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A 44-year-old man who was ordered by a court not to be in the ACT has been charged after allegedly ramming a police vehicle while attempting to escape from police.
About midday yesterday (Monday, 11 August 2025), police were searching for the driver of a black Volkswagen Tiguan after he was allegedly involved in an altercation with security guards at Australian National University earlier that morning. Police will allege the man refused to leave the university grounds as directed by campus security.
Officers conducting patrols in Lyneham observed the vehicle run a red light on Northbourne Avenue and directed the driver to pull over. The man refused to stop for police, speeding away and running another red light.
About 1:40pm, the vehicle was spotted in Dickson where police attempted to apprehend the driver.
He allegedly reversed into a police vehicle before officers removed him from the car, subsequently arresting him.
A search of the man located an expired driver’s licence, and a small bag suspected to contain methamphetamine.
He was issued with an Immediate Suspension Notice suspending his right to drive in the ACT.
The man was also charged with multiple traffic offences including failing to stop for police, dangerous driving, driving unlicenced and refusing to undergo drug and alcohol testing. He is expected to face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, 12 August 2025).