CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The AFP charged two men with assault on Friday (28 November, 2025) following separate incidents on a cruise ship which docked in Sydney. An Arncliffe man, 24, was charged with one count of common assault, contrary to section 26 of the Crimes Act 1900 (ACT). The maximum penalty for this offence is two years imprisonment. It will be alleged he assaulted a female victim multiple times while aboard the vessel....
Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 19-year-old MacGregor man has been charged with multiple driving offences after he was arrested overnight. About12:10amthis morning(Saturday, 29 November 2025), police were conductingpatrolsinWanniassawhen theyobserveda silver Ford Falcon utility withapparentdefects heading south on Drakeford Drive. Policedirected thesilverFord Falcon utility to pulloverbut itaccelerated away, allegedly driving at approximately120km...
Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 29 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Arestaurantowner and anemployee will face court today after allegedly assaulting a fellow employeeata restaurant in Braddon. Police allegethat onthree separate occasions in November(2025), the 40-year-old restaurant owner assaulted thevictimmultiple times, including slapping him in the head and kicking him. On one occasion, a40-year-old employee allegedly punched the victimin the head while the owner was kickinghim. ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police, Northern Territory Police and Queensland Police Editor's note: Images are available via Hightail The AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) has restrained about $8.4 million in assets - including residential and commercial properties, vehicles and a jet ski - following an investigation into the sale of illicit tobacco in ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images of seized firearm parts are available via Hightail. The AFP is calling for public assistance to identify a criminal syndicate allegedly responsible for the attempted importation of hundreds of firearm parts into Melbourne from the USA. Law enforcement became aware of the importation attempts in June 2025. A consignment containing an engine block and two engine transmissions was identi...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The NSW Bail Division Local Court heard a matter yesterday (27 November, 2025) regarding a Sudan-born man charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The man was refused bail and is scheduled to appear before Liverpool Local Court on 28 January, 2026. The AFP charged the man, 30, on 26 November, 2025, after he was located by New South Wales Police members in Bathurst. It ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Images, arrest vision and on camera grabs available via Hightail link A West Australian man who created 'evil twin' WiFi networks to capture personal data and hacked into women's online accounts to steal intimate material has been sentenced to seven years and four months' imprisonment. The man, 44, was sentenced in Perth District Court today (28 November, 2025). He will be eligible for parol...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 28 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Western Australia Police, Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note:Image of Sydney man available via Hightail. The Western Australia Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (WA JOCTF) is appealing for public assistance to locate Sydney man Siafolau Siafolau. A Perthcourt has issued an arrest warrant for the 22-year-old and police suspect he is in New Sou...
Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 28 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seekingdash-cam footage of ablueSUVafter a baby was found outside the SouthTuggeranong ACT Fire & Rescue Station in Conder yesterday. About 7:20am yesterday (Thursday, 27 November 2025),police were informed that a newborn baby was found outsidethestation,which islocatedat the roundabout ofTharwaDrive and Drakeford Drive. Following information provided by the public, police now believe a blue SUV type v...
Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 28 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A30-year-old man has been chargedwith sexual assault after allegedly refusing to pay a sex workerhe metlast month. Police will allege the man arranged for the services of a sex worker inOctober (2025)but aftersex, he refusedto pay. The incident was reported to police and on5 November, investigators from the ACT Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team executed a search warrant onaresidence inHarrison. The man was no longe...