ACT Policing has released CCTV images of the two offenders responsible for the burglary and theft which occurred at McDonald’s Westfield Woden on Sunday 6 May, in the hope someone can identify them.
Between 1.00am and 2.00am, two men entered the premises through the rear door and stole approximately 200 hamburger buns and 20 drinks.
The first [...]

ACT Policing has issued its online crime statistics for the first quarter of 2012, reflecting a decline in assaults and property damage and an increase in motor vehicle theft and robberies reported to police compared with the same period (January to March) in 2011.
Acting Superintendent of ACT Policing Intelligence Chris Meagher said CrimeStatistics allow members [...]

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses after two incidents occurred in Fisher early yesterday morning (Sunday 13 May) involving a white ute.
Around 12.30am, a white station wagon was driving along Ballarat Street when a white Holden Commodore sedan and white ute attempted to box the vehicle in and force it off the road.
A short time later [...]

ACT Policing is praising the good behaviour of people who attended the music festival ‘Groovin the Moo’ yesterday (Sunday 13 May), held at the University of Canberra.
Sergeant Rod Anderson said the crowd was generally well behaved with three persons taken into protective custody and eight juveniles apprehended for consuming alcohol.
A small amount of drugs were [...]

ACT Policing has recovered two licensed firearms stolen in a burglary in Hackett yesterday (Sunday, May 13).
About 12.30pm a police member saw two teenage boys walking on Cowper Street, towards the Dickson shops, carrying green firearm bags.
Police approached the boys and asked them to put the bags down. One boy complied with the request, the [...]

Attorney General Simon Corbell is celebrating chewing through the Supreme Court backlog at the start of law week.
“Of the 72 matters listed for the first 5 weeks of the blitz, more than half of the matters were settled (42 matters), 9 matters were completed with decisions reserved, 4 matters were vacated, 2 matters adjourned, 1 [...]

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery which occurred last night (Sunday, May 13) in Weston.
Around 6.45pm a 29-year-old man was walking along the bicycle path on the Weston Creek side of Hindmarsh Drive, near the Tuggeranong Parkway underpass, when he was confronted by a man. The male offender demanded the victim hand [...]

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses after a stolen white Ford Meteor collided with the ACTEWAGL electricity substation in Hume yesterday morning (May 12).
Around 3am, the Ford Meteor, with two occupants collided with the substation on Tralee Street, causing extensive damage to the vehicle and substation.
As a result of the damage to the substation, some areas [...]

[ 12 June, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] A Canberra Skeptics Event

Venue: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton,
ACT 2601

Members Free/Non-Members Gold Coin Donation

The topic of illicit drugs in Australia is a topic that attracts continued controversy.  Some argue that drug policy should continue to remain based on the principle of prohibition while others argue that such prohibition should be repealed.

Canberra [...]

ACT Policing has released the security camera footage of the incident at the Goldcurves brothel in Fyshwick which occurred on Tuesday, May 8.
About 1.10am police were called to the brothel after an original report of a fire at the location.
Police have spoken to a number of witnesses who state they saw a person throw two [...]

ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a number of suspicious fires in Fadden yesterday afternoon (May 10).
About 3.20pm police were called to the bushland area bordered by Appel Crescent and Sparkes Close in Fadden in response to three spot grass fires at that location. ACT Fire and Rescue was in attendance and had extinguished the [...]

Corrections Minister Chris Bourke brings word that he’s implementing the Hamburger reports:
The Corrections and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Bill introduced today amends the legislation so that ACT Corrective Services can deal with detainee discipline more effectively while providing detainees with additional options to review any alleged breaches of the process.
Amendments include:
· Simplifying steps in the [...]

Simon Corbell’s been making more things illegal.
“This important Bill is designed to improve laws in the ACT that deal with areas including sexual offences, protection of vulnerable witnesses in proceedings, property and drug offences and sentencing,” said Mr Corbell.
“The legislation will create two new sexual offences which are sexual intercourse and act of indecency with [...]

ACT Policing is seeking information on the theft of a black Labrador puppy from Pets Paradise at Westfield Woden early last week.
The puppy, kept in an enclosed glass pen within the store, was last seen when staff closed the store for the evening on Tuesday 1 May.
At approximately 12pm on Wednesday 2 May, staff discovered [...]

Simon Corbell has announced Dr Bernadette Boss CSC (or Colonel Bernadette Boss CSC if you prefer) is going to be the ACT’s latest magistrate.
“Dr Boss has extensive experience in criminal law and has practiced as a barrister at the private bar since 2002 and in the ACT since 2004.
“Dr Boss also practised across a range [...]

With considerable community distress on the subject of career criminals on bail killing people in the course of their illegal escapades the Liberals are laying the ground to make this a big honking deal:
“The Canberra Liberals understand that bail is an important element of the criminal justice system, but residents also deserve to know the [...]

