Issues related to Policing, Emergency Services and other legislative related issues.
ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to the theft of approximately $50,000 worth of motor vehicle parts stolen from a hire truck at the Formule 1 Hotel car park overnight in Watson. The property stolen includes Billet brand shifters manufactured in Melbourne by Billet Products Australia which were due to be sold at this years Summernats car festival.
ACT Policing is scheduling around-the-clock traffic enforcement patrols of the areas surrounding Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) and additional patrols of the city’s entertainment precincts over the Summernats car festival period beginning today (Thursday, January 7). Police intend to clamp down rigorously on any irresponsible and/or dangerous driving behaviour and have issued a reminder to all motorists that under ACT legislation, police have the power to seize vehicles for burnouts, menacing driving or street racing on public roadways.
ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery which occurred in Glebe Park in Civic yesterday (January 1). Around 12.55am four victims all aged 19 (three females and one male) were in the playground area of the park on Akuna Street when they were approached by a group of about 12 youths consisting of approximately ten males and two females.
ACT Policing will provide high-visibility patrols to police anti-social behaviour and alcohol related offences in Civic and across the ACT during the New Year’s Eve celebrations. Around 130 police officers will be working across the ACT to maintain law and order. In addition to normal response capabilities, ACT Policing will be dedicating resources towards the early targeting of underage drinking.
ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery which occurred in Braddon yesterday (December 29). Around 10.55pm a man in possession of a knife entered a liquor store on Lonsdale Street and demanded money. The man working behind the counter complied with the demand. The entire incident took less than a minute after which the offender ran from the store with a substantial amount of cash in an easterly directly along Elouera Street. Nobody was injured during the incident.
ACT Policing is investigating an incident which occurred in the Canberra Centre in Civic yesterday (December 28). About 10.40am a 29-year-old woman was cleaning a disabled toilet in the shopping centre when a man entered, closing the sliding door behind him. The man then pulled down his trousers and conducted an indecent act in front of the woman. The victim quickly left the toilet.
ACT Policing is seeking assistance from members of the public after a running fire hose caused in excess of $20,000 worth of damage to a number of Dickson businesses in the early hours of Friday morning (December 18).
The following article has been reproduced from ABC Online: SMS bushfire warnings to be trialed The ACT Government will trial the new national telephone bushfire warning system on Thursday. Phone and text messages will be sent to people who live in Turner, O’Connor, Lyneham, Hall and Hume. Emergency Services Minister Simon Corbell says if the test goes well the system will be activated soon after. “This is an important capability for our emergency services,” he said. “It’s not a silver bullet, it’s not the only way emergency warnings will be sent to people in the event of an emergency but …
The ACT Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission is seeking public input to the Electricity Feed-in Premium Rate Determination Issues Paper. On 30 October 2009, the Minister for Energy, Simon Corbell MLA, requested the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) to provide advice to assist with determination of the premium rate paid for electricity supplied by compliant renewable energy generators to the distribution network under the provisions of the Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Act 2008. The referral is subject to the provisions of the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission Act 1997.
