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UPDATE Police seeking to identify witness to a retail incident in Greenway IDENTIFIED

Last update: Monday, 1 December 2025 8:07am
Original publication: Sunday, 30 November 2025 8:08am

Thank you Canberra, we have identified the man and he has contacted investigators.

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ACT Policing is seeking to identify a man who intervened during an incident at a retail store in Greenway earlier this year.

About 3:45pm on Wednesday, 27 August 2025, a 38-year-old man allegedly threatened multiple members of the public with a knife and a syringe at a store in South.Point Tuggeranong Shopping Centre.

A man who witnessed the incident confronted the offender, with the offender leaving the store shortly after.

Following enquiries, police would like to make contact with the male witness and speak with him.

The man police are seeking to identify is described as Caucasian in appearance, between 186cm to 190cm (6’1”- 6’3”) tall, with brown hair in a ponytail, and he was wearing an orange high-vis shirt. The man also spoke with a Scottish accent.

Anyone who can assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers via the Crime Stoppers ACT website, or on 1800 333 000. Please quote 8144597. Information can be provided anonymously.