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An AFP employee has been charged with several offences. They include attempting to pervert the course of justice, making a false accusation of an offence and traffic-related offences ow.ly/Pwie50TsJCF
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ACT Policing is appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was injured in an alleged assault that occurred in Civic in the early hours of Sunday morning ow.ly/VcT550SFIko

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Road closure - Pialligo Ave between Scherger Ave and Oaks Estate Road. Both directions closed due to two vehicle collision. Please avoid the area.
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Passengers were waved on to the buses this morning after a MyWay software update went wrong. Transport Canberra is working to fix the issue and expects "no further impacts to customers" ow.ly/Lyap50Q6P6P
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Videos have been released that show the alleged fight between NRL stars Jack Wighton and Latrell Mitchell, as well as their arrest ow.ly/kE9P50Q2U0u
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A 27-year-old man has become the fifth AMC detainee this year to be charged with family violence offences allegedly committed while on remand ow.ly/z4F750Q0rHt
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A man who committed "very bad offences" was warned "don't stuff up" before being released from custody on his 23rd birthday to undertake a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Order ow.ly/UXLQ50PWWP6
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The lawyers for the oldest person to be charged with murder in the ACT are still working towards the utility of a bail application, a court has heard ow.ly/Fxfe50Pxacm
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Police are asking for assistance locating three men wanted on outstanding warrants, who are known to frequent the Queanbeyan area ow.ly/BFVe50PneCY
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A 43-year-old gave the 'thumbs up' sign to media outside the courthouse after pleading guilty over an incident where he tipped petrol on to a police officer who was pulling him from a burning shed ow.ly/FUb650P10Rc
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Police discovered over two hectares of illegally grown tobacco during the raid of a property in Braidwood ow.ly/2uEU50OoyGC
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A two-timing student who choked one of his partners for two minutes at ANU student accommodation has been sentenced in the ACT Magistrates Court ow.ly/jIzc50Ol5jI
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A man is set to front ACT Magistrates Court tomorrow after being accused of threatening a woman with a gun before stealing her car in Watson earlier this morning ow.ly/ravF50O4E3j
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A fatal single-vehicle crash has closed a section of the Snowy Mountains Highway in both directions. Detours are in place ow.ly/KCl550NQ5bF
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CONTENT WARNING: Police have arrested a 41-year-old man in WA after two women were allegedly assaulted in Goulburn ow.ly/ieWz50NQ3qi
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A man has been killed in a single-vehicle crash near Braidwood, following a number of horror days on the Capital region's roads ow.ly/qbpJ50NLcUj
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Extraordinary footage has been uploaded to TikTok of the final moments of a police pursuit that came to an end at Forest Hill on Thursday evening ow.ly/sEvb50NxJEr
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The attempted murderer who caused chaos at the Canberra Airport when he opened fire with a revolver has been sentenced to over three years' jail ow.ly/ifNh50NwIVj
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Weather conditions have helped NSWRFS crews slow the advance of the Craigs Rd Fire near Curraweela overnight ow.ly/so3g50NmcLy
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21-year-old Canberra man John Moore has faced Griffith Local Court following a police pursuit in Hay earlier this week ow.ly/eo8I50NjIOy
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