

ACT, NSW and Victoria residents can still apply for an exemption to enter Queensland if they have a compelling reason, police say.

Police body-worn cameras need checks and balances: ANU expert

Research published by ANU criminologist Kathryn Henne suggests that police body-worn cameras may not be as effective as policymakers around the world have asserted.

NT cop’s murder trial faces appeal delay

Whether Zachary Rolfe's trial for allegedly murdering an Indigenous man during an outback arrest will be further delayed remains up in the air.

NSW police issue $5000 fine in hotspot, 736 total

A man in a COVID-19 Sydney hotspot has copped a $5000 fine among hundreds of others that police have issued.

Belconnen shooter on the loose, man wounded

A shooter remains on the loose after a 56-year-old man was taken to hospital with a single gunshot wound to the leg following a shooting in the underground carpark of a Belconnen hotel this morning,

Lockdown compliance strengthened with loitering an ‘area of concern’

Customers will be encouraged to come and go swiftly at essential businesses with lockdown compliance being bolstered.

Duffy man facing court after multiple Chapman break-ins

A 30-year-old man has been charged with burglary and other offences after allegedly threatening another man in his Chapman home.

eSafety: How to protect young people from cybercrime

How young people can use digital devices safely, and protect themselves from cyberbullying, online abuse, scams, and sexual exploitation.

Murder-accused NT policeman’s courtroom defences

A jury could find that a Northern Territory policeman accused of murdering a young Indigenous man during an outback arrest is immune from criminal liability.

Man charged with assaulting police, lockdown breach

A 20-year-old Fisher man has been charged with assaulting frontline community service providers and nine other offences following an incident in Charnwood overnight.

Speeding 17-year-old drink driver had passenger in boot

A 17-year-old Conder boy will appear before the ACT Children’s Court in September after he was detected speeding and drink-driving on Saturday night, 7 August.

Man from NSW hotspot arrested for ACT Covid breach

A 36-year-old Carramar NSW man who was allegedly in the ACT from a COVID-19 hotspot and in possession of drugs was arrested by ACT Policing this morning, Sunday 8 August.

New laws increase use of ACT police body worn cameras

Under new legislation the body worn cameras (BWC) sported by ACT police will be put to use far more often than previously.

Two arrests for COVID compliance breaches in ACT

ACT Policing has made two arrests for alleged COVID-19 compliance breaches in the past 48 hours, and is reminding the community of the need to comply with check-in requirements.

Up to 1000 police ready to meet protesters in Sydney

Up to a thousand police officers will be on duty to meet anyone considering attending an anti-lockdown protest in Sydney this weekend.

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