Some intrepid soul has FOI’d stolen methadone in the ACT and under Katy Gallagher’s regime of punishing those who seek information we all get to have a look.
It’s a grim trawl through the malfeasance of prison inmates and grim bureaucratic routine.
The highlight is probably the missing methadone bottle which triggered a ministerial brief in July [...]

The ABC is reporting that Michael David Watt has been found dead.
Michael David Watt, 25, from Conder had been charged with four acts of indecency, two sex acts and one count of using the internet to deprave young people.
All charges involved a 12-year-old boy who was in the man’s care between November 16, 2011, [...]

ACT Policing is investigating an incident at the Goldcurves brothel in Fyshwick early this morning (Tuesday, May 8).
About 1.10am police were called to the brothel after a report of a fire at the location. Witnesses saw a person throw a flaming bottle at the front door, causing the front of the building to catch alight. [...]

ACT Policing caught more than 840 drivers for speeding on Canberra roads as part of the traffic targeting campaign for April.
Police officers issued a total of 614 traffic infringement notices and 209 cautions. There were 19 drivers arrested and will be summonsed for speeding offences.
About 30 per cent of targeted drivers were caught travelling more [...]

The sentencing of Matthew Turner for the armed robbery of the Weston Creek Labor Club does offer an interesting insight into the mind of the criminal.
With the money Matthew and his girlfriend went on a bit of a spree which included:
– A red 1993 BMW 318i
– A 50 inch LG brand plasma television
– A Westinghouse [...]

Simon Corbell has announced the advent of a docket management system for the ACT Supreme Court.
“This is a tested method to manage case loads in courts and I am confident it is an appropriate scheme to make sure that we don?t see a return to backlogs in the Supreme Court like we have in the [...]

ACT Policing’s Criminal Investigations Team executed a search warrant on a house in Curtin today, Sunday 6 May.
This relates to an incident which occurred about 11.15 pm on Saturday 5 May, where a Domino’s delivery driver was threatened with what appeared to be a handgun.
The driver was not robbed or harmed in the incident.
Subsequent [...]

The Canberra Times reports that the man being very grudgingly treated at Canberra hospital after yesterday’s fatal collision on Yamba Drive is one Justin Monfries:
The 24-year-old, who has an extensive criminal history, was on bail for assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possessing an offensive weapon, specifically a machete.
He had entered pleas of not guilty [...]

A woman has died and another injured after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the road outside The Canberra Hospital this afternoon (Thursday, May 3).
The vehicle, a red Toyota Camry station wagon, had been called in to ACT Policing Operations earlier by an off duty AFP member after the vehicle was seen driving erratically [...]

We had a major traffic accident yesterday afternoon, and a major arterial road was closed just before evening rush hour/s began.  This was Pialligo Avenue, between Canberra Airport and Queanbeyan.  Used by thousands of cars and motorbikes in both directions… in fact it’s become so busy in the evenings that it clogs up east-bound, and [...]

The ABC has a horrific tale of Cameron Flynn Tully of the Cook farming Tullys:
A Canberra man facing charges of sexually assaulting eight young girls mostly in the 1990s has been refused permission to return to live on his family property at Cook.
Cameron Flynn Tully, 37, is facing 22 sexual assault charges.
He has pleaded [...]

ACT Policing apprehended 58 drink-drivers over the past fortnight (16-29 April), with 30 of those drivers issued with Immediate Suspension Notices.
Of the 58 drivers apprehended, 22 were subject to special conditions which restricted them to an Alcohol Content (AC) of 0.00.
The highest reading of the fortnight was at 6.50pm on Sunday (April 29). Police responded [...]

A 31-year-old Campbell man has been arrested after an aggravated robbery took place at a shopping complex in Palmerston yesterday (May 1) afternoon.
Police will allege that around 4.20pm, the man entered the store armed with a knife and threatened staff. The man fled the store with a sum of cash and was seen by a [...]

Those of you who took an interest in the drug trial of Cong Tan Tran will be thrilled to know we now have the result of his drug possession trial:
7. Accepting that the offender has overcome his need for prohibited drugs, I think that it is appropriate that I allow [...]

Simon Corbell has annunced the release of the Curran report into Legal Aid in the ACT and apparently it’s going great guns.
(Perhaps evidenced by the DPP getting monstered by Legal Aid lawyers when it comes to murder charges.)
“This report highlights the excellent standard of services provided by Legal Aid ACT, and that quality legal assistance [...]

A 23-year-old man has died in hospital from injuries sustained in a single vehicle collision on Tidbinbilla Road, Tharwa which took place on Saturday (April 28) afternoon.
While riding with a friend, Mr Stewart Orme, from Kaleen, lost control of his motorcycle in the incident. He died around 7.55pm last night (Sunday, April 29).
This is [...]