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A 30-year-old Moncrieff man has been charged after allegedly breaking into a Bonner residence and stealing an electric scooter.
About 1:30pm on Monday (1 June 2026) the man allegedly broke into a residence in Bonner before departing with an electric scooter worth approximately $800.
ACT Policing and AFP Forensics officers attended the residence a short time later, and following investigations and a fingerprint located at the scene, an alleged offender was identified.
About 1:30am this morning (Sunday, 7 June 2026), police conducted a traffic stop on a white Suburu Outback.
Officers observed the 30-year-old man lying across the back seat of the vehicle.
Following a search of the man and his backpack, police located items including a knife, black gloves, a torch and scissors.
After confirming the man’s identity, it was revealed he was the alleged offender identified from the fingerprint at the burglary in Bonner on 1 June. The clothing the man was wearing also allegedly matched the clothing of the offender involved in the burglary.
The man was placed under arrest and was transported to the ACT Watch House.
He is due to face the ACT Magistrates Court tomorrow (Monday, 8 June 2026) charged with burglary and theft.